Mites!

Went to the vet today with Sysco and Fagan, we saw Dr.T.

I noticed that Fagan was having an issue with his skin, fur loss, scaliness..etc After a skin scrape, Dr.T found mites right away. Now Fagan is being treated with Revolution, one dose should get rid of them. He told me Fagan may have always been harboring a mite or two but then after stress the mites multiplied and became a problem. And fagan did go through a lot of stress 3 weeks ago, the tests, surgery, not eating , not pooping, yep, lots of stress there.

Sysco is our parakeet,has had liver disease for 3 years now, and he occasionally needs a beak and nail trimming. He was trimmed up real nice today. He hated it, but needed it.

Here's a picture of new arrival hamster, Berry, running on his wheel.

recent baby pictures

Yeah, they are growing up fast, here they are at 2 weeks old. By next week their eyes will be open . They are already starting to crawl around and get into mischief.

I checked out Berry today, the new hamster arrival. I was told Berry was a she, but upon inspection, definitely a boy. He is still a cutie pie.

hamster arrivals and adoptions

Last week there were two hamster adoptions.
Fluff and Puff were adopted, the Russian dwarf sisters. And Ginger Snap, the female Syrian hamster. They are very cute friendly girls too, they now have nice families who love them.
The baby hamsters are a little over two weeks old now. They have a bit of fuzz for fur and are crawling around, which is getting on momma's nerves, she keeps picking them up and putting them back into the nest. Wait until their eyes are open Mom, I'd say in about 5 to 6 more days they will be :)
A new hamster arrived today, a dark Russian dwarf. Another hammie that was a child's pet, and lost interest in. They said she is a girl, but I am looking and I think I may see boyness there. I'll wait until tomorrow to actually flip her and check, I am sure she a bit stressed now from the move, she/he doesn't need me flipping him/her right now.

baby hamsters

here's a picture of Momma hamster and her litter of 12 babies

A home for Sweetie

Sweetie the stunningly beautiful rex rabbit, just went home yesterday. She was adopted by a nice couple, they had lost their beloved bunny recently and were looking to bring a new bun into their life. They are fellow animal lovers they also have a cat, dog and two ferrets. They lost their other bunny to an abnormally large kidney stone :(

Sweetie was captured and rescued from spending her life outside, Her rescuer found her in her own backyard and fed her for many days , months even, but couldn't capture her. Until finally one day , it was cold and rainy, Sweetie let her pick her up and bring her inside. Sweetie then made her way here in order to find a home. It is always a happy occasion when a home is found.

We have some new arrivals as well, 2 male guinea pigs. They were simply not wanted anymore, they are two years old and are Peruvians. one is black his name is Ace and the other is brown and white his name is Gizmo. We also now have a Momma hamster that is caring for a litter of 12 babies. The litter was accidental and not wanted, so the Mom was given up along with her babies , the babies are only a week old, they are still pink and blind, they are very much dependent on Mom, and will be for a few more weeks.

We don't have any pictures yet of the new rescues , but here's a picture of Sweetie. I can't say I won't miss her, she was a very nice and personable bun. I know she'll be loved and give love.

Wilma the frog, Fagan and Jade

Today, Wilma the albino clawed frog was adopted. She is going to have a 20 gallon tank all to herself to live in.

We also have a new arrival here, who is waiting to be adopted. Streak the chinese dwarf hamster. He was bought at Christmas time for a child's pet. But months later the child lost interest in him. Now he is waiting for a good hoe, with a family that will always love him.

Fagan the rabbit is back to eating , drinking and pooping like his normal self. I can now say that he is out of the woods, and back to being perfectly healthy, I am so HAPPY! Here is a picture I took of him eating out of his bowl. Also I'll add a picture of Jade when she was rolling around in the cat nip

Getting better

Fagan is continuing to do well. He's eating and pooping much better. He's alert and active, I can't say how relieved I am at his progress. I am still giving him syringe feedings and Sub Q fluids twice a day.
Jade is also doing well . The only thing that shows that she is sick is her thinness ( she is still loosing weight :( ) and peeing around the house. We have had the windows open these cool nights and she has been jumping up to the window sills and looking out at the world. She has been very affectionate ( That's Jade) she laid on me this morning all stretched out on my lap. I gave her some cat nip this morning too and she was rolling in it and enjoying herself. Her appetite has been really good too. I wish that there was a cure for her kidney disease. I wish her kidneys have not failed and were okay.