Just Another Hedgehog (and other goodies) Blog!

He's home and resting! Sorry I was slow here, I responded to Authra while I was laying on the floor with him and now I'm up and at my computer. He's a little nauseous and he's completely out of his gourd, but his eye looks really good considering. They shaved his whole eye spot off and it looks ridiculous! The vet is sending the lump away to get tested and I should have an update on that Wednesday or Thursday.

Everything went so smoothly that it ended up being $100 less than I was quoted too, so that's an added bonus. The vet didn't even prescribe eye drops or painkillers, just a cone. She said if he seems like he's hurting I can call in and they'll email me a prescription. She even put in dissolvable sutures so I don't have to go back!

Poor Pepper is trying to get a rise out of him and he's just laying there all derpy like "huuuuh?" She looks so confused :lol:

I wish they'd used something else to knock him out though. I think he may be oversensitive to this kind, but it's the only one he's had so far, so I have nothing to compare it to. It's the one that they inject in and then inject a reversal agent to wake the animal up when they're finished. Super cool, but it really messes him up.

I took some pictures while I was sitting with him. Here's his poor shaved face:


And this one he's just gone away. If he could talk he'd say "whoa dude"

Here's his eye today. I added an arrow so you can see where the removal actually was. It was pretty small.

I just have a handful of random pictures today.

Here's what a crested gecko's sticky toepads look like:

This was Mordin posing for the camera.

And here's Grunt after a rough day of chasing the ladies having a nice nap under the bromeliad:

He looks like he needs a drink with a little umbrella.

And I finally got some decent pictures of Sherlock in the sun. He looks chocolate instead of black. I have no idea why he was doing his ball python impression, but it worked well for the pictures:




Oz is still doing really well, so I'll get a video of him playing hide and seek soon!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Dumble! The green tree python is literally my dream snake xD. I used to have recurring dreams about the day when I'd find him, and then one day, there he was!


I have an update about myself tonight instead of the usual pet goodness, because it's going to effect my posting for the next week at least. I have a recurring issue that presents as severe chronic pain, cramping and a few other nasty things I won't mention here (if you want more info for any reason I'm totally willing to share, just PM me. Warning: it's ucky.). I went to the emergency room last night at midnight for the pain and was examined and given some medication for now while they find a specialist who has time to see me asap. One of the medications caused severe chest pain and shortness of breath so a few hours later I was back in emergency, where I was reexamined and prescribed a few more things. Hooray.

I'm so happy I'm Canadian at this point because only the drugs cost me anything, and living in a town is amazing, as the wait room was completely empty and I was tested, diagnosed, medicated, and let loose within two hours of arrival both times. I got blood tests and an ECG! Back in Calgary a trip to emergency meant 7 hours in agony in a waiting room and then the night in an admitted-but-still-waiting side room because the beds and exam rooms were all full.

But that being said, I've been put back on my arch nemesis metronidazole to help treat any potential infections while I wait to hear from the specialist. I get almost every side effect listed from this demon drug, so I'm going to be a complete mess for about a week. After that I likely need surgery, as this problem has been recurring for 6 years now and I'm done trying less invasive treatments that only work short term. So I may be absent for a few months at worst. Hopefully everything goes well and I can still pop in and comment from my cell phone at least.

Sadly this means my final two cricket breeding updates may be late or nonexistent long-term. If I miss them I'll photograph a future batch to share, so they will be available eventually. I'm also going to need to devote what little energy I have to caring for my animals. Oz is still in his cone, and he's figured out how to fling it across the room and go for his eye before I can even get up, so that will take up a lot of focus. And then cleaning, feeding, and maintaining everyone else will likely be the majority of my waking hours.

I'll check in if I can, and definitely provide an update if I end up going with the surgery. For now I'll be able to stay in the loop from my phone in bed but I won't be posting much if at all. If anyone needs me go ahead and PM me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!

I've attached a picture of my previous parrot, the rose crowned conure Echo, to tide you all over for now. I love this shot because you can see the detail on each feather. You can also see the strange barring that indicated periods of illness that plagued him his whole life. (I'm looking at you, Two! I know you can see them! :grin