Category Archives: Updates
Feeding And Pinworms Update
Fed Alice yesterday. She had refused a scented medium rat last week. This time she started to swallow the scented rat and then spit it back out. She acted hungry so I went ahead and gave her the mouse used … Continue reading
2nd Dose Of Panacur
Alice had her second dose of Panacur today. Like the first one, this was injected into the belly of a frozen/thawed large mouse. Hopefully the stool sample that is due in 3 weeks will come up free of pinworms.
Responding Well
Last weeks treatment seems to have gone well. Alice is acting more like her old self in moving around to thermoregulate and in food response. I fed her 3 mice on Thursday just to hold her a bit and not … Continue reading
Positive For Pinworms
Although the rest of the last check-up was good, Alice’s stool sample tested positive for pinworms. Her veterinarian prescribed two 1ml doses of Panacur. She will receive the second dose in 14 days. The medicine is being injected into the … Continue reading
Slow Page/Video Loading Going Away
I am moving to a CDN to improve the loading speed of the pages and smooth the video playback. While this is in process, you may see a large amount of buffering on videos. If this happens, just come back … Continue reading
Alice Out On The Deck
I carried Alice out to the deck this past weekend while my wife, Susan, was out there reading. She put down her book and wanted to hold Alice for a while. It was a good picture opportunity, so I ran … Continue reading
Giving Up On Rats For Now …… Again
After Alice ate an unscented rat or two a couple of months ago, I thought the battle was over. After deciding to brumate for a couple of months, she has consistently refused rats. She did halfway swallow one medium rat … Continue reading
Still Brumating
Alice has been semi brumating again since mid-March. This is the same cycle she went through last year. The temps are warm enough so I have continued to offer her food once a week to catch her when she is … Continue reading
In Good Health
Alice had a good checkup today. Also, the vet felt that her recent food refusals were nothing to be concerned about as she did the same thing last year. She handled the whole event better than last year and did … Continue reading
Vet Checkup This Saturday
Alice is due for her yealy exam. I had put it off a few weeks so that her vet visit would not block a feeding day. She is back on unscented rats; however, she actually accepts a meal about every … Continue reading