twitch
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i was updating about stewart and bribery in another thread, but after losing rosie and babydoll in that thread, yeah i just don't want to continue it anymore. i tried but i can't do it again. so as there is new drama and all with just wilson boy rats i'll make them their own thread.
of the 4 wilson boys 3 have decided i don't have enough to do or worry about. chop suey is my good boy! he takes care of zen and doesn't want to worry his momma at all. the others need to get to know him better and hopefully he'll rub off on them. :stickpoke: so long as they don't rub off on him i will be a happy woman. :lol:
i am also going to keep a record on serraphim's weight gain here. she is in serious need of it IMO. i don't think anyone will mind the cute pictures i plan to update with as she gets better either... :cheeky:
first up, Magi.
he was adopted through the rescue effort and originally was supposed to be the only rat i was to be getting. there was a cheap neuter being offered in halifax at the time and i took advantage of it. well that turned into more headache then it
was worth and was just as expensive as my regular vet. long story short they butchered my poor fellow and left sutures in when they knew he was going to be in a other province in only a few days after surgery.... :doh: it was not looking right to me and i took him into the vet.
the vet took the sutures out and checked him out. she says it looks like someone with little experience had done the operation and had left some fatty tissue which she normally takes out as well to prevent problems. so far everything is fine and it should stay that way. the bump which looks like swelling is scar tissue and some fat left over. she has it will resolve itself down some more and to keep an eye on him. if there is any problem to put him straight on antibiotics.
next up, bribery.
he's my heart rat. and he's been worrying me for a a little while. on the 20th he was put on zithro with stewart (who has cleared up beautifully). he was getting better and started acting like himself wanting to play an deat all the goodies he could. then about the same time he was put on a once a day dose he started going backwards. his breathing got fast again and he stopped wanting to play.
so he went with me to the vet today as well. the vet listened to his lungs and says, yes, there is definitely a crackle. i mentioned how well my fosters were responding to the amoxil and she prescribed that for him as well. i have to pick it up from shoppers drug by my house this afternoon. where its been working so well for my fosters i'm hoping this will clear up bribery's problem.
his dear litter sister belle that reachthestars had adopted died at under a year old with resp. problems. i hope the same doesn't happen to my bribes. he was my first boy that i got to keep and didn't make me sick. my first blue, my first rex and my first breeder rat. on his dad side he has grandparents that lived to 4 years. great grandparents that lived to 3. many of his older uncles and aunts were pushing 3 when he was born, his father was from a younger litter. but typical to canadian breeders, there was no information on his mother's line.... :roll: i was really hoping that he was going to take after his father's side... maybe if we can get this cleared up he will...
next boy up, stewart!
so stew is a jerk. he's a lovable squishy old man rat at 29 months of age and he loves giving his mom a heart attack. some may remember him from a couple of threads on here. one was when he was having resp issues (which have seemed to have nearly completely cleared up) and the other was from my panic attack when i thought he had broken his foot! anyone remember this picture:
we put him on infant motrin at 0.51 every 4 hours at first, then when the swelling went down some i cut back to every 8. he's now on it every 12 and i'm considering stopping and just waiting it out now. he's putting some weight on it now and though he still hobbles a bit not nearly as bad as before. he's getting a lot of mom time right now as the cage i have available to place him in is only the nursery cage. this has restricted his movement so he can't hurt his foot anymore but its small and boring so he spends most of the night with me either on the couch or in my lap or on the bed, pretty much anywhere i am when not dealing with the other rats after my son has gone to bed. i have had him out with magi, chop suey, bribery and zen a few times though. he seemed quite happy to meet some new guys and see his buddy. he and zen have on more then one occasion decided that the crook of my neck was a wonderful place for a nap while i was playing video games with them on the bed.
but i bet you're wondering how his foot looks now if he's moving it so much:
i think its looking much better. not back to normal yet by nay means but better.
finally serraphim. she's a tiny tiny girl (for those that know she was the head tilt girl, mocha. from clark's) and needs a weight gain. i will be accepting any recipes you want to share and will let everyone know how she takes to it. but for now she's been getting a calorie boost strawberry ensure mixed with baby cereal and pastas 2x a day. unlike rosie, serraphim is far from picky in what she wants to eat but she is a nibbler. it can take a an hour to get her to eat all of it. she's more interested in checking out the bed...
her current weight as of june 10th is 9 ounces or 250 grams. i would like to see her in the 300 gram range eventually.
