[Gpdd] [HEALTH] Allergies, news article, mushy poops

[sherry bevins]

Greetings fellow slaves,

I, too, have allergies to many things...my piggies and their hay included. I 
take Allegra 180mg once a day and this has really helped me. However, I 
still, every now and then, break out in small hives on the skin of my inner 
arms when I cuddle my piggies. I try to be careful about my neck and face, 
but they love to crawl up under my hair, and sometimes I just can't resist 
giving them kisses on their velvety-soft little ears. I guess I will be 
doomed as well, because I also get carried away and kiss them right on their 
cute little piggie noses, and...do I dare admit this...right on their 
precious little pink mouths... not too often, because they don't like 
it...but the nose seems to be okay! I can't seem to help myself...they are 
just too cute sometimes and I figure it's better to kiss 'em than to squeeze 
'em, although at times I am hard pressed not to do both!

About the mushy poop problem...Flick has had a problem with this lately, 
after being on antibiotics and other meds for several weeks. I have to be 
careful not to give him too many greens or other veggies, and I also took 
him off of his antibiotic for a few days to see if that would help. I also 
bought a bottle of iFlora4pets and will begin sprinkling a little on the 
small amount of veggies that he gets once a day. He has to go back on the 
antibiotic, because he is still passing some blood in his urine, but I 
wanted to give his GI tract a chance to recover a little.

Just have to comment on the piggie songs...fool that I am, I sing to mine 
when I get up in the morning...usually making it up as I go. Then, at snack 
time, I start singing again as I'm passing out the goodies. It's 
funny...they know which song means that a treat is coming and start 
squeaking away. I like to think that they're singing along with me. Also, 
each piggie has his/her own little song. When I'm cuddling that particular 
one, I sing them their song. Believe it or not, they each recognize their 
own song, and will react to it even if I'm not holding them when I sing it. 
It is so neat! Our late Big Cinnamon was so cute...he could be in a sound 
sleep, but just let someone start singing his song...he perked up pretty 
fast! I guess he associated it with getting a treat. I won't say which tunes 
I put the words to...then you'll KNOW I'm crazy! Ha! Ha!

Wishing you all a wonderful day,
Sherry and the Piggie Pals
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