Meet our newest bottle baby!!!! :D

[luckies4me]

I don't know. I told the lady that if she found the rest of the kittens she could bring them and the mom to me if she could catch them. Then I could spay the mom etc. All I know is that the mom moved the rest of the kittens. There are two other cats with litters as well.

[krazyaboutkatz]

Originally posted by luckies4me
Hey now that I look at Storm, I think we are going to have to have a Look a Like Contest!

Since I adopted Storm when he was around 1 year old, this kitten is what I imagine Storm would have looked like. Storm has the fur growing between his toes and he's a very large cat so I think he probably has some Maine Coone in him too.

[luckies4me]

Storm is very cute. Although as you know I am fond of the second kitty in your sig...what is his name again? Cirrus?


I can't wait til this kitten gets a whee bit bigger so I can tell a little more how fluffy he will be. I am going to snap a few pics in a little bit so stay tuned......

[catmandu]

How wonderful it is for the little one in that she has someone to keep her , to fill in for her real mother! please keep up the Good Work and keep on sending photos as she grows up!

[luckies4me]

Sorry I didn't post any pics yesterday.


Today has been the worst day of my entire life! While getting ready for work this morning (both Dan and I) Dan left our bedroom door open.....it only took a second for my spycho rat to grab a hold of Dylans finger and bite all the way down to the bone! 5 stitches, an hour of bleeding and we are finally back from the ER and Dylan is knocked out from the Codein.


I knew I should have gotten rid of this rat, and the other three that came with her a long time ago. I am so stupid to have kept them here!


They are crazy and have never been held. Since the breeder breeds massively to supply Scamps, the babies are never socialized. I got these rats as breeders and they are crazy. The point was to tame them and find them new homes, but that didn't work out.


I know it's not that rats' fault that they are not social but I should have never taken them in. Dylans finger was mangled. The doe bit to the bone and our house is full of blood. I need to type all this to get it out. It was so horrible. They had to hold him down and put him in this cover thing so he couldn't move. When they stuck him with the needle to numb him I was crying so bad. He hates to be pinned down and he hated that more than his finger hurting.


So needless to say, I am home from work today! I am a wreck because now Dan wants all the rats gone. I have had some since babies, that I have bred and now he wants them gone. These four does in particular are gone for sure, back to their breeder and I damn well better get a refund! I am going to talk to Dan and see if I can keep my sweethearts. I have to, there is no way I can part with these guys. But my son comes first, and I do not want to risk this happening again. I am so pissed off at myself, and a little at Dan for leaving the door open as he knows these four does will bite through the bars.


I think I can persuade him to keep my sweet ratties, the ones I have raised, after the shock has worn off. I just never expected something like this to happen. It's very tramatic to have to watch your baby be held down while he gets stitched up.


I guess we learn from our mistakes and I have deffenately learnt from this one. I will never ever again have agressive rats in my house. I thought they could be tamed but I guess not.


Dylan has such character though. He was so cute this morning when we left the ER. He waved "bye-bye" with his big huge wrapped hand and it was so cute. Just makes your heart melt. Tomorrow we go to Dylans regular doctor and they rewrap it and check to see if he's going to need antibiotics. I sure hope not. This whole thing kinda makes me afraid of rats now.......


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But anyways, the lady who has Cheetahs baby brought over a picture yesterday afternoon. Tailchaser, renamed Kaz is so huge! They got him a friend shortly after named Ozzy. It's so cool to see him all grown up. It's been almost two years. I will scan the pic later and post it so you all can see how cute he and his bro is.

[luckies4me]

ok well that nap didn't last long. He is now sitting on my lap lol. He's going to be extra spoiled today. oh he wants to type hello to all the Pet Talkers. Here is Dylan:



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He's doi ng a lo t bb....he's doing a lot bette r than I thought lol. Still getting help typing.

[moosmom]

I'm just quoting what she said in her posts, in the HOPES that she takes her own advice. *sigh*

[JGuitaristR]

moosmom... rock on.

[IttyBittyKitty]

Come now, this forum is supposed to be friendly and supportive!

I know luckies was ill-advised to keep feral rats in the house BUT let's remember that cats and dogs (both feral and tame) have been known to attack humans ... but does that stop many people in these forums from trying their best to give all furrbabies of all types homes? Of course not! We are all united by our love of animals, let's not forget that luckies is doing a great job in looking after her little foster furrbaby.

Anyone who owns an animal runs a risk (my hands are covered in scratches from our little rascal) ... we just all have to be careful, that's all.

[luckies4me]

The rat left the day this happened and so did the other three that came with her. Now, the others are semi tame, allowing you to pick them up but bite through the bars as I am assuming they were fed that way with treats before making it over to our house. They were not handled as babies which is why they are skittish etc. Now, of course I did not expect for something like this to happen, but it did and now I know that there are people out there without young children who would be better suited for rehabbing these type of rats.


My babies stayed here with me. They have been handled since birth so are very tame and sweet. I was encouraged by many many many people to euthanize the doe. I almost did, but decided that I will give her and the others a chance with my friend, whos children are older and who could spend more time trying to tame these animals. I have had skittish rats before, but none that were this way. Socialization at a young age makes a big difference. So now I have people angry at me for even thinking about putting the doe down, and others who think I am crazy for not euthanizing her that night. So it's a toss up. But if they can be rehabbed and able to live then I feel that is the best thing for them. After all, it's not their fault that their breeder did not spend any time with them while they were babies. So they are getting a second chance with someone a little more experienced with taming.

[IttyBittyKitty]

That sounds like the best solution! With these sort of problems, it is often difficult to find the right answer - some people will advocate one solution, and other people will offer another. All you can do is think about what *you* think is best for the animal. I think that all four of the skittish ratties will be much better off in your friends house. Let us know how it goes and more pics of your cute foster furrbaby, please!!!

[Tina]

First I just one to say your little foster kitten is so adorable!!

Second- I wanted to say I'm sorry to hear about Dylan I hope that his finger heals quickly.

[luckies4me]

There were several people asking me if I killed the doe, encouraging it. It made me sick.


As far as kitter katters, I am going to take some new pics today.I took some the other day but they came out dark because the sun had already started to go down. But I promise you will be seeing more shortly. He's getting so big!

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by Tina


Second- I wanted to say I'm sorry to hear about Dylan I hope that his finger heals quickly.

HAHA! You wouldn't even know this kid had something happen to him. What did he do as soon as we got back from the hospital? He decided he was going to climb the couch and run across the top, spin around a gazillion times and get dizzy and so many other things. It was amazing! He did sleep for a bit, but man he sure did bounce back quick. I actually have to take a picture of his finger because it was his first "Big owie". I wanted to get one with his wrapping but Dan took it off before I got the chance.


So he is doing great and you would never know he hurt himself. I guess that's one of the pleasures of being a baby, you forget easily and recover quick.

[luckies4me]

Oh and one more thing. He's starting to talk so much now. Yesterday on the way home from work, he was saying "Hi Dylan" lol. We would say hi to him and he would repeat us. It was so cute! He now says kitty cat, hi, hey, mom, dad, Hi Dylan, baby Dylan, big Dylan, and is trying to say the cats names.