Honey Bizzle, Beans, Chick-a-bean, BB, or simply, B. Honey B is a chimp of many names called fondly by those who care for her. Now I pose another: Honey Balboa. She’s a scrappy little thing, that’s for sure and her recent wound to the eye only serves to further solidify her likeness to the famous fictional fighter, Rocky Balboa.
A quick update on her recovery: we still have her separated from the rest of the group to ensure she can rest and heal undisturbed. Well, relatively undisturbed; she can’t help but to join in and vocalize when she hears conflict arising without her. Some of the other chimps are pretty curious about her and will peer at her from the window they share as if to check in on her progress. Since she’s on her own we’ve filled her space with enrichment items that are usually not approved for some of the other chimps such as stuffed toys and her rolling scooter. We all make sure to check on her frequently and have noticed a dramatic improvement from yesterday. While she’s still a little tired, she’s eating well, taking her medications, and moving around just fine. Her suture site also looks clean and normal. We’re optimistic that she’ll be back with her group very soon.
Cozy corner complete with typically restricted enrichment items just for Honey B
Mave peers in to check up on Honey B
Honey B, alert and eating a snack with Mave looking on from the window
Rayne sat in the window for a few minutes to check on Honey B as well
Gordo taking his turn to examine Honey B
Honey B grooming the back of her caregiver’s hand while Gordo observes
SWEET to see Honey B with All the Support of her Best Buds…..Love the Gargantuan Caterpillar:bug:…Easy enough for them to see Her Injury..Not likr Maves..for hers you had to Hunt:grin:..Sympathy gets you Much Honey B*****Milk it to the Max:point_left::ok_hand:
Gordo looks Massive with his Winter Coat….. looks like He wants to Embrace Honey B with some Therapeutic Love….Oh Gordo-You Little Dickens:hugging:
So happy to see Honey B moving about and to know that she is doing better. She has a lot of support! Looking forward to the reunion! Thanks for sharing this:)
Gratifying to see Honey B well on the road to recovery- with a little help from her friends and loads of enrichment and love. Thanks so much for the update on this sassy lady.
Loved seeing her friends checking in from the other side of the windows. Glad she has access to her wheels. I always loved watching her zoom around. It would be easy to guess she’d take to recovery in her own scrappy fashion.
The amazing reslience of chimps. Thank you for sharing her progress. Looks like her spirits are high and she’s resting well.
Poor little girl, she looks good,
I’m so glad it won’t affect her vision.:revolving_hearts:
That was some injury! And her back looks like it was quite a scuffle. Glad she’s doing okay! Yes, scooter time is a great idea!
They always have patches missing you sure it’s part of the scuffle:unamused:
It’s a relief to see Honey B and know that she is doing well. It appears that she is missed by her group. I wonder what she thinks of being in solitary confinement? Perhaps more free time to think of additional trouble to get into when she she gets out.
Sometimes Honey B…. it’s best to just put your arm out for some backup rather than going it alone…..Maybe you didn’t hear it from your Mother…so I’m telling you…Stay Away from the Boys:angry:
Kiss Meredith for me…Hope she is feeling better…in my thoughts…Such a Tender return to her Family
I’m glad she’s doing better! You enjoy your rest and relaxaction (and special enrichment), Honey B! You deserve it!
What a cozy custom set up she has. Super big stuffed toys and her scooter board! Honey Balboa may decide she likes having a private room all to herself. But then again, look at all her peeps checking in to check on her. Perhaps life with the gang is worth looking forward to!
Rest and get well Honey B. We’re all thinking of you.
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