20
September
2008

About time too!

Sorry everyone about the complete lack of updates for so long only I’ve had a rather horrid summer on a personal level which has also meant I’ve been incredibly busy both during and since and blog entries were just one of the things that fell to the wayside. However I’m getting back on top of things now and shall do my best to go AWOL on you again! ;)

First I’ve had several deaths since my last post. :( You probably won’t be surprised to hear that despite rallying a bit I lost Bobble not long after writing about him being ill. We spent a lot of time together before he died and he took to sleeping snuggled on my chest or sitting there eating whatever treat I gave him. I don’t know if it was just warm or he found my heart beat soothing somehow but he’d settle there for hours and I’m glad I had that time with him. What I found harder though was finding Jake (who had been living with Bobs after falling out big style with Ollie and Pete) dead just a few days later. No warning, no signs of what had killed him just gone one morning. :cry: Worse still just the Thursday before last, so several weeks later, exactly the same thing happened with Ollie. He and Pete were living together fine still and again no signs of anything wrong. Given he and Jake hadn’t been living together it makes me think there is probably a genetic problem with their hearts of something rather than it being something contagious as I might otherwise have assumed. I can’t pretend I’m not suddenly scared for Timmy and Pete as they were all brothers but touch wood they are both fighting fit. I can’t quite believe only two of my five lovely boys are still with me though and miss Bobble, Jake and Ollie who all died far too young.

This of course means that for the last week and a bit poor Pete has been living alone whilst I’ve been trying to decide what to do for the best. Today however I’m hoping an answer might have appeared as I’ve just been and collected four new foster mice from Emma of Furryfriends rescue one of whom is a teeny lone boy. Given he should be young enough not to be a threat and that Petey hasn’t proven to be aggressive I shall be trying them together so please keep whatever you can crossed for them!

The other fosters are a pair of aggressive boys who badly need neutering and the sister of the little man from above. Unfortunately she and her brother had been living together until rescued and she is already looking slightly pregnant despite being only teeny herself. :( My main concern at the moment is to give her peace and quiet and a chance to nest before her bubs come along, poor love so all in all I predict a busy time coming up here mouse wise in the near future!

 



1 comment

  1. Beri:

    WOW an update! :shock:

    ninight jake, ollie and bobble :( hopefully things with the new fosters and things with pete will sort out in time. hopefully we’ll get updates about them too :P



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