Things?

One of my pet peeves is when someone has a pet and they always call their pet "it" or "thing" If you know know your pet is male or female , say "she" or "him" or better yet, use their name. I can understand if you don't know your pet's gender yet and you haven't thought of a name, OK, understood. Even so , most pet lovers use a temporary, universal, nickname like "honey" or "Sweetie." When I here someone say , " Oh that thing over there, it smells and eats too much, it's getting on my nerves." or even if used in a nice way " I give it treats everyday and clean it's cage." to me it sounds like the person doesn't have much regard for their pet, or even a relationship. When people use the terms "thing" or "it" I get the impression the pet is just there or a possession and not really all that liked or loved, and definitely not a part of the family. I could be totally wrong in my theory and feelings, but it is just how I feel when I hear someone speak of their pet that way.

Elso and Pugsley

This Wednesday , Elso and Puglsey the rabbits were adopted! :) They have been with us since March, waiting that long to be adopted and taken home. Elso and Puglsey are bonded lionhead rabbits. Elso is a neutered boy and Puglsey is a spayed female. They were a gift for a daughter. Their new family researched rabbits and knew that bonded bunnies are the best and they found Elso and Puglsey on Petfinder. They are doing great in their new home and are settling in. They are enjoying hay and veggies and a name change. Elso is now Simba and Puglsey is Nala. Good names for rabbits that love each other.

Christmas Eve, adoptions and December 31st

Happy Christmas Eve everyone :):) and Merry Christmas for tomorrow since I probably won't get a chance to post.
Yesterday we had many adoptions, many of our rescues were given the greatest gift of all , a new loving home that they will be cherished and loved in for the rest of their days. 3 of our dwarf hamsters went home, two babies from the recent litters that resulted in the nine hamster drop off with 2 pregnant females were adopted. I had named them Cheerio and AppleJack, I'll add a picture of them with Mom hamster, they were 6 weeks old at the time of adoption , old enough to be away from Momma. I already had them separated by males and females too. Then our special hamster, Blake, was adopted by the same family. Blake had developed cataracts in both his eyes , leaving him with poor vision and more than likely, blind. Despite his condition , he remained a nice hamster he only needed a warning that you were there and about to pick him up.
Next to be adopted was Jingle Bell and Figgy Pudding. Two more of Poinsettia's babies. Speaking of her babies, her newest litter now have their eyes open and they are moving about ! :) Figgy and jingle went to a home with a Mom and daughter who have done a lot of research on how to care for rats, since they are new rattie owners and they were well prepared for their new fur babies, I will add pictures of him too.
Then Snowy the rabbit went home. Snowy also went home to someone who is new to rabbits but she did tons of research and made sure she had everything she needed, even a rabbit proofed room. Snowy wasn't happy at all with being in a carrier when it came time to taking him home, he was trying his best to dig and bite his way out. I tried reassuring him that the carrier was temporary but I don't think he believed me one bit. I am sure he has calmed down by now, he only had a little ways to go before he was home. He is an adjustable bunny , I know with a little time he will fit right in. I'll add a photo of him too, this photo was taken by dawn G, didn't she take a nice picture of him?
On December 31st we have a lot of spays and neuters happening. 2 sugar gliders are getting neutered, Mario and Archie. Ava the bunny is getting spayed. And Pizzazz the long haired bunny that came from the horrible breeder is getting spayed. Plus the Holland lop, Almond and white and brown bunny, Cashew, are getting neutered. It will be a busy day for me and the vet, and sad to say, a stressful day for those that are getting fixed.
Take care , and have a safe and happy holidays !

Noel and new arrivals

Today, Noel the baby girl rat was adopted. Noel was the only girl from the group of ten baby rats. She has wonderful Mom now and hopefully, very soon , she will bond with her friend Mee-too the girl rat.

Now that I think of it, I am not sure if I wrote about Tinsel the rat being adopted, did I? Tinsel has been adopted too, one of the baby boy rats. He is now good friends with Stanley the rat, formerly known as Will. Will was adopted from us, he was one of the three that were neutered. Tinsel's new Mom wrote us saying that Stanley and Tinsel are already grooming and playing with each other.

Here are pictures of Tinsel ( the lighter cream colored one) and Noel ( darker)

We picked up an unwanted ferret today. His name is Scout and he is three years old and a Marshall's ferret , the tattoo in the ear gives that away. this person was given Scout when she didn't even want him in the first place :( poor Scout. He was in a little cage, that was dirty and falling apart. I have already moved him into a multi-level cage with toys and hammocks and sleep sacks. So far he seems to be a very friendly and love able boy , I can't believe he has been given up twice, I don't understand it. I know we won't have a problem finding him that perfect forever home he wants.

A few days ago we were brought two cockatiels. I was told they are male and female, and they have mated and layed eggs together although the eggs have never hatched. We don't support or want breeding , but I would not want to split these two up they have been together for quite some time. Too bad there isn't spay/neuter for birds. The male is a grey and his name is Camelot. The female is a lutino and her name is Gabriel.

If I don't post before hand happy holidays everyone! :):)

Blaze and Stanley

The past couple of days I haven't been feeling good. I have been cleaning cages but not as much as usual. Not to worry though , I always make sure everyone has plentiful food and water no matter how I feel. I even called off of work today , I feel so Blah.. And I didn't call back anyone who left a message on the machine today , I apoligize to anyone who may have called today, I was sleeping, a lot. I will call back everyone tomorrow , I promise. I hopefully will also feel up to catching up on cage cleaning.

On a very sad note, Stanley the hamster passed away tonight. He fought the good fight, but the abscess and infection were just too much for his little body. Despite draining the abscess and antibiotics the infection never went away. I really did love that little guy and he will be sorely missed.

Yesterday, Blaze the guinea pig was adopted. He now is part of a family with kids that adore animals. His new Momma absolutely loves him and was whispering sweetness into his ear as she left to take him home. I couldn't be happier with Blaze's new home and I am sure he will be a one spoiled rotten pig. Here is a picture of him snuggling with us on the couch and in the covers.

I am going back to sleep now, good night everyone.

Stanley

I wanted to give an update about Stanley, the dwarf hamster with the abscess. He has been taking the Baytril antibiotic twice a day really well. After I give it to him, he wipes his paws and cleans himself for a long time, he must feel sticky from it. So far, the size of the abscess hasn't changed, it still looks awful. If it doesn't improve with the medicine we will not hesitate to do the surgery for him and have it removed. Dr.T says he is a great candidate for surgery since his energy and health are all still good despite the abscess. And he is still in great spirits and has a good appetite, I am thankful for that. Please get better Stanley.

Our forum

I tried my best to start a forum for all of us, and I know it is very sloppy. I am very computer illiterate and have a hard time figuring stuff out. i am sorry if you have a hard time making out the categories, but please join and post. I made it so we can all ask questions and discuss anything pet related. It isn't finished yet either, but I hope you guys like it, despite it's messiness.
here's the link to it http://smallpetforum.forumotion.com/index.htm