twitch
Well-Known Member
so i was away on vacation to visit family for a few days. i come back this afternoon and check my mailbox before heading inside. no mail of course, but i do find 2 baby ratboys. 1 is very dead, the other very unwell. i rush him over to the vet rather in shock, he can't be more then 4-5 weeks old. i have the AC cranked the entire time and he perks up a lot on the way there. by the time he gets to the vet he's very active though i can feel a rasp in his chest through my fingers and he's sneezing like crazy. the vet says he'll probably lose that after he cools down some more and gets some food and water into him. he's chilling on my bed now with a bowl of water and food available to him. he's sniffed at it and took a little bit but doesn't seem to show much interest in it all. i have no idea how long they were out there in the metal mailbox and i'm hoping that he's not anymore sick then the heat. he's affectionate and very interested in me at least. but holy frig, why would you leave babies in a metal mailbox in the middle of summer when it actually feels like summer out! i've been considering fostering to keep squidge company, but this was not the way i wanted to go about it at all. i'm still in shock yet so haven't named him or considered much on what i'm going to end up doing with him. i know i can't commit to another permanent rat at this time, its why i never adopted any more as my numbers were going down in the first place. i'm just so mad and confused right now! frigging humans on a flaming stick!!! :redhot: :redhot: :redhot: :redhot: