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Tag: tobias
Tobias’ idea of how a photo shoot should work:
Step 1. Walk over to object
Step 2. Appear interested in object
Step 3. Jump on object
Step 4. Only show butt to camera
Ben has been taking notes from Tobias
Tobias’ version of pumpkin carving. He’s doing a good job.
Top tip: so long as you’re touching the food it’s yours
I think to say that he was cosy would be an understatement
Tobias: April 2013 – 25th October 2018
Tobias still loved pumpkin as much now as he did 5 years ago. I remember putting him in a carved pumpkin for photos, thinking that he’d stick his head up to look around, but he said why would he do that when he’s in a room of food and busied himself eating. I hadn’t gotten a large pumpkin this year but he thoroughly enjoyed the munchkin pumpkins, eating more than the rest of the degus combined. He looked betrayed when I took the pumpkin away and told him he could have more later. Tobias was always very food motivated which made training him easier.
The blood in Tobias’ eye cleared up after a few weeks of eye drops 3 times a day but the blood in his urine came back. Despite antibiotics it didn’t clear up so he went in for investigations – x-rays and a urine sample was going to be sent off. He came round from the anaesthetic well and he was checked on frequently throughout the afternoon. I went to pick him up and when the nurse went to get him he had passed away, it had only just happened recently, there was nothing that could be done for him. It happened quickly and he didn’t suffer.
It’s come as a complete shock to all of us, if my vet had had any doubts about how he was doing he would have been kept in overnight for observation. I don’t know if his death is to do with whatever illness we were trying to get to the bottom of or if it was something like a blood clot.
In the last few months Tobias has been really cuddly. He was a wonderful study buddy – he would walk up the side of my dressing gown and settle down, easily for an hour or two, so I wasn’t able to move without disturbing him and ended up taking my text books with me to keep me occupied while Tobias cuddled. He will be missed so much. I hope he’s with his brother now.
Cosy Toby
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