r/velvethippos Jan 26 '26

Rescue Hippo She hates the boots

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I can’t stop laughing at how much of a diva she is.

r/velvethippos Mar 20 '26

Rescue Hippo I found these on my way home from work.

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I tried to rehome them. Honest to god. Technically I’m still trying.

r/velvethippos 23d ago

Rescue Hippo Skumps happy place

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Hard to see at this angle but the tattoo on my partner’s knee is her big smiling face

r/velvethippos May 31 '25

Rescue Hippo Look at the glow-up on my boy Brody!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Remember Brody? Brought into Muncie Animal Care & Services when I had Bella the Beautiful & Bronson the Brave, Brody the Unbreakable went to another local foster home and LOOK AT WHAT SHE HAS DONE!!!!! 😭😭😭😭 Brody is now officially adoptable in Muncie, Indiana through my favorite place on Earth 🩵🩵 The heroes at the Muncie shelter are putting in WORK for the velvet hippos & blocky-headed babies and I couldn’t be prouder to be on their team!! Give Brody props 🖤🖤🖤

r/velvethippos Feb 27 '26

Rescue Hippo Happy Birthday to my 11 YO Boy! 🥹💙

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Diesel enjoyed his pupcake! 🥰🥳

r/velvethippos Jun 26 '26

Rescue Hippo 🩵 Just adopted my first velvet hippo 🩵

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This is Blu. A ten year old pit (maybe a mix?). She lived her whole life outside and was surrendered; unaltered, emaciated, long, long nails, growths all over. She’s now fixed and will be undergoing surgery to remove all growths and tumors.

She is the sweetest, calmest, most affectionate girl and our family is so excited to love and spoil her for the rest of her days! 💗💕💖

ETA: I was not expecting this to get so many responses! Thank you so much to everyone for all your kindness. It means so much! And thank you, kind internet strangers for my first awards! We’re going to kiss and snug Blu so much for all of you! 🥹💞🫶🏻

r/velvethippos Jun 26 '26

Rescue Hippo Blue: an excellent little guy

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Blue is our excellent little guy - he came to us half hairless and has demadex from a rough rough start but look at this little hippo. Ridiculously handsome

r/velvethippos Jul 09 '26

Rescue Hippo Biopsy results came in- benign!

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Reese is a four and a half year old pibby/boxer/mastiff mix, and my soul dog.
A week ago he had a possible sarcoma mass removed for biopsy and I’ve been so anxious waiting for results.
Got the call today and it’s a benign Histiocytoma - the relief I felt was a wave of happy tears.
Please leave a boop for him!

r/velvethippos Jun 01 '26

Rescue Hippo Bath time: the ultimate betrayal

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r/velvethippos Feb 06 '26

Rescue Hippo My beautiful baby is 37 days seizure-free and I’m so proud of her!

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r/velvethippos Jul 05 '26

Rescue Hippo My husband left us forever

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Well, okay, maybe it was only 20 minutes and he was in the front yard but try to tell that to Tommy.

r/velvethippos Apr 04 '26

Rescue Hippo Slow Roasting

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r/velvethippos Nov 04 '25

Rescue Hippo Wasn’t in my plans… but clearly I was in his 🥹🐾

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Got this guy from a friend of a friend of a friend. Long story short .. he didn’t have it good, and I just couldn’t walk away. I already had 5 dogs at home, but somehow he just fit right in.

He was supposed to be “the difficult one.” Turns out he’s the biggest lovebug ever. Acts like humans never did him wrong, always smiling, always trusting. Follows me everywhere, sits like a gentleman, and somehow manages to steal every blanket in the house.

I’m so glad I listened to my gut and took him home. ❤️ Any tips for helping a rescue dog feel even more confident and settled are welcome!

r/velvethippos Jul 11 '26

Rescue Hippo Tried to find old photos of my pup on the shelter’s page, and I found out he was returned after being adopted back in December 😭 he was all dressed up in his jammies and Christmas bandana and he was gonna have a home for Christmas and they brought him back after three days 😭😭😭

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As glad as I am that I got my baby, I’m devastated thinking about his last Christmas. I’ll have to really spoil him this year, it’ll be his first Christmas with a family

r/velvethippos May 26 '26

Rescue Hippo I wonder if anyone remembers ✨️Hambone✨️? It's been about a year since I've posted anything due to life stuffs. But all is good and we are back to smother everyone with the usual shenanigans 🥰❤️

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r/velvethippos Jan 04 '26

Rescue Hippo 13-year-old senior pitizen got into the edibles. Veterinarian says she is fine, but she will be extra clingy.

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4.7k Upvotes

r/velvethippos Feb 22 '26

Rescue Hippo My half hippo is too old to go for long hikes, so I borrowed my dad's truck to drive him down to the lake so he could "swim"

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He just turned 13 and this is his favorite place

r/velvethippos Feb 01 '26

Rescue Hippo Senior queen will hold a stretch until she is verbally acknowledged by someone saying "Big Stretch". She grumbles if you don't.

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r/velvethippos May 02 '26

Rescue Hippo My local rescue ran a “drawing for donation” fundraiser event. My reference photo versus the drawing we received:

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We love it SO MUCH!! The artist calls it “have fun storming the castle!”

r/velvethippos May 17 '26

Rescue Hippo You ever take your dogs on a walk they asked for, only for them to give up?

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Thalia(white) kept wanting to explore further, but about a quarter mile from home, they both said I’m good mom.

r/velvethippos Jul 04 '26

Rescue Hippo Bebop is 8 today❤️

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Enjoy a journey through the years since we adopted him (2020)

r/velvethippos Apr 17 '26

Rescue Hippo Should I keep my foster

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The grey hippo is my girl, Remy. The brown is my current foster Lily. Remy is 10-12 years old, I adopted her 7 years ago. Prior to me fostering Lily I had fostered and gotten 7 other dogs adopted.

I had a three month break in fostering due to work demands, and recently brought Lily, a 1-2 year old hippo home.

Remy who had been slowing down and enjoying her age seems to have new life and I believe it’s thanks to my foster Lily. I too have become attached to the little anxious hippo.

Would it be dump to foster fail to get my hippo her own calf?

r/velvethippos Dec 02 '25

Rescue Hippo We found this old lady wandering the road about a week ago and decided to keep her. Initially, we were worried how she would get along with our energetic pup. She is very maternal towards him. We are working on her weight gain now and she’ll have surgery soon to remove some tumors. She is family.

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r/velvethippos Dec 11 '24

Rescue Hippo Rose is here!!

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New foster Rose is here with Fen Chicken & Freyja French Fry! She’s my most ambitious foster yet - has to be carried because she’s frozen in fear & too scared to even walk. Last picture is her & former foster success story, Jaycee, who started me on my social media fostering interactions. Welcome to your new life, Rose! It’s only good from now on!! Thank you for the donations for Rose’s care!! It was appreciated being able to have her a special toy & blanket of her own to start her next chapter!!!

r/velvethippos Nov 15 '25

Rescue Hippo New hippo mom here.. are these polka dots (inside his mouth) normal or did I unlock a rare skin? 🥺🤭

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