A Tribute to Loki (Our First Family Puppy): #13 Back Home, My Favourite Past Time At The Time...

A Tribute to Loki (Our First Family Puppy): #10 Tug-O-War

Every dog has his favourite toy.. when I took out this toy for him, I didn't know it was going to be his favourite toy. The day I took it out.. is the first time I played tug-o-war with a dog.. and it's also Loki's first with a human. It's probably because of the attention and interaction he experience with this toy.. it became his favourite. I'm glad you love the toy baby Loki.. 

A Tribute to Loki (Our First Family Puppy): #3 Loki's Favourite Toy, The Colourful Rope

Yep, he sleeps with it..

Because Loki is a family dog, I set a rule that Loki can will stay in the house until he is big enough to be outside. Even when he is outside, he can come in to sleep. So, since he is living with us.. there are few ways to keep him distracted from destroying the house.. That is; Toys, Exercise & Play time. Since he is still a  baby, so he has only Toys and Play Time to make him tired. He has few toys, but this one is the toy that he loves the most. Glad he loves it..

Aya is Selfie Proven

Aya: Hanging Out On Mummy!

Fuyu Still Has It

When she was still a baby... she tends to freeze when her treats is on her head or anything.. over time, she seems very nervous when you touch her head but... one day, we just decided to try it during bonding time.. and voila! Hahahaha! Cute as ever!

Natsu, The Hardest to Please

Natsu.. this baby, is the hardest to please. She won't let you catch her. She's as fast as lightning and still as cute as ever. She still has a chipmunk face. Bonding with this lady really takes time..

Aya's Ninja Mode Activated

Find Aya..

Part 1: Losing Hair

Nera has been tested for Fur Mites as well as Fungal issue. Both of which also have been ruled out. But.. I have red somewhere, that skin scrapes results can be wrong. More to that, it will only cause unnecessary pain to your baby, so it is not recommended! Nera had to go trough that twice and still... the doctors can not find anything. They later rule that it could be fungal. By the time, I was very concern because not only Nera is losing hairs, she's losing weight as well! I lost Nera to inexperienced exotic pet doctors and my own personal lack of experience. I came back one day, only to find my baby lying lifeless looking as if she has been suffering before she finally fall asleep. I have been charged and charged with exotic pet veterinarian consultations which cost MYR30 - MYR40 each time yet nothing explains Nera's possible health declining. I blamed myself for being too late or making an assumption that Nera will be okay.. I was wrong...

Lice & Mange Mites
This is the very first possibility you need to rule in before all others. It is the most common reasons your baby starts scratching deliriously. If you suspect your guinea pigs to have them.. get them treated with ivermectin immediately. You need multiple doses because ivermectin does not kill the eggs. Mange Mites that burrows under the skin and cause severe pains. It also life threatening on severe cases.

Possible symptoms:

• scratching
• biting
• hair loss
• seizures (Serious Cases)

Signs:

• thinning and/or patchy loss of hair
• scurfing of the skin (may resemble dandruff)
• open sores as a result of extreme scratching
• biting which aggravates the hair loss
• become less friendly
• reluctant to interact with its owner

Death can occur due to severe dehydration from the increasingly larger sores and from failure to eat, because of their extreme pain and discomfort. In a healthy animal, the mite may be dormant for months or years, becoming a problem in a pregnant guinea pigs or one subject to illness or stress. The most serious infestations occur in the young and ill older animals subject to stress and poor environmental conditions, usually on the trunk. The response in healthy animals is less severe, perhaps due to grooming or suppressed immune response (Harkness and Wagner). - Via Guinea Lynx on Mange Mites

Treatments:
Generally treated with ivermectin by injection, orally, or topically (usually placed on the skin behind the ears because the fur is so thick). Two or more doses spaced 7 to 10 days apart are required. Ivermectin appears to be safe used on pregnant guinea pigs but is best not used on guinea pigs under 12 ounces (approx. 340 grams).

