Post by pinky on Oct 17, 2012 0:14:41 GMT -4
PingPong (aka Ping, the Pingster, Pingy, Fuzzy One) is now 2 years and 7 months old. He has been living with hemangiomas (blood-filled tumors) for about 9 months.
Some of these latest photos may be a bit difficult to look at, but I think members will benefit in seeing that in this case "tumor" did not equal "sudden death."
A few older photos from prior threads:
Ping in his prime:
Ping in the Buddha sleeping position that he made famous:
Sometimes it was just easier to drink this way!
More recent photos:
Starting to look like an old man:
Still running on the wheel up until maybe a week ago:
He has been an avid groomer all along, despite the challenges:
Given that he's eating for three, he gets what he likes: kale, poultry baby food, yam, red pepper, pasta, tofu. In the foreground is some of the Emer-Aid supplemental feeding mix I've used to give him extra calories.
I have to say now that I think he's crossed the line. The Ping I see now is tired and sad, with ears down and eyes not bright. That he actually allowed me to caress his back earlier today tells me that he doesn't have the energy to object--because believe me, that sort of activity had been highly objectionable!
I am hoping that my little man just slips away in his dreams. He has been so brave--doing everything a hamster does in spite of the two large grapes he carries everywhere.
Some of these latest photos may be a bit difficult to look at, but I think members will benefit in seeing that in this case "tumor" did not equal "sudden death."
A few older photos from prior threads:
Ping in his prime:
Ping in the Buddha sleeping position that he made famous:
Sometimes it was just easier to drink this way!
More recent photos:
Starting to look like an old man:
Still running on the wheel up until maybe a week ago:
He has been an avid groomer all along, despite the challenges:
Given that he's eating for three, he gets what he likes: kale, poultry baby food, yam, red pepper, pasta, tofu. In the foreground is some of the Emer-Aid supplemental feeding mix I've used to give him extra calories.
I have to say now that I think he's crossed the line. The Ping I see now is tired and sad, with ears down and eyes not bright. That he actually allowed me to caress his back earlier today tells me that he doesn't have the energy to object--because believe me, that sort of activity had been highly objectionable!
I am hoping that my little man just slips away in his dreams. He has been so brave--doing everything a hamster does in spite of the two large grapes he carries everywhere.
*hugs* 
Sorry to come here and see this.
