Godmother
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We decided to cancel our Christmas visit out of town, even though it will be sad not to be with our friends as usual.
I'd dropped all the ratties off at our pet-sitter's, and they had settled in well. I did errands, then came home to the empty cages.
I was trying to eat supper... then started to cry. :cry3: My husband had taken photos of the girls just before I took them away, because he was afraid that the three oldest ones (Corrie's last daughters) might die before we got back. I suddenly realized that it was insane to go away instead of relaxing at home and spending some quality time with them. They have rallied after last week's bout with dehydration, but they are over 32 months old and I won't have them much longer. The last three times I have gone away there was a life-threatening crisis; Melissa (who died the day after I got back), Tia (who died suddenly and unexpectedly when I was on holiday), and Georgie (who had a close call but rallied, and is still doing OK).
So my sweet oldies are upstairs settled in their cage. It will be nice to be with them, and I am still getting a break from cage-cleaning because the others are still at the sitters.
I'd dropped all the ratties off at our pet-sitter's, and they had settled in well. I did errands, then came home to the empty cages.
I was trying to eat supper... then started to cry. :cry3: My husband had taken photos of the girls just before I took them away, because he was afraid that the three oldest ones (Corrie's last daughters) might die before we got back. I suddenly realized that it was insane to go away instead of relaxing at home and spending some quality time with them. They have rallied after last week's bout with dehydration, but they are over 32 months old and I won't have them much longer. The last three times I have gone away there was a life-threatening crisis; Melissa (who died the day after I got back), Tia (who died suddenly and unexpectedly when I was on holiday), and Georgie (who had a close call but rallied, and is still doing OK).
So my sweet oldies are upstairs settled in their cage. It will be nice to be with them, and I am still getting a break from cage-cleaning because the others are still at the sitters.