[Gpdd] [Announcement] Phoebe's Birthday

[Evelyn Baker]

Phoebe turned seven this month. It is her estimated birthday because  
we don't know when she was born. Although she has had some close  
calls this year, she is doing very well right now. And running the  
household.

In regards to her health and chronic bladder infections. I think  
we've solved the problem by cutting out fruits and carrots out of her  
diet. I haven't heard squeaking (well those kind of squeaks) in a  
while now. I'm sure she's diabetic considering she got cataracts at a  
young age.

These past few weeks she's started eating her pellets like crazy and  
gaining some weight. She's very fussy about her vegetables and won't  
eat her lettuce because she knows there's grass to be had and she  
will only settle for the best.

She's also developed this new behavior. She grumbles when she eats.  
It's a sub-vocalization that kind of sounds like a pigeon. She does  
it when she's eating her favourite foods or exploring. At first I  
thought she maybe in pain but then she would have stopped eating the  
cucumber instead of gobbling it up.

Phoebe is a real trooper. The older they get the better they get.