They are getting huge!

Izzy's two babies are growing daily and still very healthy. They will be checked by a vet this week to verify their sex. (EDIT: They are both males and were separated from Izzy.)

Charity Race

What is black and white and red all over? Nope! Not a newspaper. A Formula 1 black and white car ... on fire! [My boss owns and drives both NASCARs and Formula 1 cars. His car is the one featured on the poster for the event and the one featured at this link.]

12 baths ... enough!

She's loosing it! Too many baths at one time! Call the groomer STAT! [I decided to give the guinea pigs a bath and did them as I was cleaning their cages. It went smoothly but was rather time consuming.]

Bonding 101 ... again!

Who is it this time? I want to know! Wheek! [Bif and Rosie were put in the bonding cage and things were going well so I added Emma to the mix. She was really great for about 20 minutes or so then she decided to eliminate Rosie. She was escorted out of the cage; Bif and Rosie are still in the cage adjusting to each other.]

Why are there 2 guinea pigs in a box?

That's what I want to know! No more pigs in a box! Wheek! [I was contacted by a shelter asking if I could take two pigs. They were father and son and one had a skin problem that they could not resolve. I checked them out and it looks like the father (who is white) has mites. He has thinning air and scales on his back. Hopefully it's just mites and not fungus also. (A ringworm culture was run at the shelter and it was negative.) They both seem to be rather user-friendly.]

More baby pictures!

Wheek! [The babies are growing up quickly; they are almost two weeks old. Fortunately, Izzy and her babies seem to be doing well.]

What's with Daisy's Hair?

It's missing and looks ugly! Wheek! [Daisy is molting and I have been hand "plucking" the fur daily and keeping an eye on her so that she does not go into stasis/blockage due to intake of too much hair/fur.]

Queenie is on People Pets ... again!

Bobby has no hair!

Not funny at all! I know where it is ... in the garbage! Step away from the shaver! Do not pick it up again. Call the ASPCA! Wheek! [Bobby, a Texel with long curly hair, has been itching for a while now. He has been treated with Revolution, Ivermectin, Advantage, and Lice 'n Easy shampoo. I saw some lice and eggs/nits again today so I decided to shave off his hair so that any topical treatments could reach the problem. He received another bath and was treated with another meds that hopefully will resolve the problem.]

1 pig turned into 3 pigs!

Why????? That's what I want to know! Not funny! Wheek! [I went to clean Izzy and Emma's cage today and found four pigs in the cage. I wasn't sure if I was seeing things correctly since three of the pigs matched the white and black paw-print cage pad. Last night when I checked there were just the two in the cage. I had no clue that Izzy, who is quite young, was pregnant since she did not show. I did wonder when I gave her a bath last but her sides felt like a couple of other pigs who turned out not to be pregnant. So far they are all doing okay and the babies, who are quite large, look very healthy at the moment. I hope that they all stay healthy long term. I separated them from Emma since she has a history of being obnoxious with her various cage mates and also her own babies.]

Check out Ted's new cage

... he loves it! Why? Because it's smaller, that's why. The other one was too BIG! Wheek! [Ted was fostered for about six weeks and treated for mites as were his brothers. The brothers mellowed over time but he still needs some work on getting used to being around people and being handled. He seems to prefer a smaller cage so he was put in a Marchioro Tommy 102 cage today. It took him a bit to get used to the ramp but now he usually just jumps up onto the ledge to get at the hay and pellets.]

She tossed out 7 cages!

What's with that? Kathy's lost it for sure! Now there's tons of hay ... everywhere! Wheek! [The storage unit was jam packed with stuff and I couldn't get at the items that I needed so I did some cleaning and rearranging. The cages were ones that I seldom used so I ended up tossing them in the dumpster. Then I got three large storage tubs for the hay and now it's less crowded in the storage unit.]

Who is playing with the toilet paper?

What's with that? Molly? Willie? Dorita? I know it's one of you! Call the cat police now! Wheek! [Not sure which one played with the paper today. They seem to think it's a lot of fun to unroll the paper or drag it around the apartment.]