Herbert needs a prayer

ArkansasHunter · 01-21-2008, 10:47 PM

I started not to do this, but I have too. I have a pet and his name is Herbert.
Herbert was dumped on me by my son when he was a science teacher. Because the students teased and tormented the little feller.
Though at the time I didn't want the silly looking thing in my house but as days passed I felt sorry for the skiddish little thing so I would sit down on the floor and talk to it and give it miniture carrots for treats.
After a week passed this animals cage needed to be cleaned and new bedding material added to it.
What to do ? I was scard it would bite me !
After a little thought I got the nerve to reach in and pick in up and to my relief he didn't bite me so in to a box he went and outside I go to clean his big cage and add the fine wood chips recommended for this little feller. Back in the house.
I set the cage up on to large milk crates to keep any drafts off of him. Then I peered into the box and he was still there looking up at me.
I reached in and lifted him out and said what the hell and let him loose.
He causiously sniffed around and then took off darting around putting on a show that would make anyone laugh.
He wore his self out and I don't think he had ever had that much freedom before.
As I sat on the liveing room floor Herbert came up to me and placed his front feet on my pants leg and just steard up at me as to say thank you.
I reached down and picked him up and sat him down in my recliner while I went after an old beach towel.
I folded up the beach towel in to a small square and placed Herbert in the center and I then sat down and place the towel and Herbert in my lap.
We both feel a sleep.
Maybe an hour passed and his moveing around woke me with a start.
Herbert was trying to tell me something because he was bounceing around so. I thought and said you need to PISS !!! LOL And he didn'nt let up so I put him in his cage and he ran over to a corner, hunkered and releived himself.

For 4 years this has been an everyday routine other than a year and a half ago he discovered a new world under our sofa and because he's older now he'll check the liveing room out and then make a beline under the sofa and sleep for hours.

A while back Herbert had a knot start comeing up on his hip and now it's about the size of a nickle and I guess it has gone to itching because he bites at it.
I made an appointment with a vet and took Herbert to him and he said he had performed this surgery before many times on other critters and it wouldn't hurt him to have it so in the morning at 7:30 AM (Tuesday) is haveing this lump removed from his hip and I'm hopeing Herbert will come through it and the lump want be cancerous.
He has another lump comeing up on the other hip to.

So if you don't mind say a pray for Herbert and the Doctor and you might as well say one for me too.

I love this little feller and he has been good company to me.
I can honestly say I beleive God blessed me with him.

So help me and Herbert out with a pray please and I sure do thank you.
Mike aka A.H

billy · 01-21-2008, 10:56 PM

here he is defending america!
betcha didnt know he was a super hero did ya?

herbert has many secret identities.

ArkansasHunter · 01-21-2008, 10:57 PM

He can also turn invisible too. LOL

genwinters · 01-21-2008, 10:58 PM

praying for your little friend. its great to have a pet like herbert

billy · 01-21-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArkansasHunter

He can also turn invisible too. LOL

well mike..
ya see it's like this.
when you are snoozin in that recliner.
he is out fighting crime!
and you think he's under the couch!

troy2000 · 01-21-2008, 11:23 PM

We can't afford to lose the OGGR, Mike (that stands for "Official Gun and Game Rodent," of course). We're all on your side, hoping he pulls through. You don't weigh love by the pound or ounce...

Elarski · 01-22-2008, 02:05 AM

Prayed for your little Buddy, hope he has a speedy recovery.

just_a_car · 01-22-2008, 04:56 AM

Ol' Herbert's got my prayer. I agree with Troy, he's our OGGR; kinda like this groundhog:

ArkansasHunter · 01-22-2008, 06:05 AM

Thanks Guys ...I fell a sleep in my recliner around 12:30 a.m. and woke up around
4:30 a.m. so I got ready to go to the vet.
So now I'm sitting around waiting to leave.

