Orphans. Their mom was dumped here a few weeks ago. She was way too young to be pregnant but gave birth to these two babies 2 days ago. She died late this morning. They are now with Annie and her week old baby. Annie lost Romeo a few weeks ago, he was very old. This will be her last kit ever and she accepted an old girl I took in as a companion, which doesnt happen easily. They will comfort the orphans but I feed them every hour. The small one is drinking well but Im struggling with the bigger one. Since the mother didnt die of infection, they have a chance but not a big one. Annie will do the grooming but it doesnt mean she will let them drink. I will have to see. It is hard to handle this. They arrive here pregnant, there are complications and I get emotionally involved. I cant let them die and I cant make chinchillas that arrive here unpregnant. You deal with it, take the hammering that comes because of it and give it your best shot. Your best is not always enough but in some cases it is. I dont know what will happen with these 2 but giving up on them is not an option, it never is.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:23:56 +0000
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