Sooki Passes

I'm so sad.  My little Sooki has passed today.  He was the kissiest rat!  He came into my heart in 2010 when my friend brought him to say hello when she was dropping off my two girls from quarantine.  I was hooked.  She let me adopt the little guy when he was ready to go home.  My 2 girls were spayed so he got to live with them.  He also lived with Chase and Liam.  They were quite a bit older and passed earlier this past year.  Rose, Poppy and Sooki were later joined by Lobo, another neutered boy, who joined them in Febrary 2010.

Sooki is survived by his cage mates Rose, Poppy and Lobo.

Rest in peace little guy.

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

Chase Passes

Chase was actually sick last month and had been doing lots better and was just taking a maintenance dose of Cipro.  I went to feed the fuzzies tonight and he had passed in the igloo.  The others must have thought he was cold because they covered him with the blanket.

Chase was a beautiful, loving rattie and he loved his cage mates.  I think the loss of Liam upset him and he just gave up.  (As Liam was sick, Chase built a nest around him in the lower level of the cage and slept with him to keep him warm.)

Chase loved to hang out with his girls and his favorite food was Blueberry Pomegranate Total.  He would try to eat all of the pieces before anyone else got downstairs.  It was hysterical.

Chase is survived by his cage mates RMIS Rose, RMIS Poppy and Dmnt Sooki.

Chase, you left us too soon.  Rest in peace.

Chase has been prepared for private cremation at the Oregon Humane Society.

Liam Leaves Us

After fighting a myco flare up, he just kept getting weaker and weaker.  He spent Friday night through Sunday 2am with me.  I woke up ever couple of hours and fed him and gave him fluids (along with his medication).  At 2am I realized he was not going to get better and helped him to the bridge.

Liam was an odd-eyed boy that wasn't too big on being held but put up with it on a regular basis.  My husband really bonded with Liam.  And the day I brought him to work he was a big hit and he was a gentle boy while people fussed over him.



He is survived by his cage mates RMIS Rose, RMIS Poppy, Dmnt Sooki and his best buddy Chase.

Rest in peace little guy.  You are greatly missed.

Dmnt Sooki, RMIS Poppy, RMIS Rose, Chase and Liam Go to Portland

The little guys went downtown with me today to visit some friends at work.  They met folks all over the place.  They were on their best behavior.  Sooki was giving kisses, Chase was being his usual cheesy self and Liam, OMG Liam was soooo good and put up with people holding him.

The whole trip worked out well.  My brother dropped us off at Quatama max station, and the train rolled right up.  We got our own seat.  Then we stepped out downtown and did our visit.  And we wrapped it up when John came after work to pick me up.  We got home and the kids were moved from a carrier to a bin cage as they wait for their cage to dry.  They are currently sacked out.

Some people went ewww and others surprised me.  One person even said she sees why they are so fascinating.  The little ones were good rattie ambassadors!

Chase, Liam, Rose and Poppy Settle In

RMIS Rose (s), RMIS Poppy (s), Chase (n), Liam (n) have settled in their new home together.  Ironically, I had donated or sold all of my Quality Cages with the expansion piece I designed.  I decided I needed a set again for these kids.  Funny enough, someone put one on CL so I bought it.

I set it up with two double folded hammocks, one on each level.  A Wobust Wodent Wheel, a soda box, two Lixit Recycled Juice Bottle Kit, Small tip, a litter box filled with large rocks, and extra blankets to haul around.  There is also a paper bag filled with shredded paper that I give them to play around in and drag all over.

Their food dish is filled with my rodent mix and lab blocks.  This cage is located downstairs in our living room.  We actually have 4 cages of rats down stairs.

This is Rose and Chase peering at me after I snapped a few pictures.  For being introduced Saturday, they are pretty chummy which makes me very happy.  They didn't really squabble when I put them together.  (This cage was "new to both sets of kiddos.")

I did put fleece between the two levels. Since this cage unhooks in the middle, it makes it very convenient.

I'll be adding more toys, but I wanted to get this shot up here so their respective former parents could see how their babies are getting along.

I apologize that this picture is so blurry but you get the general idea of how they are getting on. :D  From the far back, the black head in the back is Poppy, laying right next to her is Liam, and then in the front Rose and Chase.

Eventually these 4 kids will be joined by the 5th member of their group, an intact double rex boy dumbo boy...Sooki!

Chase and Liam Check In

Chase and Liam have arrived at the Village. They are two neutered boys I found on Craigslist! The woman that had them, S, was very nice and worked at a vet's office. She's had them since November 2009 and she said Chase was about 10 weeks old and Liam was about 6 weeks old. Liam is an odd-eyed, standard eared boy and Chase is a blue dumbo eared boy. They are both incredibly sweet.

I will post pictures as soon as I get them in their home. I could not believe it, I got their cage ready last night and forgot...how they hell can I forget, to put the water bottle hardware on the cage. So I have to take the cage apart again. >:<

These two little boys will by joined soon by the soon to be spayed RMIS girls, Poppy and Rose. Poppy and Rose have been exposed a bit more to loud noises and frequent pestering so they now don't go and cower when these huge beings called people walk by. (Hell I'd run too if I was that small.)

Eventually they'll be joined by a 5th rattie boy, but after the girls are spayed because that boy will be intact.

Welcome Chase and Liam!

Pre-Spay for Rose and Poppy

Rose and Poppy had their pre-spay appointment this morning. Rose weighed 199 grams Poppy weighed 207 grams. They will be spayed in a couple of weeks!

Rose and Poppy

Rose and Poppy came today! This was a surprise. My friend brought them up today as they were with her rats in quarantine! She is so awesome! These 2 girls were adopted at the April 10th show, Ratapalooza. They are RMIS girls!

They will be spayed as soon as they are old enough.