Willie's very busy ...

Doing what? I want to know. Hellllloooo? Where's the staff person duty? Cam's not up. Place the ad again: Need webmaster ASAP! Wheek! [Right at this very moment Willie has decided that he needs some attention so he jumped up and is sitting in front of the computer monitor. As you can see from the photos he takes his various self-appointed jobs very seriously. In one he is welcoming Suki and in the other he is testing out the new pad that Jen made for their basket.]

Suki loves her meds!

Way to go, Suki! Wheek! [Suki for some reason absolutely loves taking her meds from a syringe. She practically yanks the syringe out of my hand the way that Bear used to do. So far there is no display of runny eyes or nasal discharge. She has two more days to take her antibiotics.]

Suki's okay for now ...

I took Suki to the vet this morning to have her checked out since she has occasionally sneezed. Even though there's no eye or nasal discharge I wanted to make sure she didn't have an upper respiratory illness. Her lungs and chest are clear and she appears to be healthy. I am to continue with the Bactrim that I was giving her. If her sneezing gets worse then she'll get nose drops in case it is a viral infection.

Why I love huts!

Because, that's why! Wheek! [The huts that Jen makes are multifaceted. They are meant to be used as housing where a guinea pig or two can take a rest or hide out. However, I have found that they are easy to airlift a guinea pig out of the cage and that they may be used in high-sided carriers when visiting the vet. If the huts are open on both ends they are great for using as a tunnel to get from one place to another or to run through when running laps around the cage.]

Is that a sneeze?

I heard a sneeze! Why did Suki sneeze? I want to know! Wheek! [Suki seemed very well-cared for and healthy and had been for a month prior to coming here. She sneezed quietly a couple of times since she was with Dolly and Kira. Not sure if adjusting to a new environment and having Kira go after her briefly during bonding caused her resistance to be down or if it was all along and it did not surface until after the bonding session. It's possible that it might be the hay since part of it was dusty. I shook the dust out and will order some bluegrass from Kleemama's to see if that helps. Even though there are no other signs of a respiratory illness I will give Bactrim and liquid Vitamin C preventatively for a week in case it is needed. Very young/small guinea pigs can go downhill very quickly and I do not have access to a vet until next Saturday at the earliest. The attached photo shows Suki in her larger cage this morning with her cage pad and hut made by Jen and tunnel made by Windespirit. She loved running back and forth between the tunnel and hut! Click photo for a larger image.]