September 2008

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Catching Up (Monday 29th September 2008)

I'm back! Loads of stuff has been happening, but I just don't seem to have the time to get it all down on screen.

Obituaries

Babbage
Babbage left us in August, with no warning at all. I went to feed them one morning and he had died, looking quite peaceful, in a tube.

Darwin
We lost Darwin in mid September, to progressive hind leg degeneration. He was coping well with dragging himself around for a while, but then seemed to give up and stopped eating, so we let him go.

Thisbe
Brave little Thisbe finally lost the struggle with respiratory problems last week. We'd thought we were going to lose her last December, she was so poorly and floppy, but she rallied and survived several more bouts of wheezies before she finally lost the battle.

Rat Sitting

I've had the rat sit from hell this week. Two boys who were not getting on too well at home. Came here for their holidays and all hell broke loose. I had to separate them before big bro killed his little bro. There'd probably been a lot of intimidation going on for a long while, as one of them is half as big again as the other, but coming here with all the different smells was the final straw.

Having called their mum, big bro is being neutered while he's here, and I'm spending half an hour morning and evening making sure they don't forget one another and letting little bro regain his confidence with big bro. It's not quick. At first he was crying as soon as he smelt his brother. Then only when his brother touched him. Now he's actually managed to step off my arm for a short while with big bro nearby.

Just to complicate matters, big bro has managed to snag his toe, so set off for his neutering this morning in a carrier covered in blood. I've asked the vet to check for clotting problems before they operate, as it didn't seem to be stopping that well and he's a British blue. I don't know his origins though.

Update - He's fine. No bleeding problems. I am such a worry guts!