Dr. Hippo's Practice

Since I've spent so much time taking care of sick hippos in my little pod,

I decided I should practice medicine.

I'm going to practice, and practice, and practice on Opie until I get really good at it.

Messy, gross things make me kind of woozy,

But I'm really good at prescribing Band-aids and Tylenol.

Get well, hippos!

Injury

Ludwig von Flusspferd is on summer vacation in Michigan. It's considerably cooler there than his hometown of Washington, DC. Since he's too absorbent to wade in a pool, he prefers to lounge in the shade with a mild breeze and a cool drink.

But yesterday his human escort injured his leg and had to go see a doctor for X-rays. So they ventured out into the hot weather. It was kind of scary looking at all the instruments while they waited for the doctor. And in the X-ray room there was a hard table and some kind of apparatus hanging from the ceiling that looked like it'd be good at bonking you on the head.

His human was okay – nothing broken. And Ludwig got to pick a cool sticker on his way out.

Hippo Hugs for Health

Some hippos might need a little extra attention while we work on getting better.  Dr. Hippo says a hippo hug a day keeps the doctors at bay (or at least makes the hippo happy).  Don't forget to hug your hippo today!

Get well, hippos!

Several hippos have been under the weather, lately. Dr. Hippo recommends washing paws often, eating a bowl of soup, and tucking in under some warm blankets.

Dr. Hippo

Some of you might have noticed my lengthy absence this month. Duty called and I donned my doctor duds to take care of one of my humans following his surgery.



Now that he is home, I can take better care of him. A prescription for milk and cookies-and plenty of hippo supervision-is just what the doctor ordered for a speedy recovery!



Take two (cookies--not hippos!) and call me in the morning.