Dumped - an update.

Well obviously I had no idea what to expect when I went off to the vets last night but somehow it wasn’t two very tiny and very pretty little girls! They look all of 8 weeks old (left over from an unwanted litter would be my guess) and were found in a small plastic box under the slide in a play park by a member of the public. They had water but no food and there were 3 of them but sadly the third was already dead.

The vet transferred them into a clean tank (she said the smell from the one they were in made her gag when she took the lid off!) and gave them some food and when I got there they were stuffing their little faces as though they’d not eaten in a long time. One of them I’m guessing was the runt of the litter as she is smaller than the other but amazingly they both seemed quite bright and active so not wanting to stress them out any further I brought them home and left them alone with food, water and a clean bed.

I have to admit I was quite surprised to find them both still with us this morning but I’m pleased to report that they were both happy to let me check them over and weigh them before I moved them out of the vets tank (which I’m returning this morning when I take one of my rats in for her steroid injection). The smallest one I’ve been calling both Dot and Little Bug for some reason and she is shyer and more frail looking than her sister. I don’t want to get my hopes up too much with her but please all keep your fingers crossed that she thrives and proves both the vet and me wrong. The other one I’ve yet to settle on a name for but she is inquisitive and healthy looking so hopefully she should be alright. I’ll take some pictures of them later so expect another update soon!

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