aww such sweethearts
Syra and Poor Shade Arrive :/
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The original rescue attempt for the hairless boy didn't work out leaving us all exgtremely deflated, but then these girls needed to be picked up fast in the same city ad posted the day before and giving them one day before they were let go in the forest :doh
and my original transporter was on the case! She picked up these 2 for me, and brought them right down.
Syra the black variberk is a small girl at 290 grams, but waaaay bigger than her sister. She has a nice coat, a good body shape and big eyes. She is very frightened of handling and cries whenever she's touched.
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Shade the black berk, we assumed had mites or some other buggy due to her patchy coat. Well, no scabs, no tumours, no lung sounds, teeth are even, no smell from her mouth, no smelly ears, etc. But something is wrong with this scary teeny, bony, wobbly girl. She only weighs 176 grams and is supposed to be 13-14 months along with Syra her sister. She also cries when touched.
I emailed and asked if they were the same age and why Shade was in such shape...
Syra and Shade are both the same age. when I took Shade to the vets she had an ear infection that we had to treat with ear drops that my sister got for me cause my sister is a vet tech for gorham animal hospital and when i took her back the vet there said that she was okay. I started her on baytril.
THIS is not healthy
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Yesterday morning, Shade had gained 26 grams overnight! She looked better and brighter and best of all, her sister was less protective of her and more annoying sibling LOL
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and last night she had gained a little more making it 28 gram gain in 24 hours
Syra is really coming out of her shell with me and Shade is very curious and brave, but the Brave suddenly leaves her and she dives for the blankets LOL
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and my original transporter was on the case! She picked up these 2 for me, and brought them right down.Syra the black variberk is a small girl at 290 grams, but waaaay bigger than her sister. She has a nice coat, a good body shape and big eyes. She is very frightened of handling and cries whenever she's touched.
Shade the black berk, we assumed had mites or some other buggy due to her patchy coat. Well, no scabs, no tumours, no lung sounds, teeth are even, no smell from her mouth, no smelly ears, etc. But something is wrong with this scary teeny, bony, wobbly girl. She only weighs 176 grams and is supposed to be 13-14 months along with Syra her sister. She also cries when touched.
I emailed and asked if they were the same age and why Shade was in such shape...
Syra and Shade are both the same age. when I took Shade to the vets she had an ear infection that we had to treat with ear drops that my sister got for me cause my sister is a vet tech for gorham animal hospital and when i took her back the vet there said that she was okay. I started her on baytril.
THIS is not healthy
Yesterday morning, Shade had gained 26 grams overnight! She looked better and brighter and best of all, her sister was less protective of her and more annoying sibling LOL
and last night she had gained a little more making it 28 gram gain in 24 hours
Syra is really coming out of her shell with me and Shade is very curious and brave, but the Brave suddenly leaves her and she dives for the blankets LOL
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Videos tonight since my friend Jenny is down...
First one is Jenny's attempt at making Shade look like a wobbly drunk
And then my version of Shade and the Puffs.
First one is Jenny's attempt at making Shade look like a wobbly drunk
And then my version of Shade and the Puffs.
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I took out Shade and Syra soon after I got home today after being away visiting my mom, and felt a lot of "weight" on Shade so I weighed her...O..M...G... she now weighs 260 grams! That is an 84 gram gain since she arrived!! :woot:
Trying to get group pics of these girls is almost futile...they are such sisters. LOL
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So I gave up and concenrated on lovely Shade. Her coat is soft and even darker, and her fur is growing in. She looks fantastic!!
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Her butt
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Soo proud of the 2 of these girls! They haven't even been here 2 whole weeks!
Trying to get group pics of these girls is almost futile...they are such sisters. LOL
So I gave up and concenrated on lovely Shade. Her coat is soft and even darker, and her fur is growing in. She looks fantastic!!
Her butt
Soo proud of the 2 of these girls! They haven't even been here 2 whole weeks!
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Well 18 days later, and Shade is 100 grams more...from 176 grams to 276 grams as of today. She has all her fur back, she is carrying a good weight for her, her tilt is always there but she's no longer sick, she's active, she's agile and happy. Plus she is a real black rat again. :yelcutelaugh:
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15 days ago, her butt shot
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And she fully endorses the new flavoured Oxbow Regal Rat
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18 days ago
Now
18 days ago
Now
15 days ago, her butt shot
Now
And she fully endorses the new flavoured Oxbow Regal Rat
Poor baby. I am so glad she is happy and doing so well. The reason I asked about her coat is that, although the memory is painful, I remember when I went to the animal hospital where the doctors were keeping little Wolfgang in an oxygen "hospital room" for his respiratory problem, his coat seemed so pale and light brown, not the usual rich dark chocolate agouti coat that he had just a couple of days before. They were taking excellent care of him of course, but I assumed that since he was a sick boy and probably not eating much, that all those factors affected his coat. Not a fun memory to bring up but the early pictures of Shade's coat reminded me of Wolfgang's fur on that last day at the hospital when I held him before the doctor put him to sleep.
Dehydration is also something that can make a coat look light and dry, but sick rats can look very different. Sorry about your Wolfgang.Poor baby. I am so glad she is happy and doing so well. The reason I asked about her coat is that, although the memory is painful, I remember when I went to the animal hospital where the doctors were keeping little Wolfgang in an oxygen "hospital room" for his respiratory problem, his coat seemed so pale and light brown, not the usual rich dark chocolate agouti coat that he had just a couple of days before. They were taking excellent care of him of course, but I assumed that since he was a sick boy and probably not eating much, that all those factors affected his coat. Not a fun memory to bring up but the early pictures of Shade's coat reminded me of Wolfgang's fur on that last day at the hospital when I held him before the doctor put him to sleep.
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