Other Troubles

February and March have consisted of ongoing health problems for two of my guinea pigs; Storm and Gabe. Gabe's upper respiratory infection did clear up and he went back to eating on his own. However during this time of being handfed his teeth began to grow too long. A few weeks ago the vet filed his teeth to try to help him with his eating. He still isn't back to himself though.

Storm has been bleeding which has caused great concern for me. The vet seemed to think that it was an external problem rather than an internal one. I have been cleaning her with baby wipes and warm baths and then applying a rash ointment each day. However, I haven't seen her condition improve so I plan on taking her back in for another appointment. I still think there is something the vet is missing.

I had another scare last Monday when I woke up to check on my tortoise. Sometime during the night she had become stuck inside her hide-a-log and couldn't get out. I didn't think I ever was going to get her out without hurting her. Needless to say she is fine and the log has been removed permanently from her enclosure. I've replaced it with a large plastic flower pot from my shed.



This was just too cute! I had to share. This is not my hamster by the way.