Davis Zoo

20/07/2024

Sahara was getting in a workout before breakfast.

08/07/2024

08/07/2024

08/07/2024

So Nick caught me a little jumping spider a little while ago! And it is a surprise with even more surprises coming! Jumper was gravid! Pictures show more!!!

05/05/2024

Bella likes to watch the fish tank lol

04/05/2024

Mimi has absolutely no reason for being so cute. And yes she is on what’s referred to as mount mimi and consists of at LEAST 4 (maximum 6) soft fuzzy blankies. She is on a little spoiled and a little princess.

01/05/2024

Our little rhino rat snake is getting big and is really turning green! She only has one section that has black lines down it from her gray phase!

11/03/2024

Something cute and kinda creepy. We can see Mimi’s heart beat.

05/03/2024

The girls are home!! Mimi is doing ok she is a little sore, but I’ll be making dinner and fixing meds and ice for her as soon as Nick comes in with the other dogs. They are very cautious around her but very concerned and made sure to gently check on her. The doctor wants her to try to start walking tomorrow and pt starts tomorrow. At two weeks she gets stitches removed and should be almost 100% healed. At 4 weeks she should be 100% healed and using it like usual without complications or pain from using her muscle to hold the leg in place.

04/03/2024

Mimi’s surgery went well and she is waking up now. I can not get her until 4 pm cause they want to monitor her for a while longer! More pictures to come!!

04/03/2024

Today is vet day! Mimi is having her surgery today and moxie is still having eye issues so that’s getting looked at! This was them on the ride, and I do have to say I started with moxie in the chair and Mimi on my lap, but Mimi WANTED to lay in her box with moxie. And it was adorable

27/02/2024

Moxies ears are too big even for her cone of shame…And she is in a cone of shame because Mimi licked her eyes raw and she keeps trying to scratch them. Licking is a coping mechanism for Mimi, but we are trying to get her to lick a lick pad instead of pinning moxie down and just going to TOWN on her eyes. Of course, now that moxie can’t itch her own eyes she presents them to Mimi so Mimi can lick them…it’s a little rough with that part…but she’s on eye ointment and we are doing what we can about the licking!

27/02/2024

So. This. This is the first time this has happened. We brought moxie home on September 8, It is the 27 of February. When we brought moxie home Milo HATED her. He was MAD mad that there was a puppy in his house. He was so mad I was not sure this day would come. So offended. Milo is my baby why did I need to bring home that thing. But very very slowly, he has tolerated her. He has always been protective of her even when he hated her. But before when she would lay with him he would get up and leave like “eww don’t even look at me”. Now 5 almost 6 months later, they can lay together. They haven’t played, I don’t have too crazy high hopes that they ever will. But it’s super awesome to see that he doesn’t absolutely think she is the worst anymore.

22/02/2024

This little mountain of blankets has a hint of Mimi in it. She has a appointment set for March 4th to fix her little hip!!!

17/02/2024

We will be going to the reptile expo tomorrow!! So excited to see the wonderful people and animals!!!

14/02/2024

So our little mimi bean has not been feeling well the past few days. She was throwing up and not wanting to p**p, and not wanting to eat. Our concern was a possible blockage. She’s a naughty little dog when it comes to strings and un**es. So after she didn’t eat at all yesterday, or this morning our concerns were raised. Then I went to put her jacket on her and she screamed twice and threw up. So off to the vet we went. On the positive side, there is no blockage that can be seen, she’s just super gassy and seems to just have a bad tummy ache. Blood work says everything is fine except some slightly elevated liver numbers that could indicate pancreatitis, another illness, or it could be just because her tummy hurts. So she got rehydrated and anti nausea medication and is on a diet of boiled chicken and rice for the next 48 hours. If she doesn’t throw up, it’s most likely a tummy ache, but if she does it will be an emergency visit to the vet. She ate once we got home and again for dinner and all is good so far!! Fingers crossed it’s just an upset tummy. What we were not expecting in the slightest is this in her xray. As you can see one of her hips is not in its socket. Unfortunately it has been that way for a long time as it is creating indents on the pelvic bone. More than likely she will need some sort of surgery to prevent more pain or hurting the pevic bone. The vet suspects that this could be due to traumatic injury, so we are suspecting her previous home. Our vet is going to consult with the orthapedic doctor to see what the next steps for her would be.

04/01/2024

Yesterday I had to take four of our kiddos to the vet. Betty out big sulcata has a uri and so does Stella our little Russian tortoise. Jose our Mexican black king snake has not kept a meal down since 11/2 and he isn’t showing any sign of wanting to eat, and his hemipene was swelling again. And Gabe our gargoyle gecko (formally gabby but she isn’t looking like a she anymore) because he finished his meds and he needed a recheck.
Betty not only has a uri, her she’ll also is starting to slope downwards. We got X-rays on her and she is FULL of poo. So the vet recommended we attach a massager to her to help the p**p get moving. She also might have some follicles that we will need to keep an eye on in case they develop into eggs. I say might because she is so full of poo it’s hard to tell for sure. Her plan is antibiotics, soak, and vibrations. Then we will reevaluate in a few weeks.
Jose. The vet was able to get some fluid out of his impacted hemipene without stressing him out too much, and his plan of attack is trying a rodent scented with toad, and if that doesn’t work, a live pinkie. If he gets under 300 grams we may need to force feed him. We will also be soaking him 3x a week to see if that helps his hemipene. He is the only snake we have that does not and will not soak on his own, so we wonder if that may be the reason for buildup in his hemipene.
Stella has the beginning of a uri and is also on antibiotics but looks good otherwise
Gabe looks really good after his antibiotics so he’s is off meds unless the swelling comes back.

