Tofu and Patches!

[JaseChase]

Patches is officially submitting his complaint to the GPU - he demands he should have been able to eat the lettuce even though I explained it was in a sandwich with butter and cheese and other things he shouldn’t have. He doesn’t think this is good enough

I would like to point out that the situation has now been rectified so maybe Miss Bramble will spare me her wrath

 

[Betsy]

would like to point out that the situation has now been rectified so maybe Miss Bramble will spare me her wrath

In your dreams!

 

[Betsy]

Dear Patches and Tofu

I hear that your Slave has been eating lettuce and not offered you any. How very dare your Slave have the audacity to do this!

The thought that offering you lettuce after the event makes it OK. Let me tell you now

IT DOES NOT!

I find it hard to believe that your Slave actually thought that this was acceptable behaviour!

You need to let your Slave know that this sort of behaviour won't be tolerated.

• Wheek very loudly at every single opportunity especially when your Slave is on the phone or is watching the TV.
• Take up bar biting (but not so hard it breaks your teeth) and ignore your Slave when you are told to "shut up" or "Stop biting the bars" Slaves don't mean it as they think the noise it makes is very therapeutic.
• Stand on your hind legs at the bars and look starved - you will be as you won't have been fed in eleventy billion years.
• Try to ignore any veggies that land in your cage (hard I know but needs must) and just stare at your Slave. This will make your Slave so worried that they will give you more.
• Zoom around your cage and throw in the odd popcorn or two - your Slave will think this is so cute that you will receive extra food.

I hope that by following the advice above that the incident does not happen again.


Your friend in a crisis

Miss Bramble
Shop Steward

 

[JaseChase]

Patches has been taking all the points Miss Bramble made in his stride - he started biting the bars this morning Noodle was the bar biter and Tofu never picked up the habit, so Patches is taking up the reins for him instead

He would also like me to pass along his gratitude to Miss Bramble for treating his complaint with the seriousness it deserves, and he’s working on getting Tofu on board by instigating several rounds of zoomies at breakfast (and getting a nice handful of pellets in return)

His next campaign will be about getting the Timothy hay to come back - apparently he disagrees that they ate it too fast and thinks I should have a new bag available so they don’t have to make do with meadow hay until the next delivery

 

[Betsy]

Miss Bramble is delighted that her advice works.

 

[JaseChase]

The boys had an adventure today - took a tram and a bus to Tofu’s first vet appointment of the week! They coped very well considering and we haven’t had any bond issues after them being in the carrier together (there was a bit of a scuffle noise at one point but I checked them both and no wounds or visible tension between them, so I think they were just climbing over each other )

Tofu is in good health which is nice the mass on his eye hasn’t grown so we’re just keeping it monitored for now

Patches was a bit spooked by the vet but pea flakes cheered him up and as soon as he was back home he was running through hay piles and snuggling up to Tofu as normal, which I’m very pleased with

Vet trip number two is on Thursday but just to our usual local vets, so much less of a journey!

They got another hay cookie for being such good boys

 

[Merab]

Glad today went well.
Hope things also go well on Thursday

 

[JaseChase]

Had the boys out for some lap time

Patches loooooves a snug tunnel!

 

[JaseChase]

We survived the second vet trip of the week!

Treated the boys to a taxi there so it would be less stressful, though they were very good on the bus back home tucked under a blanket in their carrier. No scuffles or disagreements today and they have snuggled up together now we’re back home

The vet was very pleased Tofu has a new friend so fast (thank you again to Merrypigs for that!) but thinks the general stress of the last month has taken a bit of a toll on him. There’s no blockage which is good news but he is a bit bunged up so she’s given me some meds for him for the next few days to hopefully get things moving - she said he was full of poops

Tofu gets to have more syringes! He’ll be thrilled I’m sure!

Patches did very well and said hello to our regular vet, they were both rewarded with pea flakes and are now fast asleep back home

Can you tell which one of them ran beneath my hand when I was putting fresh hay in for them

 

[Roselina]

Ah that’s great news
I love how Tofu is sprinkled with hay bits it must have been Tofu
Get pooping lovely Tofu

 

[Merab]

Good to hear the positive news

 

[JaseChase]

This morning was weigh day (would have been yesterday, but I didn’t want to stress them with the vet)

Patches is a chonk! Tofu is 1.25kg and he’s been my biggest piggie so far. Patches beats him! (He was rewarded with pea flakes for posing for this picture)



Tofu is being very good about taking his meds and only bites the syringe in protest a few times per dose it’s only a 3-5 day course thankfully and he seems much brighter today

 

[JaseChase]

Tofu is a firm believer that hideys are meant to be flattened. The roof makes the BEST nap spot!



He’s continuing to take his meds like a champ and he’s definitely improving, which is excellent

And Patches didn’t want to be left out, so he posed very cutely right before the morning spot clean

 

[Merab]

So glad Tofu is on the mend.
I love seeing pictures of him as he reminds me so much of my Phoebe.
She also believed tunnels should be slept on.

 

[JaseChase]

So glad Tofu is on the mend.
I love seeing pictures of him as he reminds me so much of my Phoebe.
She also believed tunnels should be slept on.

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They absolutely could have been twins Phoebe was lovely, she had almost the exact same markings by the look of it

Tofu appreciates the opportunity to show off how handsome he is, he’s been allowing Patches the spotlight while he settles in but always likes to remind us that he is very photogenic too

It’s so lovely to watch him teaching Patches how to take veg from us, and which cage spots are the best, and how to clamber in the perfect spot when it’s time to wheek for food (aka every time one of us walks past the fridge )

 

[JaseChase]

Tofu was buried in a very cosy hay pile when I got home just now



He’s off his meds and his stomach seems to have cleared up, which is a relief. Patches continues to settle in well, he’s decided he does like coriander after all which makes veg time a little easier

He also knows how to climb and bite the bars for food every single time a human walks near him and he’s been napping out in the open a lot more, which is just lovely



Patches’ feet are quite red and sore still, so I might bring him to the vet for a checkup if it doesn’t clear up. He is not a fan of the balm He also didn’t like the noise of fireworks this weekend so he dove to snuggle up with Tofu in the same spot and Tofu let him! Their bond is really sweet, it’s like they bring out the best in each other feels like we’ve had Patches forever though it’s only been a month