More info:

Guinea Lynx Hair Loss

Guinea Lynx Bacterial Infections

Guinea Lynx Ovarian Cysts

Guinea Lynx Vitamin C Deficiency

Cavy Info Emergency

Cavy Madness Care

Merc Vet Manual Diseases

Pet Place Cancer in Guinea Pigs

Aya's Third Week Weight

What the..... So, vegetables increases their weight like... drastically! I got shock aND look at how big has she grown..

Snow White

Look At How Fast Aya Grow

This week, is Aya's third week with The Mini Herd. Aya has some possible fungal issue on her as I have found some bald spot nearby her vajayjay and on her side. The bald spot on her side seems quite bad as there red spots that seems to look like either she scratch too much or sensitive skin. While the bald spot nearby her vajayjay does have visible dry skin. Aya's quarantine time are now extended until she is fit to join with her sisters, Fuyu and Natsu. Aya will be on extra vitamins and her fungal affected area will be cleansed twice a day with povidone iodine water + that herbal cream I got from the petshop. We changed her blanky 2 days once and she's monitored now. This girl has been refusing to drink her water. Thank God she finishes her veggies everytime though. She is now at 200g growing ever so quickly. Gosh baby... That's kinda fast!

Random News

So, there's this news up in the north that rabies is spreading. Sounds like World War Z to me.. Let's pray that the disease don't ever reach this part where my babies and I are. If it does, please just go to those who deserve to get it.

In another news, Fuyu, Natsu & Aya now officially have people who hates them. That means, they're famous now. I think one of the reason these people hate them is because they're jealous Fuyu,  Natsu & Aya are very charming, adorable and cute. The Mini Herd does not take judgements or hatreds very well. We are still very depress.

Hiding from hatred...

In another news, well... Aya is not drinking water! Though her weight is still healthily progressing, but she's not drinking water! She's starting to make me worry....

Our First Picture

Aya's First Week's Weight

She was a 169g baby! Haha! Aya tends to run. That's why in order to weigh her, she needs to be in a compact area. LOL!

Aya is Having Possible Fungal Issue

So.. we found a bald patch near Aya's vajayjay and it looks like she has some dry skin peeling off in that area as well. I was watching a premier screening at the time when The Asshole texted me saying that, he found this bald patch on Aya. Honestly, I couldn't concentrate. I was nearly as panic. When I came back home, I went straight to Aya and check on her. I gave a light pressed on the area to see whether she wheeks at the pain or not but Aya just look at me innocently. So, I've decided to treat it as Fungal issue. I spray the area with the anti bacterial spray for pets and applied anti fungal herbal Gel on her. Get well soon my baby. You're suppose to be meeting your sisters already. 

Aya's Baby Portraits

Aya is a full hand when taking photos. I think she hates pink. My shadows are everywhere because my other hand is trying to stop her from moving too much. Whatever, as long as I managed to catch that smiling face.. that's it! My Beauty's perfect baby pictures.

Aya Heard The Sound of Motorcycle

I took out her dome because I want to force her out to eat. While eating, Aya.. then without her dome, heard the loud sounds of motorbikes.

She got so scared.. She fell asleep. Lol! Just kidding.. 4 P.M. is apparently nap time.

You can't see it, but Natsu is in the tree house sleeping.

Fuyu is always sleeping with her poop..

Natsu is Afraid of..

I posted Fuyu's bath the other day from last Saturday. This is Natsu's bath. She was so scared at first, she jump right up at me for comfort. She calmed down a little bit later, and that's how I got this video of her;

Yep, she still look very much afraid. I was hugging her before this. I was amazed when I kissed her forehead, she was okay. Normally, she would... run.. but I guess she was so afraid that she just freezes or.. she knows it's okay when I'm around? I don't know.. with Natsu, I'm a little bit confuse because she's always trying to run away. No matter, I still love her.. always be my baby.