May
2007
Difficult decisions!
We had a bit of disastrous day here Saturday when not only did Old Bear the spiny pass away (the third spiny I’ve lost 
) but I also found Gracie with two big bites on her after I thought the gradual intros had gone so well. Left with two lonely spinys now (Bear lived with Hoggle) I’ve spent the weekend trying to decide what to do for the best for them. Given what she’s been through I daren’t risk trying Grace with more adults, I couldn’t put her through the stress of it again but there are now no baby girls for me to get to live with her. Given that I’m also very worried about how introducing Hoggle to more boys would go the perfect solution seems to be having Hogs neutered so he and Grace can live together. However I know most vets, mine included, have never even seen a spiny mouse so I’m very apprehensive about what the risks would be with the op, if they’ll even do it.
Plus I really need to decide if its really fair to let my Charlie go on. Every time I think he’s had enough he seems to perk up for a couple of days but the reality is that he’s 2 and half, has limited use of his back legs, struggles with solid food, needs me to help him wash and is generally bald, frail and asleep most of the time. And its only going to get worse.
ETA: Have just been speaking to the foster home my spinys came from and it turns out Hoggle has had an operation before, he had his mangled tail amputated when he was first rescued. Knowing that he has successfully come through an op before makes a big difference, anxious to talk to my vet now!
