Nimbus the Hedgehog

13/01/2021

14/10/2019

I’m sad to go but happy I don’t have to get washed all the time anymore.
I was starting to be uncomfortable in my own body so my mom took me to the vet (again) who helped me peacefully pass away. I brought a lot of joy in my 4.5 ish years here. Everyone should adopt a hedgehog. 💕

22/09/2019

I am on the move tonight. My mom is relieved I’m awake. She said I’m filthy but she loves me anyway, but then she bathed me.

21/09/2019

I just do this when I sleep now, I guess. It keeps my mom on her toes and my vet thinks it’s odd. I think I’m pretty cool. 🤷🏼‍♀️

08/09/2019

I only had one oral mass! The doctor removed it while I was druggedly asleep. He thinks I might be sleeping stretched out because my back hurts so I have medicine to try. It tastes like sh*t.
My mom thought I’d lost a lot of weight but I barely lost any. I think she’s losing her mind.
I am older and slower than I used to be, but I’m actually in good shape for my age... 4 1/2 years.
I rode in the doctor’s pocket and everyone at the hospital loved me.

06/09/2019

Sometimes I play dead to stress out my mom. I was only sleeping. Sheesh.

06/09/2019

I have another growth in my mouth and my appetite declined, probably because it hurts to eat (duh). Please send good thoughts to me and my vet. I had an oral mass removed over a year ago and did really well after. That growth never returned. This growth is in a different spot in my mouth. My mom thinks I maybe have another one further back in my mouth but I won’t let her see that far in my mouth.

20/08/2019

Snack time!

29/12/2018

I’m over 3.5 years old now, but I still haven’t found any good senior discounts.

Aren’t I just the cutest? I’m three years old now, which means I’m a senior hedgehog. I’m going to see if I can get senior discounts anywhere cool.

Did you know I was adopted with help from the Hedgehog Welfare Society? Like many animals, there are too many of my kind and not enough good homes. Check out their website and consider adopting a prickly friend like me. http://hedgehogwelfare.org

29/12/2018

Happy Christmas!

11/12/2018

Mom was gone for awhile. I was hoping for fewer baths but she’s back home now.

12/10/2018

My second bath of the day. My mom insists this will help my tiny toe owies stay clean and heal properly, and also help me p**p since I cannot use my exercise wheel to run out my leftovers. Gross, I know.

12/10/2018

Can you see my tiny owies on my toes? My mom can barely find them.

11/10/2018

Nimbus is happy to be home! He lost 120g (!!!) so we will be changing his diet, getting a gram scale to check his weight, and watching him closely to make sure he doesn’t lose any more weight. That’s gonna be fun because he’s a very picky eater.

11/10/2018

Nimbus has tiny ulcers on two of his toes. No wheel for two weeks while they heal. Thank you to the doctors and vet staff at Chuckanut for caring for him.

29/08/2018

Bath time for me!

12/07/2018

My growth was removed! Thank you very much to Dr. Van Winkle and the staff at Chuckanut Valley Veterinary Hospital for taking care of me today. They let my mom keep most of my growth, cuz she’s weird.

29/06/2018

Please send good thoughts my way! I have some sort of infection or growth in my mouth that my mom found tonight. Hopefully my vet can get me in tomorrow. My mom is worried since I’m an older hedgehog now, and oral cancer is common with us older guys.
Fingers crossed that all is well and that this can be fixed quickly!
I have difficulty being still, especially for photos.