Ole Herbert is use to getting 2 miniture carrots when I get up in the mornings, but this morning he couldn't get one because I had to remove his feed at 10:00 last night.
He stood up on his hind legs with his front feet on the bars as soon as he saw me and made a cute little sound he makes when he wants attention.
He had an expression like HEY STUPID wheres my CARROTTS !!! HEY YOU !!!
OVER HERE !!! HURRY UP !!! LOL. Then he runs from one end of his cage to the other and rears up again and just glares at me, he appears to be disappointed LOL.
I just petted him on the knoggin and said when we get back home Lil feller you can have all the carrots you want.
I haven't been this touched by a pet since the 70's and if he should not recover I know I did all I could plus some to make him happy and comfortable. He's brought me alot of joy.
Thanks Mike aka A.H

Windwalker · 01-22-2008, 06:48 AM

Mike, my prayers are on the way for both of you. Herbert is lucky to have found someone as nice as you. Speedy recovery Herbert. Good luck to you both.
Bob

Cyrano · 01-22-2008, 09:42 AM

He's a cute little guinea pig. I'll send good thoughts his way.

And for what it's worth, see if you can get a copy of Ellis Parker Butler's story, "Pigs is Pigs." I first read it when I was about 8 and laughed and laughed. It's rather dated; the protagonist is an Irishman straight out of the old Pat & Mike gags. But it's a hilarious look at what happens when a private citizen stands up to authority. I finally found my copy of it, lavishly illustrated with engravings and bound in book form, at a library sale a couple of years back. I think you'd enjoy it.

ArkansasHunter · 01-22-2008, 10:02 AM

well I took Herbert to the Vet and I ask if I could hold him when they gave him a shot to knock him out and they said Sorry we can't do that.
I had Herbert in a clear plastic pet carrier and the receptionist took Herbert and said they'll have to put him in a cage and they would call me after the surgery.
So I got in my truck and I just lost it I have never in my life been a cry baby.
I couldn't see to drive, but I made it home and as soon as I walked in the door theres Herberts cage in the liveing room empty.
Folks I'm telling you I don't want anymore pets it's so sad when one gets sick or worst dies.
While typeing this the vet himself just called and said Herbert did just fine the lump was mostly a chezzy type puss caused by a tiny tumor, when he remover the tumor he said he looked perfect in there and probly wouldn't have any more problem there.
He said Herbert was a wake and he seemed to be calling for me though he is sedated.
They want to watch him until 1:30 this afternoon.
My little buddy is going to be O.K. Thank yall and Thank you Lord.
Mike

Windwalker · 01-22-2008, 10:39 AM

Congratulations Mike. I am so happy for both you and Herbert. Let us know how he is getting along. Thank you Lord for taking care of them both, Amen.

ArkansasHunter · 01-22-2008, 11:07 AM

Windwalker I owe you and thank you for the prayers...I know it's silly to ask what I have asked.
But I care about the little feller, he's been here 4 years, how could you not get attached.
All is well........I would bet and I'm as serous as I can be, once were in the car and I stick my giant hand in his box, he bites a plug out of me for putting him through that. LOL
I give yall my word this little Guinea Pig can carry a grudge. LOL...Thank You A.H

rmh29 · 01-22-2008, 03:35 PM

Glad it went well. Can we get some pics of him?

neophyte · 01-22-2008, 03:44 PM

A.H.: Sir; I kinda felt you might be a pushover.
Sir; kindly share with Herbert we are going to be saying words of Prayer for him and the A.H. family

DWARREN123 · 01-22-2008, 06:04 PM

I hope everything turns out okay for you and Herbert.

MosinGirl · 01-22-2008, 06:33 PM

I'm glad to hear that Herbert is gonna be okay!! Funny how something so small can claim such a big part of your heart, huh??!!

