For some months now, many (well, okay, not so many) Ouch readers have been emailing me, Crippled Monkey, to ask what had happened to our regular posts about the wonderful furry world of cute disabled pets, and plead for their return (well, okay, maybe not plead either). Fear no more, because they're back! Back!

Today, courtesy of The Monroe Times in the US state of Wisconsin, I bring you the heartwarming "tale of a handicapped gerbil and those who loved him". Sniff. Ooh, I'm fillin' up ...