November 30, 2004
A few pictures
With new rats come new pictures.
It didn't take Zoe long to realize the duties of a Ratinabox rat:
Of the girls, she seems the most dignified. She's the matriarch.
Rabskuttle would be sleeping if I'd stop flashing the flashy thing in his eyes.
His whiskers really are that curly. It's part of his character.
Metro and Calle, still friends.
Calle's still got a great smile, and Metro still thinks he's the alpha. Calle has some scabs on his shoulder, from overgrooming.
Metro, sadly, almost certainly will not be with us much longer. He's got a tumor that is bigger than he his; every morning when I wake up and see he's still alive, I realize I'm seeing a small miracle. Not only does he have a lump the size of the Bronx on his left side, his hind legs are paralyzed, he's losing weight, and he's retaining fluids.
And right now, I heard some squeeking coming from his cage. It was Calle, complaining about being groomed by Metro.
Posted by Publius at November 30, 2004 09:57 PMI love your pics and your babies are beautiful. I went through the same thing with my female Akasha. She was a free roaming rat and our family loved her so much, her tumor was as big as she was on her belly. She drug it around for a year before she crawled into bed with my son and quietly passed. We loved her so much and will never forget her mothering ways. She mothered her babies her grandchildren and great grandchildren and even us. Trying to groom my daughters long waist legnth hair wasn't easy for a little ratty. She would get into other nests and steel babies to nurse. Sorry to go on and on she recently died and I am just missing her, I wish you and your baby all the luck in the world.
Kimberly