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Zenia Rose

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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 10:44 am


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Spice, my darling and lovely girl had a stroke and passed away a few days later. She could barely move, so I had her in a shallow basket with comfy bedding. I fed and watered her by hand and washed her when she messed herself. I was so sad when she passed but I was glad that she wasn't suffering anymore.

Yesterday, the local rattery made a post on FaceBook about how two of her girls were returned to her. She had kept them for a month because one was returned with a head tilt and she wanted to treat her with medicine (her father is my vet) and make sure she wasn't getting worse before trying to find a home for them.

She is doing really well, but the tilt didn't go away. She is so hyper is is cute. They are from the same litter and will be 5mos on June 12th.

I decided almost right away to take them. I met the breeder this morning.

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This is from when they were 3 weeks old. One is Russian Blue and the other is Russian Beige. Both are dumbo eared (yaaaaaay).

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Here are pics I just took of them.

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So cute!

They are very healthy and they seem more... solid... than the other ratties I have had before.
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PostPosted: Mon May 31, 2010 11:52 am


sad It's always sad to lose a beloved pet, but it sometimes it is for the better.

Congrats on the new little ones though ^^ They are so adorable! 4laugh

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 4:34 pm


Fizz also passed away. T_________________________T Fizz and Spice were littermates and they both pretty much went the same way. Even Spice had a swollen right eye and Fizz had it too.

I named the babies. Pepper is the Russian Blue and Penny is the Russian Beige.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 7:06 am


its always sad when a rat passes. I am sure they had the best life they could have with you <3
Did they ever find out whey your new rattie has a head tilt ?

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 1:19 pm


No they didn't find out what it was. But since the father of the breeder is the local rattie vet, I am sure they did their best to treat her. They kept her and Pepper a month to make sure Pennys tilt didn't get any worse (since it wasn't getting better) before looking for a home for them.

Penny doesn't even seem to notice the tile. She runs around with the others like nothing is wrong. Aside from the occasional tumble because her balance is a little off of course.
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