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    need your ideas !

    ..deleted original post.. sorry!! want to mention, though.. have you heard of ResQwalk? a great way to raise funds for animal rescues. If you're so inclined, Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue is registered, and if you download the app, and turn it on each time you walk, you can help fund the rescue!
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    venting !!

    excuse my ramblings... Need to vent!!! My mom is 88 and lives far away. She finally decided to downsize and move to an apartment, so a few months ago, my siblings and I all flew in for a week, helped her move, cleaned out the house and got it up for sale. It was getting chilly, so we put the...
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    OPRats Calendars are Ready!!

    Hi all! Just wanted to let you know that the annual fundraising calendar for the Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue (OPRats) is now available. Lots of beautiful photos and short stories of the rescued rats. A great gift for any rat lover, or for yourself! Here's the link if you wish to purchase. (I've...
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    Ramblings at 2am

    It's that long awaited Friday night -- the one night of the week I could be sleeping in, but I can't sleep. I'm starting to realize that I'm on the cusp of a major life change.. I've worked the same job for 10 years, but it's almost time to move along now. I have really loved working at this...
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    Attack at Canadian Parliament

    Anyone else downtown Ottawa today? I work just a few blocks from the Parliament buildings.. We were on lockdown and it was pretty nerve-racking. Glad/grateful to be home tonight.
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    Trying to Help Wild Life

    Hi all.. I'd like your opinions on what if anything to do about a wild life issue. I was in a large park in the city Sunday and was watching two grown up geese with their babies.. so cute.. when I noticed that one of the adults was holding her foot up while standing, and when she walked, was...
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    scared boy, bites, is something else going on?

    I'm fostering a boy rattie who was surrendered by someone because he bites -- as in drawing blood. After his intake, he was neutered, and now I have him just a few weeks while his hormones settle down. I've been careful, but I've been bitten a few times. Mostly to me, though, he just looks...
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    Does Revo ever NOT work?

    My two boys have some type of small white buggies. I dosed them with revo, but the bugs never seemed to go away, and two weeks later, they still had bugs and were scratching. So they got another dose of revo. Now it's been a week since the second dose and they still are scratching, and I can...
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    How Can I help make their fur shinny and healthy?

    Hello all! I just took in two adult foster boys who are just wonderful. They both have mites, but have been treated with revolution. One has lots of scabs, the other has none. But the one with lots of scabs has a really shaggy looking coat. I'm figuring once the revolution has done its thing...
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    The Sandwich Generation Thing

    Feeling really frustrated today. My step-daughter and her new partner have announced their intention to move further away from us in the Spring. Presently they're an hour drive, and they will be a 90 minute drive. It's not her and her partner moving that bugs me. It's that I adore my...
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    Vegan Anniversary!!

    I just realized that it was September last year when I made the leap from vegetarian to vegan.. so .. this month is my one year anniversary! Now that is something I want to celebrate! :joy: Anyone else nearing a vegan anniversary??
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    Feeling Sad : Wildlife Rescue Yesterday

    While out for a bike ride yesterday, I happened upon a situation at the riverside. A handful of kids were so worried, telling their mom to please help a poor seagull who was trying to escape a snapping turtle's grasp. The mom tried and tried to reach the turtle with a stick and smack it to get...
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    Looking for a ride share to Farm Sanctuary Hoe Down

    I was planning to go to the Hoe Down at Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY on the August long weekend, but am not able to do the long drive (it's 5 hours from Ottawa). But I could share some of the driving .. so I'm looking for a ride share from/to Ottawa. Is anyone from Ottawa planning to go...
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    Grrrr... Aggressive salesman at Costco

    I`m so pissed off. My husband and I decided to renew our membership at Costco after it`d lapsed for a number of years. We walked up to the counter and said we wanted the regular gold membership.. supposed to be $55/year. Salesman starts talking really fast and says there are all these great...
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    For Fun : How can I make a maze??

    I have a few really smart fellas in foster at the moment, and they could use a good intellectual challenge. Has anyone made a maze for their ratties before? I would love to hear some ideas on how to do this.. preferably with cardboard and not wood??
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    Vegan Eateries In Ottawa

    I am vegan, and last weekend I took my niece, who is vegetarian, and my step-son, who is Gluten Free and Paleo to The Green Door. Every one of us piled our plates high with delicious food, and the cost was very reasonable. Only my first time there, but it's already one of my top choices for...
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    Ottawa Pet Rat Rescue Journal

    I've been mostly driving for OPRats for some time now, and I've had the privilege of meeting lots of little angels come and go. Some getting neutered, some finding their new forever homes.. Ratmando and RKbusy truly pour their hearts into this rescue. So I've asked if I can post some of the...
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    Rattie ships that pass in the night

    Socrates and his brother were abandoned by their owner, who apparently showed up at the vet's office one day, all her belongings packed in her car, on her way out of town. She'd stopped at the vet's office first to request Socrates and his brother be euthanized. The vet looked them over, and saw...
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    kitty in need : send healing thoughts

    Never have I seen such a skinny cat! Poor girl was found roaming outside and was clearly a house cat, a pet, who was abandoned. She is so skinny.. all bones .. has a bit of a limp.. I don't know if she's gonna make it or not. But she is the most affectionate cat I've ever met. My daughter is...
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    baby goat rescued!! -- RIP Melanie

    I can hardly wait to meet her! My daughter, who lives on a hobby farm, has just rescued a baby goat. The little one is only days old, and her mother was killed on the road. She's taken the baby in, and I'm told she's sweet as sweet can be.. and follows my daughter around kinda like a dog would...
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