28/12/2023

Now muffins is enjoying it!

28/12/2023

Penelope likes it!! Boos been all over them, but this is the first time Penelope is enjoying them

27/12/2023

We spoiled our cats this year and got cat wall mounts so they can go up in the living room. They are set above the dog bed (because we all know cats are above dogs…in cats minds at least) above the dog kennels and we put the stairs where they can help boo reach her favorite bed, my old Simba pillow pet. So far they are curious and unsure but I’m sure there will be lots of kitty photos soon!!

10/12/2023

Penelope is saying merry Christmas by playing in the tree tonight…

04/12/2023

Sweet baby Moana October 2018-December 4 2023

04/12/2023

Today I had to take these three kiddos to the vet. Jose the snake hasn’t finished his anitibiotics but isn’t holding food down and his abscess is filling again. Gabby the gecko has had a lump in her back since we got her and it seems to have grown so that needs to be looked at. And Moana the hedgehog has blood in her p*e and is lethargic and restless. She just finished second round of antibiotics and should be healthy other then a dead eye and age.

Now that I have been to the vet, I’ll give the update. Jose is going to just have two regular meals and if he can keep those down he will have his abcess drained and a specific soak as many times a week as the vet recommends. If he is unable to keep the food down we will have to do further testing to see what his problems are. Gabby is actually looking more like a Gabe and he might have an infection in his lump so we are trying a shot antibiotic for 9 days then a re check. We have a small handful of other options, which I didn’t think we would cause it’s his spine, just in case but hopefully this will work! He is also most likely younger than we thought. Now Moana. Our sweet sweet Moana. With all of her symptoms and her getting worse instead of better…our vet had suspected cancer when we got her tooth pulled. With her rapidly declining like she is, the vet is certain that it’s cancer. She hasn’t been able to get comfortable and she just has looked miserable the last week, worsening each day. So we had to make the hardest decision and we put her to sleep. We didn’t want her to suffer anymore. She spend her entire day on a heating pad and could not get comfortable no matter how she tried. We let Bella say goodbye to her and we will all miss her dearly. RIP Moana October 2018-December 2023

31/10/2023

Hanging out with drago and admiring how beautiful he is and mentioning it when he looks at me like “who me????” Definitely a very interactive lizard!!

29/10/2023

The bean does NOT appreciate this weather

29/10/2023

Update time!! Moana is healing well from her surgery! Milos test came back that everything was working properly, but his blood said he was dehydrated, but his urine said he was over hydrated..so we had to do another urinalysis and that one came out normal. So to play it safe we are just going to continue to add water to his food to help him stay hydrated and keep an eye on the amount/frequency he p*es. Drago the bearded dragon was acting weird and not exploring as much and stopped eating. We figured out that he does not like having a light on all the time and although he has his uvb for only 10 hours of the day, we did keep his heat light on to ensure his warmth. He did not approve and after making adjustments so he gets that off every night but stays at a nice temperature he is eating and exploring like normal! Moxie the monster is going to be starting training with one of the most AMAZING dog person there is out there, and she will be well on her way to a well behaved wild child in no time! Enjoy her and Bella going nuts!!

24/10/2023

Moana’s surgery went well! She had two teeth removed, one of them was so infected it leaked puss and blood so to keep her safe they stopped at that and she will have another surgery at a different time to remove her eye. She did good under anesthesia so the vet doesn’t think it should be too bad to put her under once more for her eye. She has other teeth that are starting to look unhealthy, but those won’t need removal for a few years if we get there. For now Moana is not necessarily happy about now getting three oral meds a day (2 of which are twice a day), but other then that she’s a little groggy and sore but she is home safe and sound!!

23/10/2023

Today is the day that Moana is getting her surgery. Hopefully everything will go well and she’ll be home tonight. Any positive thoughts would be appreciated!

20/10/2023

Newest health update!!! Tonight we will try feeding Jose Mexican black king) again to see if we can do meds for him again. Moana’s tooth is better enough to have it removed and she is scheduled for monday. More then likely the eye will have to go too. It started looking not as healthy a few days ago, and today she doesn’t seem to see as well, if at all, out of it and is not blinking anymore. But we did our best. Hopefully everything will go well, but she is senior and has bad lungs so any surgery will be risky. Milo (red dog) has been p*eing unusually long…same water intake, just an extreme amount of outtake…we are going to get his results for his blood and urinalysis tomorrow. Hopefully he is ok!! That’s everything so far!!