Utonagan
Morphine Kiss
Utonagan
Hey guys, remember me? I'm the one whose roommate threw my little girl in her brother's cage and got impregnated. Well, she went into labor last night... and passed away. I walked in near the end right as she passed her sixth one. The pup was cold.. stillborn.. and she was so cold and still herself. There were pups still inside..
We're burying her today on our farm property with her pups.
God I miss her.. She was so young. It's not fair. My roommate killed my baby girl..
Oh my Gosh i'm so freaking sorry. D: How old was your rat? Just curious because sometimes that has a lot to do with things, the age. If it is a certain age and hasn't been bred it's similar to guinea pigs in that they can't pass the babies properly, if it's too young it's just laborous. Anyhow, I hope you're giving your room mate total hell =/ If it counts for anything and I was around, I would have found a foster Mom for you so you'd at least have a pup out of it =(
I do remember you xD I have been thinking about when you'd be coming back in the thread, if not to talk about rat babies but to talk about your own!!! Such a darn cutie in that sig!
She was only a baby herself.. Three or so months old. We got them right when they were weaned in the pet shop. Actually, I was there the day before when they were getting them weaned. She was so little back then. I still have pictures..
It had to be her age. She had to be too young. Her tummy was so big. Her sides just bulging. I knew something was wrong when I saw the bloody discharge around two in the afternoon yesterday but no pups were coming until about four in the morning last night. She was so slow in her movement, in drinking, in breathing. She was too tired to even clean her babies off. They were still in their sacs.
We just finished burying her and her babies. I miss her so much already..
My roommate did love her too and she's just been bawling and apologizing, but I just can't find it in myself to forgive her. I don't know if I
can be the bigger person right now because I am really concerned for Rio's sister, Tweak. The poor girl is so distraught now without Rio in there. She's not eating her food nor is she moving much herself. She just stays in the corner of the cage and sleeps. I've been holding her more and more.. What am I going to do now? I don't think I could just get another rat right now, but I'm concerned for her emotional state and how social she was with her sister. She may retaliate against a new rat.
Hehe, and thanks. He's gotten so much bigger than that picture! That picture was from the same day he was born. Now the little guy is eleven pounds and twenty-two and a half inches in length! He's getting so big and learning how to crawl already. He gets the concept. He's just being a booger about it. xD
Tweak isn't pregnant, right? I know there was a bit of worry there.
To my experience the blood plug can come out anytime about 24 hours before birth. In rare cases, 48 hours. It gets gooier towards birth time. Really there was no way for you to do much, though, because the allotted amount of time -should- be rather normal. The only give off would be that she was lethargic, and even then unless you've got a very good Vet, a C-Section can be just as fatal as birthing. Really though I guess it's not that you need a good Vet, you just need a Rat with a lot of life push similar to humans. And really for all you know it could have been something they couldn't fix---Rats can get aneurisms similar to humans, among other things. I'll assume she was going to have a rather large litter, though.
Though she was pretty young, too. It is risky when they are young for the same reason it's risky with humans, the rat is still growing.
Tweak is going through normal stages of depression, just like you basically. Give her extra out time as you are and spend time with her. Maybe take her outside if you can even. I don't think you'd have a problem in getting a new rat but, i'd recommend a young rat. Just weaned as you got Tweak an Rio before, because it's easier to introduce a young to an older than it is of the same age. The other recommendation I have is to quarantine a new rat about a month if you can. This lets bacteria filter out of the system and allows you to switch over to the brand of food you use.
I can't believe how fast babies grow! (Humans xD) I mean, it seems like everytime someone has one the next thing I know it's crawling or walking or twice it's size already. I'm just thinking "Seriously, they grow THAT fast?" Someone I know had a baby about this time last year and I went to see it in the hospital and it's already walking and talks a little and goodness, has the most curly black long hair ever. Everyone having babies gives me baby fever. xD I keep going from "I want a baby" to "I don't want a baby right now" because I know I can't really take care of one, don't have the means, and i've got a lot to do before having a baby. But really, I just feel like i'm missing out or something. So i've taken up a new hobby: Live plants. xDD
Feel free to spam about cute baby pictures. <3 I'm sure i'm not the only one who loves babies o.o
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