A Day in the Life of a Zookeeper

A Day in the Life of a Zookeeper
Ever wonder what its like to share your world with a bunch of crazy critters? Tune in to find out!

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

5 Critter Vet Visit

Yesterday little Finney went to the vet and they found ear mites.  These freaky little creatures look something like this:


They are very contagious - and usually species specific.  We decided it would be good to take all of the ferrets in to be checked and I wanted to check Nigel as well.  As for the kitties and the dog - we will keep a close eye on them to watch for ear ick or scratching.  So far they all seem okay.

Today we took in the four other ferrets and Nigel to get them checked out.  My dad went along as my lovely critter assistant.  The results of ear swabbing were as follows:  Nigel was in the clear - no treatment necessary.  Theo and Violet both tested positive, Clooney and Madison both tested negative but we went ahead and did the shots of antibiotics for all four of them as a preventative measure.  Theo also got his first physical.  I have all the pictures and info from his first vet visit and will share them with you tomorrow.  I took tons of pictures today so get ready:


Above - Miss Madison snoozing with her Grandpa while we waited for results from the ear swabs.


Here is one for cutie tootie Miss Violet playing in her carrier while she waited for her turn


Little Miss Madison posing for a picture


Maddie, Violet and Theo playing in their carrier


Violet hanging out



The little girls in the two shots above


Theo and Madison 


Mr. Nigel Hedgehog getting checking out


Clooney getting his ear checked


Maddie getting her ear swabbed


Violet getting her ear swabbed



Miss Madison 


Cute baby girls 


Clooney


Madison 


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