Thanksgiving is over and the hustle and bustle of the Christmas holiday begins. Except for I don’t get to hustle and bustle this year. I hope that Santa’s helpers put up at least one of my nativity scenes and my tree while I am in the hospital. Four days to go until surgery. I love to decorate for Christmas!

I have my hybrid cat series on hold. In fact, after receiving an email from a very knowledgeable person, I must begin again. While it is a series on hybrids, these cats are no longer a hybrid after the initial breeding of the wild and domestic parent. So, I am in the reeducation part of these magnificent cats …again! I made a mistake, made an error, oversight, blunder, and I could get much more colorful but I think I better not.

I apologize for the newsletter being late. My doctor took most of my pain killers away from me. Especially anti-inflammatory meds hamper the healing process. I hurt and I am miserable, and very much looking forward to having this over. My last appointment, they broke the news, It will be three to six months with a back brace and the healing process. Just shoot me in the knee caps people! This procedure was just ok’s by the FDA in 2009 and it is amazing. Here is the link http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/162517.php

Here is my latest article. It is a good time of year to heed my advice.

Exotic Pets and Household Stress
It isn’t fair to your pet, exotic pet, or child to live in a world of emotional chaos. Many exotic pets can be very sensitive to emotional stress especially when it is ongoing. An emotional problem now can very well become a physical illness; colds, asthma, cancer, a huge diversity of illnesses.

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art69720.asp

If you want to get a hold of me in the hospital I will be bringing my laptop. I checked with the hospital and I will have internet access. I will NOT have access to email. Contact me via the BellaOnline forum or Facebook. George will be staying with me if I am to out of it to figure out what a computer is :O

Forum - http://forums.bellaonline.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=postlist&Board=100
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/profile.php?id=1377691251

I am sure I will communicate with you one more time before I leave for Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. I am hoping for no snowstorms or worst yet, blizzards.

If you haven’t done your Christmas shopping and hate the idea of crowds most everything can be found at Amazon. http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art64079.asp just grab a link and start shopping. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting exotic pets BellaOnline.

Be safe!

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Diana Geiger, Exotic Pets Editor
http://exoticpets.bellaonline.com

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