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Zen is recovering well from the surgery. Not picking at her stitches, and taking her meds.
The vet's office put a sticker on the meds packet that looks just like her. -
Zen is recovering well from the surgery. Not picking at her stitches, and taking her meds.
The vet's office put a sticker on the meds packet that looks just like her. -
Zen is recovering well from the surgery. Not picking at her stitches, and taking her meds.
The vet's office put a sticker on the meds packet that looks just like her. -
Zen is recovering well from the surgery. Not picking at her stitches, and taking her meds.
The vet's office put a sticker on the meds packet that looks just like her. -
Zen is recovering well from the surgery. Not picking at her stitches, and taking her meds.
The vet's office put a sticker on the meds packet that looks just like her. -
Big rat day today. Drove to Kraaifontein in a windstorm to take Zen in for surgery, and deliver Peanut and Raisin to one of the other rat foster people. She's looking after them till Saturday, then they're being couriered to Johannesburg to their new home. She's also fostering a rat mom and her babies, so I got to meet them all. Tiny babies!
I left before sunrise to miss the traffic. My husband went with me as he was worried about me driving alone in the storm.
And he's right, it's a proper storm. Driving rain and strong wind. Trees down, branches on the road. Schools are apparently closed today and tomorrow.Zen's surgery went well. She was spayed and had three mammary tumors removed. Now she's safely back home with Twyla again.
Twyla, who'd been alone all day, gave Zen a very thorough sniff inspection when I put her back in the cage. Then she crawled into my lap for a cuddle of her own. Also to ask for supper.
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Big rat day today. Drove to Kraaifontein in a windstorm to take Zen in for surgery, and deliver Peanut and Raisin to one of the other rat foster people. She's looking after them till Saturday, then they're being couriered to Johannesburg to their new home. She's also fostering a rat mom and her babies, so I got to meet them all. Tiny babies!
I left before sunrise to miss the traffic. My husband went with me as he was worried about me driving alone in the storm.
And he's right, it's a proper storm. Driving rain and strong wind. Trees down, branches on the road. Schools are apparently closed today and tomorrow.Zen's surgery went well. She was spayed and had three mammary tumors removed. Now she's safely back home with Twyla again.
Twyla, who'd been alone all day, gave Zen a very thorough sniff inspection when I put her back in the cage. Then she crawled into my lap for a cuddle of her own. Also to ask for supper.
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It's supposed to be autumn but it feels like full winter. Blustery rain all day long and chilly. We don't have central heating so the rat cages each have their own little infrared heater. I improved the insulation on the their cages to keep out all drafts and keep the heat in.
They're quite cozy.This is Peanut and Raisin's last night with me. Tomorrow they begin their journey to their new home.
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Yesterday I picked up a food donation for the small animal rescue org. It included a small bag of expensive rat food pellets. The woman said her rats hadn't liked it.
I tested some on my foster rats last night, in addition to their usual supper.
This morning I found their dishes empty, so I thought, well, success. Then I noticed that Twyla and Zen (I suspect Zen did most of it, she's the organiser of the two) had stored all of the pellets in a box at the top of their cage.
And Peanut and Raisin had put all of their pellets in their litter tray.
That's a strong opinion, I would say! 😂
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Peanut is just ridiculously cuddly. She loves being stroked. But she also knows how to set a boundary, see the video 😊
https://youtu.be/rWnymZa9AuE?si=mF8asdlaunNMcTxw
#rats #RatsOfMastodon #RatFosterDiary -
Am currently sitting in the (dry) bath doing free roam with Peanut and Raisin. Peanut is actively seeking out cuddles my pushing under my hand.
Raisin has been much wilder, but she's graduated from "I will place my teeth gently upon you to remind you I can bite" to "ok so being stroked is kind of nice I agree to sit still for this"
The are both high energy girls.I am working at getting Raisin used to my hands. I need to be able to pick her up quickly without scaring her.
Right now she has discovered my ear and is investigating with her whiskers. Tickles!
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I'm exhausted so no photos (long complicated family day), but I'm looking after another rat foster's rats for the next few days.
They are ✨gorgeous✨ they look like little badgers, with dark patches and white blazes on their faces.