Muffin Does NOT Like the Vet

Yesterday, we took Muffin to the vet. She had been having convulsion-like movements, and I was very concerned. The vet said that she may have mites, as I had been noticing her itching quite a lot, so she gave us some Revolution, as well as a liquid vitamin supplement (though I'm not entirely sure what that has to do with the convulsions). I also learned today that the vitamin supplement stains, as Muffin now has orange all around her mouth, which mostly has to do with her struggling and squealing while I was trying to place the syringe in her mouth. Water only took a bit of it off, so I will have to do some research and see what I could find that works better.

The vet also said that it could be stress related as well, as it does seem to happen mostly when she is nervous. And she can get very stressed out, especially, I learned, at the vet, where she was screeching as if she was being murdered. They even had to place a blanket over her so that they could clip her nails, which were very, very long. Though even after they had been clipped, she still managed to scratch me up good on the wrist while I was putting her back in her cage after the trip. She's still pretty stressed, particularly when I take her out of the cage, which I'm sure has to do with her traumatic experience at the vet's so I'm hoping she calms down more within the next few days.

Cute Video and Photos

Yesterday, I was feeling really bummed and depressed (or "impressed" as Patrick the starfish from the TV show, Spongebob, puts it... umm, never mind) before going to work, and then I spent a few minutes with my animals and felt considerably better. Of course, I still ended up having a crappy day (except for getting to leave a half hour early), but I realized how much comfort my furbabies bring to me. I don't know how I would be able to handle anything if I didn't have them, and they are pretty much what I live for. I am definitely grateful to have them.

Anyhow, I decided to post a cute video of Muffin resting with her front end in her bowl, fat hanging over, as I've mentioned she does in previous posts (ahh, it's SO cute)! And don't mind the mess all around her bowl- she does that by jumping and running all around her cage and I still needed to clean it. I posted a few pics of my cats as well, as they are also adorable. :)

 

Stray-Stray

                                                     

Miracle

Ceddie

      

Muffin & Cats!

Muffin has adjusted well to her new environment, however she still hates to be held (though I don't think that's going to change anytime soon). She does some really funny things, such as running around like a lunatic in her cage (she gets in her 'psycho' moods), and I think everyone has enjoyed having her around more than they thought they would.

Even most of the cats have gotten used to having her around. Stray never really tried to get at her, except for being curious and wanting to see what was in the cage on my desk for about the first two days. The "baby" (Stray's daughter), on the other hand, took quite a bit longer till she stopped trying to go for her, though now she will just look at her curiously once and a while. However, Ceddie (or Cedric) still cannot be trusted to be in the room with her, as he still tries to get on the chair to my desk to get to her.
  
Also, as I've mentioned before, Muffin LOVES to eat. Today she was so hungry she even stood up to reach her newly filled food bowl before I could even place it back in her cage, causing the food to spill all over the bottom. Yes, she is a pig (literally, well, sort of).