VERY Cute! I love the one where she is stretching. Looked like she was about to push on May. They're both adorable! I hope she makes it! And so glad they found each other!
A Bittersweet Rescue Story – Baby Junebug
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Ad - Hey so my rats had babies just over a month ago, I've already sold most of them but there's one little girl who needs a home. She has what looks like a tumor on her side and I don't know how long she'll last but she needs a loving, caring home for whatever little time she may have left. I already have 3 rats so I can't give her the attention she needs to look after her. Completely free, I just want her to find a loving home and not be used for snake or any other animal food
She's a hooded rat with a large black spot on her back, loves hiding in sleeves and very sweet and docile.
The first problem is that she’s in a city about 5 hours from me with no real way to get her to me in Toronto. But luckily last weekend we had a transport coming from Montreal to Oshawa and we had located people to pick up the baby, foster the baby and then drive out to meet the Transport on the major highway so she could go on the Train to me. Well that failed when the owner didn’t respond.
The next weekend, there was another ad up for a different rat…
RAT for FREE! ( Take at own risk please )
Hi there if you are reading this i would like to give my rat away (Derp)
because she had attacked my mom & i can no longer handle this rat.
She is really aggressive & i don't think anyone would be able to take care of her unless she is used as a feeder. I dont want to do this but i really have no choice, if i had sold her to a family with children she will bite.
If you think you can maybe tame her then by all means please contact me if not take her as a feeder if you are willing to use or take her at risk please TEXT me. Thanks!
She is black & white if you would like a picture once again please contact me thanks!
Now what happy home would take this girl in with this type of ad?? I knew her fate and said I would take her in if we could sort out another transport. So Holly in the maritimes took it apon herself to contact a rideshare who agreed to bring the rat with him. Ratmando went and picked her up on Wednesday night…the “vicious rat” was a tiny baby…cute, scared and obviously not a Biter.
Her original name was Derp, but my foster renamed her May.
The next day the sick baby owner emailed saying she had found a home that would take baby to the vet. We all were trying to figure out which of the Ottawa people was taking her in, found out, and then they as I already had a transport coming asked if she could come to me as well. Of course!
So my foster Anita rushed out again and got the lumpy baby. She called her June, and I decided she looked just like a Junebug She was “off”, lumpy, had a damaged/injured eye and had some really scary moments where we thought we would lose her. May and she met and it was Love. Two scared babies had a friend, and May became more outgoing and June had someone to cuddle with again.
The transport went off with a little hitch. I had to meet them at the far end of the city, in front of a cinema at a mall…I thought I could stand inside but I couldn’t so I had to stand in the rain…for 40 mins, peering at grey vans and license plates while water dripped down my forehead and down the back of my neck LOL. The guy was late but I finally got my baby girls at about 11 pm and then started the long trek home on public transit.
When I got home I realized the lumps really did seem like tumours and she really was off in her mannerisms and even how she looked, a domed/rounded head, a wobbliness, etc.
We went to bed and the next day I got some pics. Later on I even introduced them to a young rescue litter I have here and their mom…it went great!
Meet May and June…
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May is gorgeous and figuring out quickly with big bright eyes that her life has changed for the good
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Here you can see the big lump on Junebug’s side…now just imagine that it’s completely round and how far it goes into her body. She will be seeing my vet for a drop-off appointment on Monday. I am expecting the worst and hoping for the best. My gut is telling me these are inoperable and that I won’t be able to do much for this sweet sweet baby girl. So expect a lot of pics of her and her friends because I don’t know how long she will be with us.
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Here you see a 2nd lump on her chest, with a slice above it. You can move the skin around and see the rounded red tumour underneath, it almost looks like a ruptured tumour. It’s very bizarre.
