My name is Fudge

My name is Fudge.

I love animals, unfortunately my son is allergic to cats & dogs, any animal with dander. I personally love cats but cannot own one...so instead I have the name of my blog site, I Dream of Van Gogh's Bad Cat. I love the way the artist Eve Riser-Roberts paints art parody of cats.

Just a about 4 weeks ago, my son finally saved enough money to buy himself a guinne pig. He insisted, and he was determined to have a snuggle pet, one that he could hold on his lap & what not. I guess owning a bandit ghecko wasn't enough. I gave him advice before buying his fuzzy friend to hold the critter first & too see if he was allergic. He must have held his suffering all in because he claimed he was fine. Deep down I didn't believe him. He brought his guinne pig home and decided to name her Fudge. After a few days of holding her he finally could no longer keep his symptoms to himself. He became very agitated, grouchy and impatient with things. His eyes were red and he began to cough. I told him to avoid holding Fudge often and maybe it was best to find her a new home. That was out of the question because not only was my son attached but so were my daughters.

We decided to put Fudge downstairs & to not have her room with The Boy anymore. He did better & we bought a hepa filter to clear the air. It has helped tremendously but he still cannot hold her for too long with out consequences.

We have been enjoying Fudge. I didn't realize that guinne pigs are quick learners and can communicate when they want water or food. We have her spoiled. Whenever, we hold her she will squeak to let us know she wants a special treat. She loves yogurt candy ball treats for guinne pigs. She also loves to be snuggled.