nifty NINO

[sasha the cat]

KatMa was crying when she read me your bio. Mew-mew -- we're so happy that despite the tough start in life, you are loved, cherished, and nice & healthy now! Physical scars remain but emotionally and mentally you are healed which is the most important healing.

Nino, mew -- you are truly a wonder and deserve being our Pet of the Day. And to your fur~son who loves you so much, 100,000 kittykisses, purrs and head bumpies.

Love works magic on pets and on fur~sons. Live long, healthy, happy & cherished in your Palace for you are truly at your forever home now.

[luckies4me]

As the owner of several fancy ratties, including hairless, I would like to congratulate you on your being Pet of the Day!!


I am attaching a pic of Wrinkles, my hairless doe, whom has a very big crush on your BTW! ;) :D

[luckies4me]

Ooh just wanted to say that you gave me inspiration for a ratty name! I just adore you, and your name is so pretty! :D


hehe can you tell I like hairless rats? Tell your mommy she needs to join Pet Talk so that she can post more pictures of you! ;)

[tatsxxx11]

Good Morning, precious Nino:):) Oh, what an amazing, touching, inspirational tribute! Likes Sasha, I cringed and cried when I read how very ill and neglected you were before finding your forever home. You are one beautiful and brave little rattie boy, Nino!! You triumphed over adversity and us humans could borrow a page from your book! What a fighter!:) But now you can sit back and enjoy playing the role of lover boy:D You bring such joy and happiness to this world, Nino and for that, and so much more, it is our privilege to honor you as our VERY special and most deserving Sunday Pet of the Day!!:) Please have your person give some extra kisses and ear skritches for me, ok?? Long, long life to you adroable Nino!

[spicehersheycadburybasil]

Poor little ratty must of been through alot!He deserves to be petoftheday!;)

[Rocky Budgeboa]

What a wonderful mommy you have Nino. And you are a special one of a kind rattie. HUGS to you and your mommy.

Leslie and her ratties. Lenny, Squiggy and Honey and Rocky Budgeboa the Budgie and Rodger Dodger the bunny and the two fish :)

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Nino
Awww! What a sweet face! I am so glad you over came all your problems and are healthy now. Sounds like you are much loved and happy. Congratulations, sweetie, on being our special Pet of the Day today.:D

[Jax]

What a cute little ratty! Thank goodness your ma and her friend found you adorable Nino. Congrats to a beautiful boy!:) :D :)

[judymin61]

Nino!
What an inspiring story! I too have to admit my eyes watered when I read your sad beggining! So glad you found a good home:D I am sick to hear the mistreatment of God's creatures:( But your's was a happy ending!:D Congratulations on POTD!

[curiosityrats]

I'm sorry I couldn't reply before! I submitted Nino long ago and haven't been able to get to the site in a while.

Nino is 16 months old now (his birthday was in June). ;) A little more info: He lives with four siamese boys in a large, single story ferret cage. He raised these boys from 2 weeks old, because their mom caught pneumonia and couldn't take care of them, and Nino needed some cagemates. They are the closest rats I have (I share my life with 23 rats + 11 tiny baby ones at the moment), never fight. Nino uses them as pillows. :D

A lot has happened to him since I sent the submission. In May, he started going downhill. An injury left him blind in one eye and he had a growing lump on his stomach. The lump kept growing and looking nasty, but in June the lump started shrinking and then vanished all together (it turned out to be an infected abcess rather than a tumor). Last week, he sudennly opened his "bad eye" and that is totally healed too! So, now he's the picture of health again (besides the lingering tilt and scars on his skin).

We are glad his story could touch you. I simply had to share this incredible guy with the world.

Attached is Nino's "before" pic. The day my friend brought him home from the pet store. Lucky for him, she works at a vet clinic and could get him care ASAP. (That picture was the reason I though hairless rats were really fragile, but they actually aren't. Nino was just severely neglected and beaten up by his pet store cagemates.)

You can see some more pics (happier pics) of Nino at http://curiosityrats.tripod.com/mynino.html

Again, thanks for all the kind words, and we are glad to share our story.

Vickie, Nino's "mom"

[Rocky Budgeboa]

Hi There

he is SOOO sweet. I cannot get over his face, so lovable :)

Les