Dexter and Popcorn - the Album!

[Siikibam]

Thanks everybody. He is doing really well in the last few days since the vet appointment. I’ve seen him walking with less of a limp at times so I’m hoping his discomfort is easing.
The thing I’m most impressed with is how well he is behaving for his meds - Mr ‘don’t you dare touch me’ is lapping up his metacam and even staying on my lap voluntarily - I had hoped it meant he likes me more but I’m thinking it’s because he’s hoping there’s more metacam on the way!

Haha false sense of security! Glad to hear he’s getting better.

 

[Piggies&buns]

It’s unusual to see them in the same hidey these days but this proves it does occasionally happen!

 

[Piggies&buns]

And here we have Dexter showing off his poorly foot! He has recovered very well and will get his final dose of metacam this afternoon. Hopefully it’s fully recovered now and he won’t show any further signs of problems once he stops his meds.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Well, after melting for the last few days, it is much cooler today....Popcorn says it’s a fleece tunnel kind of day!

We have just spent the last few hours with a thunderstorm. I was terrified, piggies unfazed. They tried to calm me by continually demanding food to keep me occupied!

 

[piggieminder]

Just caught up with this thread and it's lovely piggies. Sorry to hear Dexter hurt his foot, it was at about the same time as Caspy hurt his leg. Luckily I had some Metacam left from Rusty's stone treatment as our vets were only seeing life or death emergencies. We had a quick phone consultation, a week later he was good as new just like Dexter.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Just caught up with this thread and it's lovely piggies. Sorry to hear Dexter hurt his foot, it was at about the same time as Caspy hurt his leg. Luckily I had some Metacam left from Rusty's stone treatment as our vets were only seeing life or death emergencies. We had a quick phone consultation, a week later he was good as new just like Dexter.

Sorry to hear Caspy hurt his leg too.
I was very lucky with my vet, they seemed to have run almost as normal throughout the whole thing - a few changes, obviously the distancing and not being allowed inside and they moved all of their routine vaccinations to their sister branch so the main branch (which is my usual branch and is in my village) could do all urgent and non routine things.

 

[Siikibam]

Good boys. Take good care of your slave and she’ll take care of you

 

[Piggies&buns]

Good boys. Take good care of your slave and she’ll take care of you

Absolutely true!

I’ve loved having them indoors during the heatwave and they seemed to have enjoyed being in here too. They’ve learnt some important piggy things - such as yell when slave gets up, plastic rustling means yummy things are on the way and resting your feet on the cage bars and looking sad will get you anything you want! Going to be hard to move then back out to the shed, got to be done though - for one, their waistlines will appreciate it, but hubby has been very patient and understanding in having them indoors for the past week but don’t want to push my luck!

 

[Siikibam]

Absolutely true!

I’ve loved having them indoors during the heatwave and they seemed to have enjoyed being in here too. They’ve learnt some important piggy things - such as yell when slave gets up, plastic rustling means yummy things are on the way and resting your feet on the cage bars and looking sad will get you anything you want! Going to be hard to move then back out to the shed, got to be done though - for one, their waistlines will appreciate it, but hubby has been very patient and understanding in having them indoors for the past week but don’t want to push my luck!

I’m sure they’ll still appreciate your efforts when they’re in the shed. Their waistlines will thank you although they themselves may not I have to move ours outdoors this year. I suffered more than them when the boys were out for the day, so it’s likely I’ll be the one not enjoying it

 

[Piggies&buns]

Well, I’ve just tucked the boys in for the night....a month ago desperately trying to keep them cool, now tucked in with hutch covers and other warming methods etc...and Popcorn has decided to be hormonal and annoying. Ill pop back out in a short while to see if Dexter has given him a telling off! 2.5 years old and he is having a little go at seeing if he can be worse than when he was a teen!

 

[Siikibam]

Well, I’ve just tucked the boys in for the night....a month ago desperately trying to keep them cool, now tucked in with hutch covers and other warming methods etc...and Popcorn has decided to be hormonal and annoying. Ill pop back out in a short while to see if Dexter has given him a telling off! 2.5 years old and he is having a little go at seeing if he can be worse than when he was a teen!

Boars will be boars! Hope Pop settles down for the night.

 

[Piggies&buns]

Uh oh!....I’ve had my shopping delivery email receipt come through for my delivery later today to find multiple items are missing and not substituted.....coriander and spring greens being the most significant (there’s also food for us humans missing but we all know that isnt important). There going to be bunny and piggy tantrums later, and I’ll be honest, I’m a little scared of what is going to happen.... ! . I just hope they can accept a few days without coriander until I can get to the shop on Monday

 

[Siikibam]

Oh dear! Prepare yourself for the barrage of abuse (squeaking and whatever bunnies do in protest!) and cold shoulders

 

[Merab]

Whoops!
They will probably put in a formal complaint to the Guinea Pig Union now

 

[Piggies&buns]

Dexter - Thanks hooman for giving us a lovely clean out. We are just enjoying some playpen time before going back upstairs for dinner and bed time, but I'm a bit concerned that she is giving me the look she gives when she thinks I need hair around my face trimmed....send help.....