Manda in Kent

Windwalker · 01-22-2008, 06:57 PM

A.H., even though we have not personally met except through G&G, I consider you and several others here special friends. I understand your feelings for Herbert as I have two dogs, Jack and Lady, that have special places in my heart. So glad everything turned out well. Tell Herbert I said Hi.

two-70 · 01-22-2008, 07:30 PM

God cares for all creatures great and small

01-21-2008, 10:47 PM	#1
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,690	Herbert needs a prayer I started not to do this, but I have too. I have a pet and his name is Herbert. Herbert was dumped on me by my son when he was a science teacher. Because the students teased and tormented the little feller. Though at the time I didn't want the silly looking thing in my house but as days passed I felt sorry for the skiddish little thing so I would sit down on the floor and talk to it and give it miniture carrots for treats. After a week passed this animals cage needed to be cleaned and new bedding material added to it. What to do ? I was scard it would bite me ! After a little thought I got the nerve to reach in and pick in up and to my relief he didn't bite me so in to a box he went and outside I go to clean his big cage and add the fine wood chips recommended for this little feller. Back in the house. I set the cage up on to large milk crates to keep any drafts off of him. Then I peered into the box and he was still there looking up at me. I reached in and lifted him out and said what the hell and let him loose. He causiously sniffed around and then took off darting around putting on a show that would make anyone laugh. He wore his self out and I don't think he had ever had that much freedom before. As I sat on the liveing room floor Herbert came up to me and placed his front feet on my pants leg and just steard up at me as to say thank you. I reached down and picked him up and sat him down in my recliner while I went after an old beach towel. I folded up the beach towel in to a small square and placed Herbert in the center and I then sat down and place the towel and Herbert in my lap. We both feel a sleep. Maybe an hour passed and his moveing around woke me with a start. Herbert was trying to tell me something because he was bounceing around so. I thought and said you need to PISS !!! LOL And he didn'nt let up so I put him in his cage and he ran over to a corner, hunkered and releived himself. For 4 years this has been an everyday routine other than a year and a half ago he discovered a new world under our sofa and because he's older now he'll check the liveing room out and then make a beline under the sofa and sleep for hours. A while back Herbert had a knot start comeing up on his hip and now it's about the size of a nickle and I guess it has gone to itching because he bites at it. I made an appointment with a vet and took Herbert to him and he said he had performed this surgery before many times on other critters and it wouldn't hurt him to have it so in the morning at 7:30 AM (Tuesday) is haveing this lump removed from his hip and I'm hopeing Herbert will come through it and the lump want be cancerous. He has another lump comeing up on the other hip to. So if you don't mind say a pray for Herbert and the Doctor and you might as well say one for me too. I love this little feller and he has been good company to me. I can honestly say I beleive God blessed me with him. So help me and Herbert out with a pray please and I sure do thank you. Mike aka A.H

01-21-2008, 10:56 PM	#2
billy spiritual counselor Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 12,106 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 146	here he is defending america! betcha didnt know he was a super hero did ya? herbert has many secret identities. __________________

01-21-2008, 11:23 PM	#6
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,450 Images: 9	We can't afford to lose the OGGR, Mike (that stands for "Official Gun and Game Rodent," of course). We're all on your side, hoping he pulls through. You don't weigh love by the pound or ounce... __________________ If a million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. -Anatole France

01-22-2008, 04:56 AM	#8
just_a_car Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonds, WA Posts: 3,521	Ol' Herbert's got my prayer. I agree with Troy, he's our OGGR; kinda like this groundhog: __________________

01-22-2008, 03:44 PM	#16
neophyte Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 3,539 Blog Entries: 2	Kinda A.H.: Sir; I kinda felt you might be a pushover. Sir; kindly share with Herbert we are going to be saying words of Prayer for him and the A.H. family __________________ Craig By the standards of most

01-21-2008, 10:57 PM	#3
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,690	He can also turn invisible too. LOL

01-21-2008, 10:58 PM	#4
genwinters Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Plymouth, MI Posts: 309	praying for your little friend. its great to have a pet like herbert

01-22-2008, 02:05 AM	#7
Elarski Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Santa Maria, CA Posts: 45	Prayed for your little Buddy, hope he has a speedy recovery.