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She has issues eating, so I am watching that, although I did catch her eating lab blocks last night (WOOT!), she has funny little mannerisms that remind me of neuro issues, her lungs sound good, there’s no smell of infection (I think the eye is a newer injury) but she’s sooo happy, and she bobbles along exploring, and then her nose goes in the air at all the new smells
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and after all that excitement she has to have a nap…she really sleeps hard, and I keep checking her breathing LOL
Sleeping with May keeping watch over her
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Stretch
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Out cold again…
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She's a hooded rat with a large black spot on her back, loves hiding in sleeves and very sweet and docile.
The first problem is that she’s in a city about 5 hours from me with no real way to get her to me in Toronto. But luckily last weekend we had a transport coming from Montreal to Oshawa and we had located people to pick up the baby, foster the baby and then drive out to meet the Transport on the major highway so she could go on the Train to me. Well that failed when the owner didn’t respond.
The next weekend, there was another ad up for a different rat…
RAT for FREE! ( Take at own risk please )
Hi there if you are reading this i would like to give my rat away (Derp)
because she had attacked my mom & i can no longer handle this rat.
She is really aggressive & i don't think anyone would be able to take care of her unless she is used as a feeder. I dont want to do this but i really have no choice, if i had sold her to a family with children she will bite.
If you think you can maybe tame her then by all means please contact me if not take her as a feeder if you are willing to use or take her at risk please TEXT me. Thanks!
She is black & white if you would like a picture once again please contact me thanks!
Now what happy home would take this girl in with this type of ad?? I knew her fate and said I would take her in if we could sort out another transport. So Holly in the maritimes took it apon herself to contact a rideshare who agreed to bring the rat with him. Ratmando went and picked her up on Wednesday night…the “vicious rat” was a tiny baby…cute, scared and obviously not a Biter.
Her original name was Derp, but my foster renamed her May. The next day the sick baby owner emailed saying she had found a home that would take baby to the vet. We all were trying to figure out which of the Ottawa people was taking her in, found out, and then they as I already had a transport coming asked if she could come to me as well. Of course!
So my foster Anita rushed out again and got the lumpy baby. She called her June, and I decided she looked just like a Junebug
She was “off”, lumpy, had a damaged/injured eye and had some really scary moments where we thought we would lose her. May and she met and it was Love. Two scared babies had a friend, and May became more outgoing and June had someone to cuddle with again. The transport went off with a little hitch. I had to meet them at the far end of the city, in front of a cinema at a mall…I thought I could stand inside but I couldn’t so I had to stand in the rain…for 40 mins, peering at grey vans and license plates while water dripped down my forehead and down the back of my neck LOL. The guy was late but I finally got my baby girls at about 11 pm and then started the long trek home on public transit.
When I got home I realized the lumps really did seem like tumours and she really was off in her mannerisms and even how she looked, a domed/rounded head, a wobbliness, etc.
We went to bed and the next day I got some pics. Later on I even introduced them to a young rescue litter I have here and their mom…it went great!
Meet May and June…
May is gorgeous and figuring out quickly with big bright eyes that her life has changed for the good
Here you can see the big lump on Junebug’s side…now just imagine that it’s completely round and how far it goes into her body.
She will be seeing my vet for a drop-off appointment on Monday. I am expecting the worst and hoping for the best. My gut is telling me these are inoperable and that I won’t be able to do much for this sweet sweet baby girl. So expect a lot of pics of her and her friends because I don’t know how long she will be with us. 
Here you see a 2nd lump on her chest, with a slice above it. You can move the skin around and see the rounded red tumour underneath, it almost looks like a ruptured tumour. It’s very bizarre.