Oh and we are not sorry for screeching so loud so that we scared Safffon and Luna bunnies. We want our veggies and if you are just going to clean the rabbits out as well and make us wait for our veg then that’s what you’re going to get

 

[alpacasqueak]

Aw you really should post more piggy pics @Piggies&buns, utterly gorgeous
Dexter’s current hairdo is amazing! Should be on a piggy catwalk!

 

[Merab]

Aw you really should post more piggy pics @Piggies&buns, utterly gorgeous
Dexter’s current hairdo is amazing! Should be on a piggy catwalk!

 

[Claire W]

They’re both so gorgeous and I love Dexter’s hair do! x

 

[Siikibam]

You must resist the cut Dexter! Don't let her do it, she's just jealous

 

[Piggies&buns]

Brrrr....tonight’s weather looks awful, widely -9 but possibly down to -11 in my area. We have managed the temperature in the shed/hutch perfectly well up until now but I’m not prepared to take the risk with those temperatures. Operation ‘prep to bring the piggies indoors this afternoon’ has begun! (Although it needs a better code name!)

 

[alpacasqueak]

Ooh nippy! Hope the operation goes smoothly and the boys stay warm!

 

[Claire W]

Ooh chilly! I don’t blame you for bringing the boys in. I hope it all goes well x

 

[Siikibam]

How did the covert operation go? Are they ensconced in the warmth?

Ouf of curiosity, what kinds of temperatures are rabbits able to withstand?

 

[Bill & Ted]

Hope they are all safe and snuggled up now

 

[Merab]

Hope everyone and every furry is now nice and snug.

 

[Piggies&buns]

I got into an argument with cage when it wouldn’t cooperate but otherwise the move indoors went well! Boys happily munching hay right now!

Rabbits can take colder temperatures provided they are dry and draught free . Their hutches are well insulated, well protected and currently filled with what looks like a months worth of hay! Ive made it as Warren like as I possibly can with bendy log huts so they can get underneath them. Their water in their bowls and bottles is remaining liquid (and has done since this cold snap started a few days ago) so the measures I have in place seem to be working very well at keeping them warm enough inside. I’m shortly going to do their heat pads so will double check everything is ok in there.

 

[Tara95]

Aw Wow, I can't believe I've never seen this thread before! I've often wondered how your guinea pigs look like (thought you just didn't put up pics!). They adorable! and I didn't realise how much space your pigs have! Love the hay area! And would like to see a picture of the Warren - sounds very cool!

 

[Siikibam]

I’m glad you won the tussle!

 

[Piggies&buns]

Dear Piggies of the forum
Id like to ask you all to watch your hoomans. Mine has just made me so angry I'm planning a way to show my displeasure.
She weighs us every week and jots her notes down in a little weight book. She mutters something about that’s all fine, no losses, we then get a treat and released from the hell that is the scales bowl.
Anyway, the thing that really annoyed me is that she looked back in her little weight book and started to compare my weight from ‘a few pages ago’. She said she doesn’t normally do that, she normally only checks the last couple of lines in the book and that is why she says no losses, all fine and lets us go. Today was different. She said that she hadn’t really noticed how much bigger I was when compared to ‘a few pages ago‘. She said it’s been gradual and that’s probably why she hadn’t really noticed, she said she isn’t worried and that my ‘heft’ is absolutely fine and that Ive always been a chunky boy.
I feel rather insulted though - I mean, she’s spent months stuffing our hutch with so much hay to apparently keep us warm but all I saw was a lovely hay buffet wherever I turned. She can’t call me chunky after giving us all that - I’m 1.5kg of gorgeousness, not chunky...

So, what I'm warning you all of is when your hoomans get their books out and start turning more pages than normal, then run, nip, pee on them, anything to stop the long range comparison...It’s rather scary ....I heard the word ‘personal trainer’ so I need to look up what that means...

Love Popcorn

Ps. She had the audacity to cuddle me after the scales bowl today and then as I stupidly showed her I enjoyed it, she took a picture.

 

[Piggies&buns]

My weight check was just as bad as Popcorn’s. She did the long range thing to me like she did to Pops. I’ve got bigger too and I’m now well over 1.3kg now but I’m usually less than it apparently. She also said she isn’t worried and that my heft is also fine. She also cuddled me but I tried to nip her. She was apparently ready for it though - I think I’ve used it for too often now and she’s wised onto my ways.

Anyway, I’ve got this awful feeling she’s plotting ways to make us move more....I’ve heard of this thing called exercise ....hmmmm......

What scared me more, is she is still going on about that haircut I’ve got to have.

Love Dexter