and to meet everyone:
magi
bribery
stewart
(i promise to get a newer picture. he's settling into his age and so his starting into his scruffy phase, he looks little different now)
serraphim
of the 4 wilson boys 3 have decided i don't have enough to do or worry about. chop suey is my good boy! he takes care of zen and doesn't want to worry his momma at all. the others need to get to know him better and hopefully he'll rub off on them. :stickpoke: so long as they don't rub off on him i will be a happy woman. :lol:
i am also going to keep a record on serraphim's weight gain here. she is in serious need of it IMO. i don't think anyone will mind the cute pictures i plan to update with as she gets better either... :cheeky:
first up, Magi.
he was adopted through the rescue effort and originally was supposed to be the only rat i was to be getting. there was a cheap neuter being offered in halifax at the time and i took advantage of it. well that turned into more headache then it
was worth and was just as expensive as my regular vet. long story short they butchered my poor fellow and left sutures in when they knew he was going to be in a other province in only a few days after surgery.... :doh: it was not looking right to me and i took him into the vet.
the vet took the sutures out and checked him out. she says it looks like someone with little experience had done the operation and had left some fatty tissue which she normally takes out as well to prevent problems. so far everything is fine and it should stay that way. the bump which looks like swelling is scar tissue and some fat left over. she has it will resolve itself down some more and to keep an eye on him. if there is any problem to put him straight on antibiotics.
next up, bribery.
he's my heart rat. and he's been worrying me for a a little while. on the 20th he was put on zithro with stewart (who has cleared up beautifully). he was getting better and started acting like himself wanting to play an deat all the goodies he could. then about the same time he was put on a once a day dose he started going backwards. his breathing got fast again and he stopped wanting to play.
so he went with me to the vet today as well. the vet listened to his lungs and says, yes, there is definitely a crackle. i mentioned how well my fosters were responding to the amoxil and she prescribed that for him as well. i have to pick it up from shoppers drug by my house this afternoon. where its been working so well for my fosters i'm hoping this will clear up bribery's problem.
his dear litter sister belle that reachthestars had adopted died at under a year old with resp. problems. i hope the same doesn't happen to my bribes. he was my first boy that i got to keep and didn't make me sick. my first blue, my first rex and my first breeder rat. on his dad side he has grandparents that lived to 4 years. great grandparents that lived to 3. many of his older uncles and aunts were pushing 3 when he was born, his father was from a younger litter. but typical to canadian breeders, there was no information on his mother's line.... :roll: i was really hoping that he was going to take after his father's side... maybe if we can get this cleared up he will...
next boy up, stewart!
so stew is a jerk. he's a lovable squishy old man rat at 29 months of age and he loves giving his mom a heart attack. some may remember him from a couple of threads on here. one was when he was having resp issues (which have seemed to have nearly completely cleared up) and the other was from my panic attack when i thought he had broken his foot! anyone remember this picture:
we put him on infant motrin at 0.51 every 4 hours at first, then when the swelling went down some i cut back to every 8. he's now on it every 12 and i'm considering stopping and just waiting it out now. he's putting some weight on it now and though he still hobbles a bit not nearly as bad as before. he's getting a lot of mom time right now as the cage i have available to place him in is only the nursery cage. this has restricted his movement so he can't hurt his foot anymore but its small and boring so he spends most of the night with me either on the couch or in my lap or on the bed, pretty much anywhere i am when not dealing with the other rats after my son has gone to bed. i have had him out with magi, chop suey, bribery and zen a few times though. he seemed quite happy to meet some new guys and see his buddy. he and zen have on more then one occasion decided that the crook of my neck was a wonderful place for a nap while i was playing video games with them on the bed.
but i bet you're wondering how his foot looks now if he's moving it so much:
i think its looking much better. not back to normal yet by nay means but better.
finally serraphim. she's a tiny tiny girl (for those that know she was the head tilt girl, mocha. from clark's) and needs a weight gain. i will be accepting any recipes you want to share and will let everyone know how she takes to it. but for now she's been getting a calorie boost strawberry ensure mixed with baby cereal and pastas 2x a day. unlike rosie, serraphim is far from picky in what she wants to eat but she is a nibbler. it can take a an hour to get her to eat all of it. she's more interested in checking out the bed...
her current weight as of june 10th is 9 ounces or 250 grams. i would like to see her in the 300 gram range eventually.
and to meet everyone:
magi
bribery
stewart
(i promise to get a newer picture. he's settling into his age and so his starting into his scruffy phase, he looks little different now)
serraphim