Happy Gottcha Day Brillo

[piggieminder]

Brillo came home with me 5 years ago today. How time flies! I went into P&H for some supplies and when all the little babies ran away and hid as I walked by, Brillo stood up against the glass and a little voice said "get me out of here". Red had recently had a fight with Caspy who ended up with a bite on his back so with two singles he could possibly live with my heart ruled my head and home the little ball of fuzz came.

He fell out with Red after 2.5 years together, but they live happily side by side putting the world to rights.

 

[Qualcast&Flymo]

Happy Gotcha Day Brillo! You were one brave and lucky boy 5 years ago

 

[Bertie & Jelly]

What a gorgeous chappie. Happy gotcha day Brillo

 

[Siikibam]

Happy gotcha day Brillo

 

[Roselina]

Happy gotcha day beautiful Brillo - living your bestest life

 

[AidaB]

Happy gotcha day Brillo

 

[Posyrose]

Happy gotcha day

 

[weepweeps]

Happy gotcha day gorgeous Brillo.

 

[Bill & Ted]

Happy Gotcha Day little man

 

[Daisy_and_Mocha]

Happy gotcha day Brillo! Hope you get lots of treats

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Happy gotcha day Brillo!

 

[fluffysal]

Happy belated gotcha day handsome, tell The Mummy Slave to give you extra treats today as well!

 

[piggieminder]

The vet he saw a couple of weeks ago said he needed to lose weight because of his arthritis. Brillo is not impressed!

 

[Wiebke]

Happy gotcha day, Brillo!

 

[fluffysal]

Another vet said Dignified Sir George needs to lose weight. Don't these people know a chunky hunk of boarliness when they see it?
How exactly do you put them on a diet?
Mine only have the forum recommended amount of pellets and the only naughty thing is peaflakes which are very limited, especially when I can't remember which box they got packed in.

 

[piggieminder]

I don't know how I would put mine on a diet. The conversation went a bit like this.
Vet - 'Cut down on pellets, people always feed too many pellets'.
Me - 'They get 6 - 10 in the morning and the same in the afternoon'.
Vet - 'Cut out root vegetables and fruit'.
Me - 'They only get a bit of apple or banana a couple of times a year and a carrot sliver once a month if that'.
She gave up then!
Brillo's not overweight as far as I'm concerned. He's an old boy now with old boy health problems, he's 200gms lighter than in his prime. After being seriously ill and on antibiotics for 2 months in 2022 I'm happy with his weight. If he got ill again he's got a bit he can lose without it being a major problem. This was a new vet at the practise they change every year as they train vets to specialise in exotics. I don't think she liked guinea pigs, some don't, I can tell! I'm always sad when the good ones go, we've had some lovely piggy vets there.