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I noticed my rat, Cinnamon, has been losing weight. She is probably close to 3 years old. She also has bumblefoot, which I have treated with clavamox, meloxicam, neosporin and a&d ointment. Today I got tea tree oil and grapefruit seed extract to try to treat it homeopathically. I just noticed she also has a medium sized tumor on her chest. ( Read more... )

We had some Indian corn left over from Bat Fest, so I decided to give it to my rodent and lagomorph pets as enrichment. Unfortunately the batteries in my camera died before I could get pictures of all the animals enjoying it.


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This is Cinnamon, Mercury's new friend. She is virtually impossible for me to photograph, because she doesn't sit still. The picture still turns out blurry even when my camera is on "sports" mode.

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My cat, Nightshade, lost my bowl of crickets. I bought some from the pet store to feed my toad. I keep them in an old Country Crock dish with a food source (and air holes). I stupidly left the container on the floor, even though I saw Nightshade near it. I wanted to feed Mortimer (the toad) this morning, and I couldn't find the dish! I think ( Read more... )

Marshmallow died. We found her this morning. I could tell she was dying yesterday. There was a little crust under her nostrils, some mucus from the corner of her eyes, her breathing seemed different, and she was pretty lethargic. She spent most of the day yesterday sleeping, although she did eat pellets for breakfast, lettuce later on, and ( Read more... )

Quick colored pencil sketches of photos of Marshmallow.


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Marshmallow has malignant lymph node cancer (lymphosarcoma). The doctor predicts she has 1-3 months to live. If she develops difficulty in breathing or problems eating, I will have to have her euthanized. He did not recommend removing the tumor, since he said it is probably suppressing other smaller tumors throughout her body, and if he takes ( Read more... )

My guinea pig, Marshmallow, has a huge tumor growing under her neck. I guess, it could be something else, like a cyst. I am taking her to the vet after work tomorrow. =(