Double Update
As you can see from the above photo, Melly is feeling well. She is up to some of her old antics, such as forcing me to wear a Texas A&M scarf. Fact is, I am not a fan of Texas A&M since that is where I go to the vet. Knowing that, you can see […]
Getting Better
Melly’s Blog: Just a quick update on how Garibaldi Rous is doing, which is surprisingly well! He is a resilient little capybara if he is anything! In the photo above, you can see that he went out for a walk around the house today. Now that Stacy Winnick has finally left, it seems we can […]
Garibaldi is Sick: Vet Visit 7
Melly’s blog: Another installment in the long suffering of a poor little capybara who never hurt anyone, my adorable Garibaldi Caplin Rous. And it is the worst one so far. The photo above was taken the day before we went to the vet. He looks both healthy and happy but apparently he is neither.
Stacy Winnick is Visiting!
I am worried today.. Dobbye Winnick’s owner Stacy is visiting Melly. When she does that, bad things happen. Almost every time she comes I end up going to A&M for a vet visit. Last time she was here I did the A&M Vet School open house. That wasn’t as bad as getting knocked out and […]
Hyacinths and Capybaras
It’s true that humans are always messing up ecosystems. They bring in new pests or plants or they drain swamps or divert rivers. Generally they really mess things up. But here’s an article about humans maybe doing something good for a change! Wouldn’t a wild population of capybaras in California be wonderful? And Melly knows […]
Melly Update
Well, after a month of vacation, Melly is finally home from the hospital. As many of you know, she had a stroke in her right visual cortex. She is mostly okay but she can’t see very well. She lost vision in the left side of both eyes. It’s all very complicated but she is going […]
What’s Going On?
Melly’s blog: Hi all! This is Melly here. I suppose that some of you are wondering what is going on with me and Garibaldi Rous and why there haven’t been any recent blog posts. Well, never fear! Garibaldi is still doing well. His next vet visit is scheduled for Dec. 10th and Stacy Winnick, Dobbye […]
2014 Capybara Madness Calendar: What is it?
Okay Capy fans! It is time to think about next year’s Capybara Madness Calendar! The first thing we have to answer is who should be in it? The first part of that question is obvious. Let’s look at it month-by-month: Cover – ? January – ? February – Dobbye Winnick (it’s his birthday) March – […]
Teeth and Creek
If you’ve been following my blog, you know I’ve been having some problems with my teeth, cute as they are. In this post I’m going to give you an update on them AND I’m going to tell you about something really incredible that happened in my creek!
Pantanal Nature Part 3
Melly’s Blog: This is the third in my series of blog posts about my recent trip to the Pantanal in Brazil. You can follow these links to the previous posts: Pantanal Nature Part 1 Pantanal Nature Part 2 This post is going to focus on an interaction we saw between a jaguar and a capybara. […]