Samara
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I figured it was time to start an RO blog in addition to my weebly site. I've been using weebly more often because adding pictures is a tad easier than Photobucket, but c'est la vie. Here I am!
Gubbs is doing better today; he is back to normal as far as eating and drinking. His neuter was Saturday. Last night I swung by the feed store and picked up some probiotics and Nolvasan. I used Nolvasan when I was a tech at the animal hospital; when diluted to the correct ratio it is an amazing sanitation tool. There is also a variation that's used as a surgical scrub. Potent but useful stuff.
When checking Gubb's incision sites last night I noticed he had urinated on himself a bit. Warm water and diluted soap did the trick, and though it took him a bit to dry he was a trooper through the process.
My sister in law let me borrow her hair dryer, so I walked to her house to pick it up because it was a nice night out. With it on low and varying between the cool and warm settings Gubb had his first experience with noisy technology.
Some pictures from last night:
I keep having to change up Matthias bathroom arrangement. He started with a crate as a house, but was peeing in it, so I removed it and replaced it with a plastic house (i.e a green-opaque storage bin flipped upside down with a doorway) and put a fleece blanker underneath for soft resting. He kept peeing on the blanket. I can only do so many blanket loads of laundry a day. I can't wait till he's older and A) has the hang of litter boxes and B) is neutered so he doesn't feel the need to mark everywhere. I know it's not his fault.
So last night I took away the house entirely and put one of his 2 litter boxes in its place, and put his hay next to it. He pushed it out of the way and peed against his hay. My bad, I didn't attach the box to anything for security. Le sigh. So this morning I took his former green plastic house and flipped it upside down and dumped both litter boxes into it. It is now a litter box, with a slight ledge to hop over (i.e the former doorway) that keeps the bedding in place. I got rid of his hay bin and put the hay directly into the litter box itself. So far so good. He came over when I was making the changes and sprawled out between my feet till I was done. He checked it out and peed inside of it. I gave him a raisin and carried on with chores.
I need to amend the bookcases in the living room as he's starting to chew covers. That's on my agenda today.
Molly is about the same: more sneezy than the others but no wonky discharge or staining on her paws/chest. It's looking like allergies, but to what testing still needs to be done. She is my sweet, outgoing wee girl and I think the probiotics and a good disinfecting will help. I need to pick up a mop so I can move their NIC pen (still separated of course) and really scrub the floor. Using Lysol wipies several times a day is working, but it's not the same as a hands-and-knees scrub.
I've been struggling with a cold as of late; it's really kicking my butt. I'm so tired and feel weighed down. I might spend some time with a movie on today and nab one of the bunnies for a snuggle.
How's everyone else doing out there?
Gubbs is doing better today; he is back to normal as far as eating and drinking. His neuter was Saturday. Last night I swung by the feed store and picked up some probiotics and Nolvasan. I used Nolvasan when I was a tech at the animal hospital; when diluted to the correct ratio it is an amazing sanitation tool. There is also a variation that's used as a surgical scrub. Potent but useful stuff.
When checking Gubb's incision sites last night I noticed he had urinated on himself a bit. Warm water and diluted soap did the trick, and though it took him a bit to dry he was a trooper through the process.
My sister in law let me borrow her hair dryer, so I walked to her house to pick it up because it was a nice night out. With it on low and varying between the cool and warm settings Gubb had his first experience with noisy technology.
Some pictures from last night:
I keep having to change up Matthias bathroom arrangement. He started with a crate as a house, but was peeing in it, so I removed it and replaced it with a plastic house (i.e a green-opaque storage bin flipped upside down with a doorway) and put a fleece blanker underneath for soft resting. He kept peeing on the blanket. I can only do so many blanket loads of laundry a day. I can't wait till he's older and A) has the hang of litter boxes and B) is neutered so he doesn't feel the need to mark everywhere. I know it's not his fault.
So last night I took away the house entirely and put one of his 2 litter boxes in its place, and put his hay next to it. He pushed it out of the way and peed against his hay. My bad, I didn't attach the box to anything for security. Le sigh. So this morning I took his former green plastic house and flipped it upside down and dumped both litter boxes into it. It is now a litter box, with a slight ledge to hop over (i.e the former doorway) that keeps the bedding in place. I got rid of his hay bin and put the hay directly into the litter box itself. So far so good. He came over when I was making the changes and sprawled out between my feet till I was done. He checked it out and peed inside of it. I gave him a raisin and carried on with chores.
I need to amend the bookcases in the living room as he's starting to chew covers. That's on my agenda today.
Molly is about the same: more sneezy than the others but no wonky discharge or staining on her paws/chest. It's looking like allergies, but to what testing still needs to be done. She is my sweet, outgoing wee girl and I think the probiotics and a good disinfecting will help. I need to pick up a mop so I can move their NIC pen (still separated of course) and really scrub the floor. Using Lysol wipies several times a day is working, but it's not the same as a hands-and-knees scrub.
I've been struggling with a cold as of late; it's really kicking my butt. I'm so tired and feel weighed down. I might spend some time with a movie on today and nab one of the bunnies for a snuggle.
How's everyone else doing out there?
