Tag Archives: Melanie Typaldos

PandaBara’s Not-Homeless Shelter

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PandaBara’s Not-Homeless Shelter

Our senior rescue capybara, PandaBara, is thriving in his new home. Unfortunately, this is winter, and the Texas winters have become challenging. His new caretaker is very experienced and put together a nifty shelter for him. Now that the weather is behaving, so is Panda, and he even allowed some petting and got pouffy!

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Daily Drama 105 – The Great Capybara Rescue

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Daily Drama 105 – The Great Capybara Rescue

Stacy’s Funny Farm and The Pipsqueakery are non-profit animal rescue organizations that work with rodents. While we are miles apart in distance, our goals overlap and so we often find ourselves chatting about rescues and capybaras. One day Alex showed me an advertisement that was haunting her. Read the rest of this entry

In Memoriam: Dobby Winnick (Part 3) | Capybara Madness

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Melanie understands so well.

Source: In Memoriam: Dobby Winnick (Part 3) « Capybara Madness

In Memoriam: Dobby Winnick (Part 2) | Capybara Madness

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Part Two of Melanie’s memorial posts.

Dobby was such a tease. He knew very well that the point is to put all four feet on the scale!

Click on the link to read her post:

Source: In Memoriam: Dobby Winnick (Part 2) « Capybara Madness

In Memoriam: Dobby Winnick (Part 1) | Capybara Madness

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During this difficult time, I am not writing much. The Funny Farm continues to be a constant in my life, and the antics of the hens, the guinea pigs, the rabbit, and so many silly birds bring many smiles. Tomorrow I will welcome two more elderly hens, monitor their acceptance into the flock, help them to adjust. There is plenty to write about, but I am not quite ready.

Until then, my friend Melanie is writing for me. Our work together for the ROUS Foundation continues because we share a personal connection in our work to gather and distribute information about capybara veterinary care.

From Melanie’s website, Capybara Madness:

Caplin ROUS, the World’s Most Famous Capybara meets baby Dobby

 

Dobby, a bit green around the whiskers from grazing. At 6 weeks old, he was well behaved enough to sit on a bed!

You can read about him by following the link below:

Source: In Memoriam: Dobby Winnick (Part 1) « Capybara Madness