She has issues eating, so I am watching that, although I did catch her eating lab blocks last night (WOOT!), she has funny little mannerisms that remind me of neuro issues, her lungs sound good, there’s no smell of infection (I think the eye is a newer injury) but she’s sooo happy, and she bobbles along exploring, and then her nose goes in the air at all the new smells
and after all that excitement she has to have a nap…she really sleeps hard, and I keep checking her breathing LOL
Sleeping with May keeping watch over her
Stretch
Out cold again…
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rofl, i had answered her ad at one point and i was suppose to take her like 2 weeks ago but ended up not taking her because i couldnt get a hold of our local rat rescue and im deathly allergic to rats but didnt want her to go to other animal food, so i wonder if the girl you got her from was refering to me (talking about the first ad) glad that you ended up saving her.
and im deathly allergic to rats but didnt want her to go to other animal food, so i wonder if the girl you got her from was refering to me (talking about the first ad) glad that you ended up saving her. Unfortunately I don't think there is a local rat rescue anymore if you are talking about Lil Angel's? I really really wish it was in the "nick of time" but all I am doing is making this sweet baby comfortable and happy for her remaining days. I found another small mass inside her abdomen today...she's riddled with themrofl, i had answered her ad at one point and i was suppose to take her like 2 weeks ago but ended up not taking her because i couldnt get a hold of our local rat rescue
She also seems to have hydrocephalus which is usually fatal as a very young baby, but so far so good...hers is mild but even if we can get her past the lumps growing in her body the hydro could take her anytime...sigh. Its not far, she's soooo sweet and so not deserving of this.I was talking about lilangel but there is also another one in ottawa as well and couldnt get a hold of either. poor babyUnfortunately I don't think there is a local rat rescue anymore if you are talking about Lil Angel's? I really really wish it was in the "nick of time" but all I am doing is making this sweet baby comfortable and happy for her remaining days. I found another small mass inside her abdomen today...she's riddled with them
is there nothing they can do for them ? 
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She is soo sweet and gentle and her friend May is very sensitive to her needs...its really wonderful to watch. Babies are normally obnoxious to everyone around them, but May is very gentle, and sleeps near her new little friend wherever she drops.
Today I was home with a migraine, and little June was sleeping on me.
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This is when I find yet another small mass deep in her abdomen on the opposite side of the big one...my hopes are dwindling fast.
She then crawled up onto my shoulder to sleep some more
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and this is where she ended up...bruxxing. :heart:
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Today I was home with a migraine, and little June was sleeping on me.
This is when I find yet another small mass deep in her abdomen on the opposite side of the big one...my hopes are dwindling fast.
She then crawled up onto my shoulder to sleep some more
and this is where she ended up...bruxxing. :heart:
She's at the vet now..I have to wait til they fit in her exam...and then have time to call me...I already feel sick
OK I am home now and can answer questions and even think about things again.
My vet called me with the results. First thing he checked was the name of the pathologist and we lucked out and got the best one there. This woman really knows her stuff.
Sadly its not good stuff.
Spindle Cell Sarcoma possibly Fibroma or highly differentiated fibrosarcoma.
In layman terms, a malignant tumour that spreads and probably already has.
With links for the more curious...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_cell_sarcoma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrosarcoma
With this type of tumour, her being a baby and having the hydrocephalus, her chances of surviving the surgery are very very poor. Junebug Junebug is happy right now and will now be on palliative care for the rest of her short life. My guess is 2-4 weeks are left of it.
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My vet called me with the results. First thing he checked was the name of the pathologist and we lucked out and got the best one there. This woman really knows her stuff.
Sadly its not good stuff.
Spindle Cell Sarcoma possibly Fibroma or highly differentiated fibrosarcoma.
In layman terms, a malignant tumour that spreads and probably already has.
With links for the more curious...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spindle_cell_sarcoma
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrosarcoma
With this type of tumour, her being a baby and having the hydrocephalus, her chances of surviving the surgery are very very poor. Junebug Junebug is happy right now and will now be on palliative care for the rest of her short life. My guess is 2-4 weeks are left of it.
Oh my god, I am so sorry. Not fun news. Marc and I already "adopted" Junebug in our hearts and we love her so. I am so sad about this. I am happy that she is enjoying every single second of being safe, warm, happy and loved and that is all we can ask, eh? A sweet, sweet girl, and yes, so undeserving of this. I wish I could think of more to say. Very sad here though. Send her our cuddles and kisses, okay?
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