Elmwood Adoption Event

Small Pets- Big Hearts will be at the Petsmart on Elmwood in Buffalo , tomorrow ( June 24th) from 11AM to 4PM. We will have many adoptables ready to meet people and hopefully find their forever homes. We will have Peeta the robo dwarf hamster, Simba the bunny, Badger the ferret; Norah, Brownie and Trudy the guinea pigs; Patty , Saturn, Venus and Galaxy the mice; and Duncan, Wiley, Kaiser and Jeeves the Campbell's dwarf hamsters.

Jackpot

Jackpot the rat has been adopted :)

Ziggy and Chippy

Little Ziggy the guinea pig passed away on Monday :( I was syringe feeding her ciritcal care, water and viamin C. She was munching on some food but had not pooped yet over the weekend. I was quite worried about this and set my alarm to wake up early on Monday morning to make a vet appointment for her. When I checked on her Monday morning, I celebrated because there were many poops in her cage. I also decided to not make the appointment and take her to the appointment I already had for her later in the week. I went back to bed. In the afternoon , I picked her up to feed her and noticed right away something was wrong. She was limp and started to drag her back legs!! Her breathing was rapid and her heart rate was rapid. I called the vet immediately and got an appointment for an hour later. But she passed away within five mionutes after that call. I am really beating myself up for not making the appointment that morning. I was just so relieved and happy to see she had pooped, I thought she would feel better and do better after that. Her sister , Chippy I noticed was dragging one of her back legs. Considering what happened to Ziggy I got Chippy in to see Dr.Reed yesterday morning. Chippy's exam turned out really well, the back leg problem is lack of vitamin C in the diet she was on previously. She has some scurvy. She is getting her red and green peppers, a much better pelleted diet than before and liquid vitamin C.

Newest Arrivals

Yesterday 2 gerbils arrived named matt And lucy. They are retired classroom pets that now need a home. We had to separate the two since we do not keep opposite sexes together unless someone is spayed or neutered. We also took in 4 guinea pigs . One of them named ziggy has gone off his food prior to his arrival. He is being syringe fed critical care and getting fluids, he also has an upcoming vet visit. We hope his appetite comes back soon. We also took in a hamster that recently had a litter of babies that are now weaned. She was too nippy for the child in the family so she was surrendered, her name is blueberry. All but one of her babies will be arriving next week. It is always busy at small pets - big hearts !

update and Mice

Sorry for being MIA for a while. I am battling an upper respiratory infection right now, but seeem to be winning. I'm feeling a little better. Still sad about Valor and we also lost Joseph the guinea pig last week. He went to the vet for a minor surgery and passed away shortly after :( It was a shock to all of us, we miss both little piggies so much. On saturday we took in a Momma mouse and her nine babies and one male mouse The male nouse has his own cage seperate from Momma. We named Momma, Siri, and I hope to have pictures of her and her babies soon. Their backstory is - a lady saved them from some children that were treating them badly, but the lady was unable to keep them herself. After two weeks of tyring to find a home or someone to take themm the lady finally found us. And within the two weeks the one mouse had babies which took their saver by surprise! The male mouse's name is Buck Mouse, he will be adoptable very soon. Momma and babies still need a few weeks, the babies don't even have their eyes open yet.

Adoptions and Thinking of Valor

Many adoptions today! Cream and Marvin the guinea pigs; Tripp, Douglass, Merle, Hercules and Ellwood the rats ; and Perry and Pierce the hamsters were adopted today! :) I have been missing Valor today, but his spirit is with us. I wish we would have gotten him well enough to have been adopted into a happy home

Valor

It is with a very sad heart that I am writing today to let you all know that we decided to have Valor the guinea pig euthanized. His battle through pneumonia had many ups and downs, he stopped eating. He was being syringe fed critical care. Early yesterday morning, he couldn't even get up onto his four feet to walk. He was only suffering at that point. Our hearts are broken..but we do not regret any of our time or efforts with him. He was a special soul and a gentle spirit that all of us will remember. Those memories of Valor are worth everything