Patient #2: Milou

Jake - tuba player extraordinaire, mangosteen enthusiast, and friend of all animals - told me to called his dad, a vet with a motorbike collection and who sounds exactly like Jake. He spoke to me over the phone as I held little Milou and felt her leg. The swelling was firm and it didn't seem to hurt her much, and Jake's dad said it's probably a tumor. He offered to take a look at her so I'm driving over to his office this Saturday after I send my thesis for binding.

I've been reading frantically on the net about swells, red legs, hamster illnesses and have made myself more anxious than ever. I calmed down after talking to Jake's dad, knowing that we can at least figure out soon what's wrong with Milou.