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Pictures Ollie's 9th Gotcha Day!

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Yeah, I remember my favorite critters and folks, surprising even to me, but I know my license number, vin for my Dart, my Jeep I used to have, license plates for most of them, stupid stuff like that just sticks. It has come in handy before when official type folks try to trip me up. Of course remembering what job I did two days ago... NOPE!
:coffeescreen: I'm getting a little like that too, Terry!
 

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Happy 9th Gotcha day Ollie!!!! I hope you all had a great day together! I loved all the photographs, some funny, but all beautiful! :loveshower:
 

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What sweet face!!:xflove::heart: Sucks about his nostrils but its great he has such a diligent owner :heart: Just curious does he ever have nasal flushes done?
No, Sarah. Ollie is kind of only tame with me. He has a complete melt down on any visit to the vet... panting very heavily and audibly, and mucus bubbles coming out of his eyes. On our last vet visit, to my own vet in London, the vet was kind of shocked. Because he has Asper too, I hate doing anything that stresses him out unless it is an emergency.

The woman who rescued him and kept him for 9 months whilst looking for a forever home for him used to catch him up daily to clean out his nostril with some sort of instrument and give him meds, but it's given him a real phobia about hands. I've also heard that nasal flushes can hurt and it's a bit like water boarding. He had sinus troubles which gave him the swollen nostril. When he first came to me anytime the nostril cleared the hole was like a pin prick. Over the years the hole has definitely grown in size to almost normal which is great as there is more likelihood of it eventually keeping clear itself.

What I'm experimenting with now is getting him used to me scratching his nostril as I am thinking that I might be able to gradually introduce something like a rubber point (maybe part of a dental instrument) and start cleaning it out with his face pressed against the cage bars using skritches as reinforcement.
 

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Thanks Shezbug and Zara!! :heart: :heart:
 

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What I'm experimenting with now is getting him used to me scratching his nostril as I am thinking that I might be able to gradually introduce something like a rubber point (maybe part of a dental instrument) and start cleaning it out with his face pressed against the cage bars using skritches as reinforcement.
That sounds far less stressful than a nasal flush! Good luck with it, I hope it works! :)
 

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That sounds far less stressful than a nasal flush! Good luck with it, I hope it works! :)
Thanks Zara. To be honest I am constantly worried about it. I'm terrified it might become a rhinolith which is why I keep taking photos of it so I can magnify it up and keep a better eye on it. Luckily Olllie LOVES showers, and that's what seems to clear it temporarily at least.
 

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I think I would worry over it constantly too. I like to use photos to monitor progress too. It´is handy as it stores the dates as well as visual changes. Lucky he loves the shower! :)
 

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Nerd had a mass they found and they wanted to do a expensive MRI in Seattle like 300 miles away. Other then that he was doing great, happy, healthy, and active. We finally told them we couldn't afford it so they agreed to just keep an eye on it for changes. It never changed and he just kept being Nerd so they decided it was old scaring and left it at that.
He also got a little bump under his white skin around one eye. It would get bigger and smaller depending on whether he'd bumped his head recently trying to fly. Other then looking a bit odd it never affected him either his whole life. After that I just tried not to worry about him unless something changed drastically and he was just a happy, skinny little tank for the rest of his life.
 

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Awww, happy gotcha day Ollie!
 

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Thanks, tka!! :heart:
 

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Happy Gotcha Day Ollie!
 

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Thank you, Kate! :heart:
 

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Happy Gotcha Day! :bdaycandle::bdaycandle::bdaycandle::bdaycandle::bdaycandle::bdaycandle::bdaycandle::bdaycandle::bdaycandle:
And sorry I'm late.
 

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Happy gotcha day ollie!
 

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I missed this one too somehow! So sorry! Happy belated gotcha day to the beautiful Ollie boy! Every picture just shows he's living such a wonderful life with you! Hope his nostril continues to get better!
 
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