Pictures of Your Animal Family

I just saw this guy pop up on the top of the main page in the featured photos. He is sitting next to me now, as I eat breakfast. I looked to my left and he just erupted in purrs. I adore this little honeyman.
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And this is the absolute love of my life, Cash. He's the sweetest boy ever but he's usually too busy purring and dancing in place for me to get many good pictures of him.
 
Love him so much...it will be three months tomorrow since he first broke his leg. He's been so good through it all, for a cat, anyway. Six more weeks...I'm hoping and praying this will be the end of it.

I made that 'sleeve' to go over his bandage so I can take the collar off and give him a break. He's so much happier without it, but he's stubborn and won't stop licking/biting at it. So the sleeve helps deter that.

 
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"Yes this is Charlotte speaking, yes the hoomans are gone"
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Santa (top) Charlotte (bottom)
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Jumbo Tiger trying to steal my boot
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Pirate :)
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Mini Tiger got huge :)
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Santa looking out the window. Yes those are Earth Balance Cheddar Squares ;)
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French fry eating kitty lol
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This is Nick right before he died at the vet. He had a bad mouth infection that wouldn't go away with medication, and the vet tried to clean his mouth of it but it involved sedation. His body wasn't strong enough to survive it :( He also had one of his incisor teeth pulled a week before that.
I had a strong feeling he wouldn't make it, especially from the weight loss. but I thought it was the best chance he had. Vet only charged for sedation :)
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Me hand feeding Nick to try to help him eat after surgery
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Jack was very interested in taking Nick's medicine away from me, sometimes they'd even steal the syringes. I teased him a little here. Heh. Now he's on medicine too, because he just got neutered :p
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This is the paw print they made for me :)
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This was right before Nick got sick with a mouth infection. I made vegan cupcakes and decided to share 1 with the rats :) He was sick with a uri, though
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I really like this pose.. Santa :)
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Pre-neuter picture. On the way to the vet to get 3 boys fixed at $80 per neuter. Usually it's 200 per rat! I didn't tell them that, though ;) Didn't want Arlington Heights to happen all over again, haha. They originally charged $45 per neuter and now they are charging $175, at least that's what I was quoted last time I called. I like to neuter rats because it helps with aggression, but $200 is just too expensive for an optional surgery, imo. I would consider spaying very important because of the tumor risk without spaying. It's either that or she will have a high chance of developing 3+ tumors in her life time.
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Post neuter. Was told to restrict them to 1 floor and separate them from Charlotte, the spayed girl. So I did. Jack and Santa, the youngsters are healing fine.. but Tiger not so much. He should be fine in a week or two. I even had the vet look at him real quick just to be sure, and he said he'll be alright. That's the one thing I really love about living here, the vet. He is amazing. :)
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Bratt getting a taste of freedom after four months. He's only allowed a few minutes at a time twice a day. He's not completely healed yet but headed in the right direction. It's hard to keep him calm, though. He's a wild man and keeps trying to jump which is forbidden still. He's allowed to bat around a toy...he prefers a QTipp, lol. I don't think the vet realizes how crazy he can get. He doesn't exactly play calmly.
 
He's a little gimpy but that's to be expected. He may never be the way he was but as long as the bone heals, that's the goal. We don't need perfect.