Sunday, April 14, 2013
29 Days Young Cherimoya at 30g
And today at 29 days young, Cherimoya stands at approx. 30g! Mom says she can't wait to see her color change as she grows! Not very nice pix as Mom took these with only 1 hand while Cherimoya crawls around on her other.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Cherimoya the Calico (aka Tortoiseshell Banded) Syrian Hamster
For some reasons (which we may or may not blog about these reasons later on), Mom and Dad has been looking for a Long Hair (LH) calico (proper color term in the hammie's world would be tortoiseshell banded) syrian hamster for quite awhile but to no avail as this color is pretty rare. A shop even quoted Mom S$300 for such a color. In the end, as luck would have it... a breeder got back to them to inform that she may have a potential calico syrian in her litter of six.
And so Cherimoya was born on 16 March 2013. Colors could only be seen about 2 weeks later. Mom and Dad went to view her and the initial asking price for Cherimoya was S$100 - $120 if her color turns out to be a rich and vibrant calico like her grandmother.
Ah... why the name Cherimoya? Cherimoya is another term for custard apple. Mom wanted to name her Broccoli initially but Dad remembered the fruit Cherimoya and thought it's a pretty cool and unique name. Now I feel so left out... Cotton, Chewy, Cherimoya (Mom: it's all coincidental!)... and I'm Velvet. Oh well, I guess I'm very super special.
The breeder is a pretty okay one according to Mom as there's absolutely no inbreeding or mass breeding. And she's totally cool and open with Mom asking about the dam and sire... taking pictures and videos of all her critter and asking questions.
Some of the first few pix of young Cherimoya sent to Mom by the breeder and info on her family. If you're wondering why the dam and sire can't be pictured together... it is because syrian hamsters, unlike dwarfs, are
Litter of 6 (1 calico tri-color, 1 Dove tortoiseshell Banded / tri-color Satin, 1 black tortoiseshell, 1 black satin (only male), 1 Yellow Black Banded, 1 Dove Banded.
Grandmother - Long Hair (LH) Calico
Mommy - LH Black Tortoiseshell
Daddy - LH Yellow Banded Satin
DOB: 16 March 2013
Home on 12 April 2013 (26 days young)
And so Cherimoya comes home... last few shots of her biological family.
AND I AM OBSESSED OVER CHERIMOYA!
And so Cherimoya was born on 16 March 2013. Colors could only be seen about 2 weeks later. Mom and Dad went to view her and the initial asking price for Cherimoya was S$100 - $120 if her color turns out to be a rich and vibrant calico like her grandmother.
Ah... why the name Cherimoya? Cherimoya is another term for custard apple. Mom wanted to name her Broccoli initially but Dad remembered the fruit Cherimoya and thought it's a pretty cool and unique name. Now I feel so left out... Cotton, Chewy, Cherimoya (Mom: it's all coincidental!)... and I'm Velvet. Oh well, I guess I'm very super special.
The breeder is a pretty okay one according to Mom as there's absolutely no inbreeding or mass breeding. And she's totally cool and open with Mom asking about the dam and sire... taking pictures and videos of all her critter and asking questions.
Some of the first few pix of young Cherimoya sent to Mom by the breeder and info on her family. If you're wondering why the dam and sire can't be pictured together... it is because syrian hamsters, unlike dwarfs, are
Litter of 6 (1 calico tri-color, 1 Dove tortoiseshell Banded / tri-color Satin, 1 black tortoiseshell, 1 black satin (only male), 1 Yellow Black Banded, 1 Dove Banded.
Grandmother - Long Hair (LH) Calico
Mommy - LH Black Tortoiseshell
Daddy - LH Yellow Banded Satin
DOB: 16 March 2013
Home on 12 April 2013 (26 days young)
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| 6 days young Cherimoya |
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| 19 days young Cherimoya |
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| cherimoya's grandmother (a LH beautiful calico) |
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| cherimoya's mother (a LH black tortoiseshell) |
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| cherimoya's father (a LH yellow banded satin) |
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| [10 Apr 2013] 25 days young |
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| this face totally sealed the deal for Mom |
And so Cherimoya comes home... last few shots of her biological family.
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| Cherimoya's biological Mom! |
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| Cherimoya's biological Dad (printshot from vid) |
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| Cherimoya's Grandma! |
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| Mom with one of her pups |
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| pregnant grandma due. gave birth to her 2nd litter on 13 March 2013 |
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| my ideal color |
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| middle's the runt of the litter - a Dove tortoiseshell Banded / tri-color Satin female |
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| home! (temporary housing) |
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| two calicoes in the house! one's a kitty, one's a hammie |
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| Cotton loves ''studying'' her new family members top: when cotton first met chewy bottom: when cotton first met cherimoya |
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| lil' cherimoya |
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| a printshot from a vid! cherimoya's first organic food at home |
AND I AM OBSESSED OVER CHERIMOYA!