01-22-2008, 06:05 AM	#9
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,690	Thanks Guys ...I fell a sleep in my recliner around 12:30 a.m. and woke up around 4:30 a.m. so I got ready to go to the vet. So now I'm sitting around waiting to leave. Ole Herbert is use to getting 2 miniture carrots when I get up in the mornings, but this morning he couldn't get one because I had to remove his feed at 10:00 last night. He stood up on his hind legs with his front feet on the bars as soon as he saw me and made a cute little sound he makes when he wants attention. He had an expression like HEY STUPID wheres my CARROTTS !!! HEY YOU !!! OVER HERE !!! HURRY UP !!! LOL. Then he runs from one end of his cage to the other and rears up again and just glares at me, he appears to be disappointed LOL. I just petted him on the knoggin and said when we get back home Lil feller you can have all the carrots you want. I haven't been this touched by a pet since the 70's and if he should not recover I know I did all I could plus some to make him happy and comfortable. He's brought me alot of joy. Thanks Mike aka A.H

01-22-2008, 06:48 AM	#10
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,573	Mike, my prayers are on the way for both of you. Herbert is lucky to have found someone as nice as you. Speedy recovery Herbert. Good luck to you both. Bob

01-22-2008, 09:42 AM	#11
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 2,356	He's a cute little guinea pig. I'll send good thoughts his way. And for what it's worth, see if you can get a copy of Ellis Parker Butler's story, "Pigs is Pigs." I first read it when I was about 8 and laughed and laughed. It's rather dated; the protagonist is an Irishman straight out of the old Pat & Mike gags. But it's a hilarious look at what happens when a private citizen stands up to authority. I finally found my copy of it, lavishly illustrated with engravings and bound in book form, at a library sale a couple of years back. I think you'd enjoy it.

01-22-2008, 10:02 AM	#12
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,690	well I took Herbert to the Vet and I ask if I could hold him when they gave him a shot to knock him out and they said Sorry we can't do that. I had Herbert in a clear plastic pet carrier and the receptionist took Herbert and said they'll have to put him in a cage and they would call me after the surgery. So I got in my truck and I just lost it I have never in my life been a cry baby. I couldn't see to drive, but I made it home and as soon as I walked in the door theres Herberts cage in the liveing room empty. Folks I'm telling you I don't want anymore pets it's so sad when one gets sick or worst dies. While typeing this the vet himself just called and said Herbert did just fine the lump was mostly a chezzy type puss caused by a tiny tumor, when he remover the tumor he said he looked perfect in there and probly wouldn't have any more problem there. He said Herbert was a wake and he seemed to be calling for me though he is sedated. They want to watch him until 1:30 this afternoon. My little buddy is going to be O.K. Thank yall and Thank you Lord. Mike

01-22-2008, 10:39 AM	#13
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,573	Congratulations Mike. I am so happy for both you and Herbert. Let us know how he is getting along. Thank you Lord for taking care of them both, Amen.

01-22-2008, 11:07 AM	#14
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,690	Windwalker I owe you and thank you for the prayers...I know it's silly to ask what I have asked. But I care about the little feller, he's been here 4 years, how could you not get attached. All is well........I would bet and I'm as serous as I can be, once were in the car and I stick my giant hand in his box, he bites a plug out of me for putting him through that. LOL I give yall my word this little Guinea Pig can carry a grudge. LOL...Thank You A.H

01-22-2008, 03:35 PM	#15
rmh29 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bluegrass Posts: 4	Glad it went well. Can we get some pics of him?

01-22-2008, 06:04 PM	#17
DWARREN123 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: BETWEEN TN & KY Posts: 774	I hope everything turns out okay for you and Herbert. __________________ Have a nice day!

01-22-2008, 06:33 PM	#18
MosinGirl Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 45	I'm glad to hear that Herbert is gonna be okay!! Funny how something so small can claim such a big part of your heart, huh??!! Manda in Kent

01-22-2008, 06:57 PM	#19
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,573	A.H., even though we have not personally met except through G&G, I consider you and several others here special friends. I understand your feelings for Herbert as I have two dogs, Jack and Lady, that have special places in my heart. So glad everything turned out well. Tell Herbert I said Hi.

01-22-2008, 07:30 PM	#20
two-70 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ponca city, oklahoma Posts: 1,778	God cares for all creatures great and small __________________ What Would Jesus Do ????? Just Ask Him.