Big Schpog
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I had to take Big Schpog to the rat specialist for a general check up and to reinvestigate her sneezing. Big Schpog is getting older and I wanted her to have a rat specialist vet.
I got a brand new kitten carrier, soft one, and have been getting Schpog used to being in it. She took to it just fine.
We had to take about a 30 minute bus ride to get to the vet. We got on the bus and sat near the front. Some guy saw that I had a rat and he started verbally abusing me. 'You brought a fucking a rat on the bus!!! They carry all kinds of diseases you stupid b#*$&~!' I called him ignorant but he wasn't going to stop yelling at me so I got off the bus to get away from him. He followed me!
He then came up to me and told me he wishes me and my rat get hit by a car and die.
So I had to wait for another bus to take me the rest of the way.
We finally got there and due to COVID, I couldn't go in with her.
Just as I suspected, she's sneezy due to environmental issues, mainly the radiator heat. So we will do Benadryl, one week on, one week off. The vet gave me doses for ALL my rats.
She also needs to lose about 20-40 grams. She weighs a pound. Doc wants her closer to 400 grams.
I went to a wonderful bakery and got freshly made butter tarts and I promised Schpog she could have a piece when we got home. She went to her other box and rested and had her piece of tart. She was a very good girl on such a long, crazy trip.
I call these idiots who have public freak outs 'rat bigots.' There's always one around. They can't keep their feelings to themselves and make asses out of themselves in public. I was about 2 seconds from calling the police.
I got a brand new kitten carrier, soft one, and have been getting Schpog used to being in it. She took to it just fine.
We had to take about a 30 minute bus ride to get to the vet. We got on the bus and sat near the front. Some guy saw that I had a rat and he started verbally abusing me. 'You brought a fucking a rat on the bus!!! They carry all kinds of diseases you stupid b#*$&~!' I called him ignorant but he wasn't going to stop yelling at me so I got off the bus to get away from him. He followed me!
He then came up to me and told me he wishes me and my rat get hit by a car and die.
So I had to wait for another bus to take me the rest of the way.
We finally got there and due to COVID, I couldn't go in with her.
Just as I suspected, she's sneezy due to environmental issues, mainly the radiator heat. So we will do Benadryl, one week on, one week off. The vet gave me doses for ALL my rats.
She also needs to lose about 20-40 grams. She weighs a pound. Doc wants her closer to 400 grams.
I went to a wonderful bakery and got freshly made butter tarts and I promised Schpog she could have a piece when we got home. She went to her other box and rested and had her piece of tart. She was a very good girl on such a long, crazy trip.
I call these idiots who have public freak outs 'rat bigots.' There's always one around. They can't keep their feelings to themselves and make asses out of themselves in public. I was about 2 seconds from calling the police.