We had to put Thistle the little hedgehog girl down yesterday due to an aggressive, fast growing tumor in her mouth.

Thistle came to us a few months ago via a local shelter. She didn't do well in the shelter environment. Even our experienced foster mom couldn't really coax her out of her shell, she was very shy and preferred to just be left alone and be looked at.

RIP Thistle, you will be missed

Just a few days later we received a wonderful application from a great family who was looking for a guinea pig as a companion for their little three legged guinea pig who was depressed because he had recently lost his partner in crime. After the home visit we were happy to approve this wonderful family!

We flew Lucien over to Vancouver thanks to Pacific Coastal and he spent a few weeks in quarantine to make sure he was healthy.

About a week ago he went to his forever home. The two piglets have since been successfully introduced to each other! I think the picture says it all :-)

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Teri the wonderful foster mom reports that the mom and babies are doing well despite the stressful move.

As me mentioned previously, they are related to the 55 we took in last year.

The mom was given away to a friend by the previous owner. We knew he was doing this and we knew he didn't have the knowledge how to properly screen homes. This little momma rattie was then brought to the local shelter vet because the man thought she had a broken leg. The leg is fine but she ended up giving birth while at the vet and the man surrendered her and all babies.

It really saddens us greatly that despite our efforts to clean up the mess, there are still new litters being born and once again we have to try and find homes for another 12 unwanted rats.

There were absolutely no signs that something was wrong with her. She was very outgoing and playful while the other 3 girls are very shy and quiet. Emily seemed full of life and had so much character.

The foster family checked on baby Emily and the 3 adult girls earlier today and they all seemed perfectly fine. But when they checked on them tonight the found out that little Emily had passed away. It is just incredibly sad.