Monday, April 1, 2013
Annual Blood Test, Heartworm Test and Urinalysis
So it's time for our annual full panel bloodwork, heartworm test and urinalysis. Not bad at all except that Chewy's pee is a lil' towards the alkaline side (pH 8) and mine towards the acidic side (pH 5), best is around pH 7. I'm the best with no probs except the vet mentioned that I could use a lil' extra 200g of weight. Last year, Cotton had a Grade 2 Patella Luxation on her right hind leg. And now at 7 years young, she's having a lil' arthritis on her foreleg as the vet could hear some ''cracking'' sounds when she bent Cotton's legs here and there to check. So Mom will have to start her on Garden of Life Ultra (a glucosamine) now.
Mom only managed to free-catch my pee while walking outside the vet's... she missed Cotton's because she kept moving and moving away from the bottle. Chewy's pee was extracted by the vet by squeezing her bladder slightly and her pee squirted out unto the table and the vet simply used a syringe to collect the sample lol. Mom's so proud of Chewy cuz she's such a good and patient kitty. So in the end, Cotton didn't have a urinalysis done.
The vet was also pretty shocked and yet amazed by Chewy's dirty ears. Unlike mine and Cotton's ears which have never been cleaned for as long as we've lived by Mom and are yet so clean, Chewy's ears are always dirty. No infection or mites anything like that... it's just dirty. But when the vet looked deeper into her ear canals... she said, ''wow inside so clean!'' And just told Mom to prolly wipe off the dirt on the ouside of the ears haha. But Mom couldn't really be bothered as long as it poses no health issues or anything like that.
Yups... that's our weird Chewy.
Oh yea and we're all heartworm-free too.
My results:
Cotton's results:
Chewy's urinalysis:
Chewy didn't have her bloodwork done as she just did it on 06 Dec 2012
And here's our weight. Cotton's weight is perfect for her legs according to the vet so as not to add any unnecessary load to her legs... Chewy's also of a good weight for her frame (still able to feel some bones, if ur not able to feel any bones... ur fat)... and as for me... I could use a lil' 200g more. Some ppl have mentioned before that Mom starves us. Well, I'm not a mini schnauzer who should be 7kg and all like most... and besides, I'm always ''flying'' everywhere at home so Mom believes its way better to keep my weight down.
It just doesn't mean that you're starved if one is lean.. Mom simply goes by the theory of eating quality food in minimum quantity instead of stuffing oneself to the brim with... well... not-so-good-foods. Mom and Dad are both also eating very minimal but quality (raw) food each day unlike the diet of most typical humans. It's a lil' hard to go into lifestyle issues because you'd have to read ALOT to know the details. But don't worry, we're definitely not starving of nutrients =)
And after our consult, we met a 7 months young diluted calico kitty! SHE'S SOOO PRETTY with her blue eyes and all mom says.. and I second that!
Total damage? S$500.76 after a discount of S$42.
Mom only managed to free-catch my pee while walking outside the vet's... she missed Cotton's because she kept moving and moving away from the bottle. Chewy's pee was extracted by the vet by squeezing her bladder slightly and her pee squirted out unto the table and the vet simply used a syringe to collect the sample lol. Mom's so proud of Chewy cuz she's such a good and patient kitty. So in the end, Cotton didn't have a urinalysis done.
The vet was also pretty shocked and yet amazed by Chewy's dirty ears. Unlike mine and Cotton's ears which have never been cleaned for as long as we've lived by Mom and are yet so clean, Chewy's ears are always dirty. No infection or mites anything like that... it's just dirty. But when the vet looked deeper into her ear canals... she said, ''wow inside so clean!'' And just told Mom to prolly wipe off the dirt on the ouside of the ears haha. But Mom couldn't really be bothered as long as it poses no health issues or anything like that.
Yups... that's our weird Chewy.
Oh yea and we're all heartworm-free too.
My results:
Cotton's results:
Chewy's urinalysis:
Chewy didn't have her bloodwork done as she just did it on 06 Dec 2012
And here's our weight. Cotton's weight is perfect for her legs according to the vet so as not to add any unnecessary load to her legs... Chewy's also of a good weight for her frame (still able to feel some bones, if ur not able to feel any bones... ur fat)... and as for me... I could use a lil' 200g more. Some ppl have mentioned before that Mom starves us. Well, I'm not a mini schnauzer who should be 7kg and all like most... and besides, I'm always ''flying'' everywhere at home so Mom believes its way better to keep my weight down.
It just doesn't mean that you're starved if one is lean.. Mom simply goes by the theory of eating quality food in minimum quantity instead of stuffing oneself to the brim with... well... not-so-good-foods. Mom and Dad are both also eating very minimal but quality (raw) food each day unlike the diet of most typical humans. It's a lil' hard to go into lifestyle issues because you'd have to read ALOT to know the details. But don't worry, we're definitely not starving of nutrients =)
And after our consult, we met a 7 months young diluted calico kitty! SHE'S SOOO PRETTY with her blue eyes and all mom says.. and I second that!
Total damage? S$500.76 after a discount of S$42.
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