Bella not eating .. went to Dr. D!

Why is she in a lump? Move around, Bella! Call Dr. D, now! Wheek! [Bella wasn't eating or moving so she went to the vet last Saturday. I thought she was in stasis (due to fur ingestion from self-grooming) but that was not the case. Her temperature was 105.9 (normal range is 100 - 103) so the vet took her home with her to treat the infection (cause unknown). The fluids and antibiotics brought the temperature down to the normal range so I picked her up on Monday night. She's on Baytril until the bottle is empty; the Propulsid was just for two days. So far she seems fine and is doing binkies when out and about in the bedroom (supervised); she decided to claim the cat tree as her own. She is eating her hay but just a small amount of her measured pellets. She loves veggies (in moderation). Another update to follow at soem point. Thanks again to Janet for donating money for her take-home meds!]

Misha and Belle packed their bags and left!

Why? What's wrong with the food here? I want to know! Wheek! [Anita emailed me that her seven-year-old female had died last week and that Nick might be lonely now. I took Misha and Belle to meet Nick to see if either of them might work out as a companion. Nick was very protective of Misha who is about two-months-old and quite amourous with Belle who is about five-years-old. We weren't sure which would be the better choice so they both stayed while Anita sorts things out. (Belle is the one who was thrown against the wall and her sister died at the shelter.) Stay tuned for an update.]

Bonding attempt with Kylie/Belle/Misha

Call the guinea pig police! Kylie hates everyone! Wheek! [I decided to try to bond Kylie with Belle and Misha. They are living side-by-side and I thought that perhaps Kylie might like a buddy or two to encourage her to eat more. After eight attempts at bonding with different pigs, both male and female, I noticed that Kylie now has a sign that says "Enter at your own risk!".]

Baby still here -

Why? I want to know! Wheek! [I was contacted by a shelter asking if I could take a surplus male baby. Since someone had just contacted me asking for a male for her adult male I said yes. However, it turns out that her adult male lost his former companion because the caretakers did not take him to a vet. Plus, they wanted to let the baby run around. I felt that it would be best for the baby to join the two males who had arrived with the rabbit. The bonding was right after the rabbit was removed and so far things are going along well but they all three are very skittish and need to be socialized.]

2 guinea pigs living with a rabbit???

Call the SPCA now! Wheek! [I was contacted about taking two adult male guinea pigs and later told that they were living in a "too-small" cage with a rabbit. The cage was 17" x 30" and the rabbit could barely stretch out. Since it was an abusive situation I took them. One of the guinea pigs appeared to be quite bonded to the medium-sized female rabbit. The other guinea pig was underweight and the rabbit would lunge at him. After they were moved to a larger cage the rabbit had more room to move around in and would upend the stools. I removed her after I saw her lunge at the one who was underweight. Since the rabbit was removed a male baby from the shelter who was here was bonded with them and the two adult guinea pigs have each gained about 100 grams. The guinea pigs are terrified and slowing being socialized.]