Hope's Rescued rats, adoptables and lifers- December Update

[Joanne]

It sounds like you are over the worst and heading down on the other side.
It is so hard when it is a few rats, but to hit a rescue with so many in your care - the numbers are overwhelming. Hang in there! The worst is over. :hugs:

 

[hopefloats]

We are I think. No more deaths and no rats that are in dying condition. My vet ordered the testing kit from the opti-spot testing so hopefully next week I will be getting that done.

 

[hopefloats]

We started the babies on meds. I put them in a small cage to keep track and they run around like mad

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRYjn1Opf3o[/ame]

My sanity this week. They make all the hurt go away.

we are finally safe to say we are improving. No one is really sick tonight everyone looks good and happy. I was able to eat dinner for a change I havent eaten dinner at all hardly in the last two weeks but I make up for it at work by eating to much. I just run out of time. When I finish meds it is pretty much bed time for me. Time to catch up on the forum and emails and so on. It is almost over.
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gigBLh6IZo[/ame]

 

[Joanne]

The best therapy evah!

 

[hopefloats]

The best therapy evah!

It really is but keep your fingers crossed their turn for the virus starts in the next week or two. by the time we get almost over it with the others they will be ready to start.

 

[SterlingRats0408]

SQUEEEEE! oomgeee those babies! Just too much cute!

 

[hopefloats]

This months tally so far. Luckily some amazing people have helped us through. I had to buy food which was costly and I still have surgeries to do. Our tumors are growing larger while we do this virus. It is almost over through. Just a few more weeks

January 2015
1/3/15 Intake Ferguson donations $60.00
1/4/15 Intake 5 males, warsaw.
1/7/15 reocurrring donation Thank you! $20.00
1/9/15 Donation $300.00
1/5/15 Supplies $15.99
1/09/15 Virus Meds 82.36
1/12/15 Virus Meds 109.36
1/12/15 Virus meds $96.22
1/12/15 Virus meds $47.75
1/14/15 Donation $30.00
1/14/15 Virus meds $150.00
01/15/15 Virus meds $100.42
1/19/15 Donation $200.00
1/20/15 virus meds $47.75
1/20/15 food order 625.88




Total spent $1275.73 (virus meds $649.85)
Donations income $ 610.00

 

[Velo]

Wow that food cost blows my mind! And the meds of course!
I'm happy it's winding down on the virus level, hoping you and the ratties get some relief soon. <3

 

[hopefloats]

Fumblesquid sent us a care package of hammocks. Thank you! We always need hammocks we have half the worlds destroyer rats in our care and their mission is to eat hammocks

I had to make the choice for Katara and Juney this morning. We helped them both cross the bridge. 14 deaths in 3 weeks now. These two survived the virus but their tumors were killing them and it was time to help them go
Juney

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Katara who had tumors removed 3 times already. we couldnt remove them anymore per my vet.

A huge majority of the rats are moved upstairs. Babies included.

This is what is left in my living room we had tons of small cages in use down there for the sick ones but now they are all back in their real cages

we are on the mends, My stress level is down now. I am starting to cry more though. I havent had any time to cry till now so it hit me hard this morning at the vets off with my vet. I was explaining to him what we have went through and everything but I just lost it. We will be tested this week.

Moved all the rats back into their rooms

 

[Joanne]

It sounds like things are definitely on the mend. You are on the mend too. You soldier on when you are needed, getting things done. Now that the end is in sight and you are allowed to rest a bit and think, it will hit you. You need to allow yourself to be sad and mourn your losses. It has been a huge load. Unburden yourself.
:hugs:

 

[Sheldon]

I agree with Joanne. Nothing like a good long sob after that kind of stress. You deserve to let go the floods...

 

[dspch911]

:roseopen: RIP Beautiful Sweet Babies..............

 

[hopefloats]

Here are the faces that we lost

Daryl 1/8/15

Hershel 1/8/15

Claire 1/9/15

PJ 1/9/15

Irish 1/11/15

Allanah 1/11/15

Liam my handicap rat 1/12/15

Rex 1/15/15

Josie 1/16/15

Morgana 1/18/15

Lily my handicap rat 1/19/15

It is hard not to cry when I see this and how fast it took them. Just breaks my heart I couldnt save them. This will probably haunt me for so long. All the others are doing very good. No one is very sick and they are all improving just sneezes now a days. I think the heartache i am feeling will outlast these sneezes. It is just really hard to see this tonight and to put the faces here of the ones we lost due to this stupid virus.

 

[SterlingRats0408]

So sorry for all the losses to that crap virus!
Those sweet faces! I can't even imagine. I know the heartbreak of when I relocated so many babies, and I doubt it even compares to the sheer loss you are feeling!
Have some solice that you did EVERYTHING you could, and they passed away loved, cared for and together. I imagine a little rattie line of them holding each others tails like you see the parade elephants doing while they cross the bridge together. Daryl leading them to the wonderful rat afterlife!
A good cry is sometimes necessary and I think I have just the video that will let you cry and get a good laugh out at the same time. I watch it whenever I feel like I'm losing my sanity.

Watch "Dane Cook-Crying" on YouTube
Dane Cook-Crying: http://youtu.be/LHx6nRtWIa4

 

[hopefloats]

Momma is very large in her belly region Last night i was splitting the boys up from momma since it is tme and momma was with her girls. I hear a baby screaming bloody murder and I look over she had one in her mouth so I rush over, grab momma and she wouldnt let go. She was trying to pull the baby back in with her. She has spent most of the week pinning the babies to stop them from nursing which was fine but this scared the hell out of me. I pulled momma from her babies she is now in the maternity cage. She is biting in the cage as, guarded and just not the same momma we had. Momma is a nipper but more like a what do you have nip not an out right biter. I held her last night and felt stuff moving in her belly. It is hard to tell what it was since her belly is tense with her being skittish. This morning I got her to relax enough to lay her on my fingers and cup her belly. She is full of little movements on her side and underneath. Sadly I think momma is infact pregnant the downfall since we had the virus we will be closed for 8 weeks after those babies are born to get through the qt period I am not sure how we will fair with no adoption fees coming in. We still have surgeries that we will need to do on some. Keep your fingers crossed. I am very worred as usaul. I do not do well with pregnant mommas they always get my nerves in bundle

 

[SterlingRats0408]

Oh dear. I am sure you will make it through. You are strong and She's now an experienced momma!

 

[hopefloats]

So I have been suspecting momma was pregnant 36 days gestation and momma mary popped out 9 more babies. Hopefully she is done. I dont know for sure I do know this momma wont have another litter in 5 weeks because she wont see a male. I literally split her babies up yesterday because it was 5 weeks exactly. Now she pops out another litter. We need prayers LOL I might lose my mind right now.

We are officially closed until March 25th, 2015 no-one in or out.

 

[Velo]

Welcome to the world little babies! You know I'll be thinking of you and all those bubs.

 

[RatPack]

Poor momma! and surely you won't lose your mind haha just be pushed to the very brink of it Atleast we know 100% this is momma's last litter. Hang in there! Sending lots of good,healing energy your way!

 

[hopefloats]

Yes we do. Finally after 5 weeks of worrying and freaking out literally driving Jorats, Lilspaz and crumblina bonkers with my antic about her having babies or being pregnant we get a rest and no more pregnancy watches for us. Till the next one that comes in that way.