the after-surgery update

aloysius as frankenhedgie

it's been nearly a week since aloysius had his surgery, and he seems to be recovering. he's a little wobbly, and i fear the onset of Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome, but i might just be projecting my hypochondriac tendencies onto my prickly friend. i hope.

thanks to everyone for rallying to his aid. at last count, we had received $616 in donations and book sales (not to mention lots of good wishes), which means that his surgery cost is covered! all additional income from the hedgie-fund will go toward building aloysius a new and improved "hedge-palace" and any future vet appointments and costs that come up.

(during his surgery, they found a third tumor, which was lodged in his neck and which the surgeon could not remove entirely. tomorrow we should get back the biopsy results, but the likeliest scenario is that it is malignant. so we'll see what happens. as in humans, the fear is that the cancerous mass will metastasize to a vital organ. but for now, he seems to be functioning as well as can be expected.)

aloysius looking rather pensive

now, as for the books: i've gotten a portion of the book orders filled, though realistically, it is going to take me several weeks to get all of them made! if you need your book sooner rather than later, please let me know so that i can put it at the front of the line. in the meantime, i'll contact you as soon as your books are ready. thanks for your patience!