Posted in Health & Wellness

When I took Pikachu in for her vet visit yesterday, I was expecting a large bill. Surprisingly, it came to only $67.00. They charged me $55.00 for my office visit and $12.00 for her antibiotic. They threw in a complimentary nail trim which saved me $17.75 and didn't charge anything extra for lancing and draining her cysts or any diagnostic fees.… read more

Posted in General

Pikachu had a good night. I woke her up this morning to check out the cysts she had drained yesterday. I was prepared to have to lance and drain them this morning since they looked swollen. I cleaned the areas with warm soapy water and discovered when I pressed the area, it was completely flat, with no signs of fluid. Great news!!!!! Now for … read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

I was on zootoo this morning and took a moment to check on my herd. I planned to clean cages tonight, but something compelled me to take care of it this morning. When I took Pikachu out of her cage, I noticed she was a bit smelly. That's unusual for her but she had quite a few droppings in her pigloo so I figured she must have been laying in i… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

When Pikachu first came to my house, she was a skinny, frightened little cavy that didn't want to be touched. She barely ate a thing. It was so bad, that I contacted the person who fostered her to see what she fed her. I was afraid she was going to starve. I finally tempted her with pumpkin seeds, which did the trick. Then I fed her Kaytee Fi… read more

Posted in Behavior & Training

It's 3:35 p.m. and my herd is waking up. They're all "working second shift" now... No more daytime activity for them. It's sleep the morning away and get up for dinner.:-) I cleaned cages and did piggy pedicures early this morning so they are all nice and clean and pretty. It was easy because they were all groggy and didn't fuss at all. They… read more