Vet Visit for the Guardians of Vermin Village

Black Friday we took our 4 kitties and 2 ratties to the vet.  The kitties went for their annual and the rattie, well, we needed some A/D cat food to help him put on some weight.  (We brought the ratties Sooki and Rose.)

Majah has a dental appointment in about 10 days for getting his teeth cleaned and 2 teeth pulled.  Poor little guy.  (We get their teeth cleaned about every other year but Majah's are pretty bad.)  This might be why he has been throwing up because he doesn't really chew his food, which may also be why his back teeth are covered with tarter because he hasn't been chewing.

Gadget got his butt shaved.  Both he and Deemka will go in on the same day to get shaved completely.

Padjar, his skin condition is ok.  He got an extra shot.  We are going to transition into a new cat food this week to see if that will help.

Otherwise, everyone is doing fine!

Deemka

Nebulizer

A nebulizer is an important tool to have in your rattie kit.  My friend, Joanne Gemmer, from Best Friend Rodent Rescue, www.bfrr.org, posted a link to a site that carries them relatively cheaply.  http://www.frontlinemobility.com/John_Bunn_Neb-u-Lite_LX2_Nebulizer_Compressor.html?gdftrk=gdfV22691_a_7c1030_a_7c3890_a_7cGRF_d_JB0112_d_110  I purchased mine on ebay, but this is a better price than I paid.  It's best to purchase it when you can shop ahead and get a deal than it is to purchase it late at night, if you can find a place, for an emergency situation.  Consider it a worthwhile investment.

Cash and Carry

I went to Cash and Carry for the first time today!  I LOVE this store!  I got the rats some raspberry Torini syrup to mix their medications in.  I was also able to get a pump for it as well.  I got smaller paper boats to use for the smaller groups of ratties.  They also carry LARGE tubes of plain yogurt for the rats.  I will be going back.

Cremation Run :(

Went to drop off remains to be cremated at the Oregon Humane Society.  This is a wonderful service they offer and it is very reasonable.   Then I went to the movies to go through quarantine before going home.  (They have rodents for adoption at this facility.)

Tot Passes

Tot is one of the Idaho rescue boys.  He passed this morning.  This was not unexpected as he had been battling respiratory illness for some time.  He is survived by his brother Tator, his cage mates, Harper and Spud.  He was preceded in death by his cage mate Mr. Checkers.

Tot was one of 3 ratties taken to the Hillsboro Argus to promote the first Come Fall For Rats in 2010.  He made quite the impression.  He was an agouti dumbo boy that looked like he had been laid in semi-dry paint.

He will be taken to the Oregon Humane Society this weekend for private cremation.

Rest in peace little giant.

Mr. Checkers Passes

Mr. Checkers, one of my Idaho rescue boys, has passed today.  He has battled respiratory illness for some time and this was not unexpected.  I will never understand how this works.  Half of the cage is fine, the other half has issues. :*(  He is survived by his cage mates and fellow Idaho rescues Harper, Tator, Tot, and Masher.  (Both Tot and Masher also have respiratory issues.)  Rest in peace little one.

Sultana Passes

Sultana passed this morning in her cage.  I found her when I went in.  :*(  Only Lobo remains of the group of New Mexico ratties.   Sultana, along with her two sisters, was not very social but it only took one or two times sitting with them for 20 minutes each where they opened up and allowed themselves to be handled.  She was the last of her 3 "sisters" that I adopted from the rescue.  She is survived by her cage mates:  Gus (n), Lil' Mama, Opal, Sapphire, Emerald, Jade, Bailey, and Sweet Pea.  A lot of names are new so Gus is a fellow that came to me because his previous owners were scared of him as he kept biting.  (He doesn't now.)  Opal, Sapphire, Emerald and Jade came to me because their previous owner could no longer keep them.  Bailey came to me because she was also a poorly socialized little girl.  We're still working on her.  She's very...squirrelly.  And of course Sweet Pea was one of the Idaho rescues.  Sultana was well loved with her cage mates and she will be sorely missed by her friends.

Please note, her death is not unexpected, she has been battling chronic respiratory issues for some time.

Rest in peace little girl!