Zen is recovering well from the surgery. Not picking at her stitches, and taking her meds.
The vet's office put a sticker on the meds packet that looks just like her.

#RatFosterDiary #rats

Finally a proper terminal for #xfce

https://blog.orhun.dev/introducing-ratty/

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Big rat day today. Drove to Kraaifontein in a windstorm to take Zen in for surgery, and deliver Peanut and Raisin to one of the other rat foster people. She's looking after them till Saturday, then they're being couriered to Johannesburg to their new home. She's also fostering a rat mom and her babies, so I got to meet them all. Tiny babies!

I left before sunrise to miss the traffic. My husband went with me as he was worried about me driving alone in the storm.
And he's right, it's a proper storm. Driving rain and strong wind. Trees down, branches on the road. Schools are apparently closed today and tomorrow.

Zen's surgery went well. She was spayed and had three mammary tumors removed. Now she's safely back home with Twyla again.

Twyla, who'd been alone all day, gave Zen a very thorough sniff inspection when I put her back in the cage. Then she crawled into my lap for a cuddle of her own. Also to ask for supper.

#rats #RatFosterDiary

"Le rapt de la tartine"

🎬️ Starring : Adalbert
🎶 Music : Lynyrd Skynyrd

#BestiolesTV #Nature #Rats #Rongeurs #Rodents 🐀

Truffle and Fermi, ready to take on the week!

By "take on the week," they mean "nap."

Behind them, Quercy is already engaged in this vital labor. #petRats #rats

#Rats are excellent swimmers and can swim up to 1.5 kilometres in open water. They can survive in the water for up to three days at a time. Hantaviruses are a group of viruses carried by #rodents, such as #mice and rats. Rodents infected with hantavirus do not usually show signs of illness.

One passenger’s body remains on board. Rats, which might contract the virus, could lead to #hantavirus becoming endemic in the Canary Islands.

Who is making those decisions?

#hantavirus #Hanta

It's supposed to be autumn but it feels like full winter. Blustery rain all day long and chilly. We don't have central heating so the rat cages each have their own little infrared heater. I improved the insulation on the their cages to keep out all drafts and keep the heat in.
They're quite cozy.

This is Peanut and Raisin's last night with me. Tomorrow they begin their journey to their new home.

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