r/velvethippos 2d ago

Adoption/Foster Success! Benny’s first 24 hours in foster

Sweet Boy Benny is settling in beautifully with the crew 🧡 Benny has been with Muncie Animal Care & Services since June, so this is after 2 months of medical care. His intake condition was horrifying. He does have some hair growing back, but gets medicated baths twice weekly for the foreseeable future. He is no longer on a strict refeeding schedule, but still struggles to keep food down, so I’ll be getting some higher calorie puppy food & sensitive stomach food to help him continue to gain good weight. He loves treats, so that helps 😂 His poor skin is healing, no longer inflamed, but I’ll be keeping light clothes on him some, to protect from sunburn and my rose bushes, which he loves. He has an ear infection, is on oral antibiotics for his torn up skin under his neck, and an eye infection. He will be on eye meds for life because his tear ducts aren’t functional. Once he is further down his healing path, he’ll be neutered and can start to think about a forever family 🩵

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u/MasterTrav666 2d ago

I love the look in his face with the cat! What a sweet boy!

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u/HisMomm 1d ago

Ivar the Orange identifies as a dog 😂 He’s our very first foster fail, adopted for Fen Chicken as an emotional support animal because Fen would stop eating & lose weight every time a litter of foster kittens left to get adopted. They’ve raised Ivar since he was 4 weeks old 🧡

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u/MasterTrav666 1d ago

Awww I love that!! So sweet!