December 29, 2007
December 27, 2007
I love my puppy. He’s so cute. Sir Grrr: The puppy formerly known as Wicked Prince Charming (which is what’s on all his papers, but not […]
December 25, 2007
I fell in love while in Florida. When I returned from my cruise, I decided to bring the little guy home with me. It was probably […]
August 27, 2007
My sugar glider, Trinity, now has two new babies that just ventured out of the pouch this weekend. I’ve not handled the babies, so I don’t […]
May 21, 2007
We have now completed the painting in almost every room. I’ve determined that doing a mural in the living room was probably NOT my most brilliant […]
May 9, 2007
I’ve been a bit worried about the frequency with which the Sugar Gliders (aka “the babies” or “the monkeys”) have been breeding. Our young males are […]
May 8, 2007
The second pair of baby gliders emerged from the pouch on May 3rd. One joey is a boy and the other is a girl in this […]
April 26, 2007
Trinity, my little sugar glider girl has had a new litter (two to be exact) and they crawled out of pouch on the 20th. The little […]
October 17, 2006
The newest member to our family, Cosmo, has had a really rough road. When we picked him up at the vet on Thursday, the vet confided that he didn't think the was going to make it overnight, but he had.
He also told us that the kitten had a serious concussion and that he had about a 50/50 chance of not making it past the next day. The left side of his head was a mess. He had a ripped ear, a busted nose, a cut lip to go with his concussion. He couldn't stand up for more than a second before falling over and later on Thursday, he gave up trying to stand at all.
The vet told us that he didn't think he had been hit, he had probably been tossed out a window and had landed on his head. He said if he had been hit, more than likely he would have died instantly. I told him I would prefer to think it was an accident, thank you very much, and that if people did stuff like that, I'd prefer not to know about it. He laughed at me and shook his head.
Personally, I hope there's a special place in hell for anyone who would be so cruel to an animal.
The vet wormed him and told us that if he made it, we could bring him in for shots in a week or two. He told us that most important was keeping his body temperature up. Second on our list was getting some fluids, preferably some with electrolytes, in him regularly and later, some food if possible. He wasn't interested in eating or drinking for the vet.
The vet also suggested that we name him "Abby" because he would probably always be "abby-normal." We decided to hope for better and named him Cosmo instead. :)
So we took him and I planned to take him with us to the farm for the weekend...
He also told us that the kitten had a serious concussion and that he had about a 50/50 chance of not making it past the next day. The left side of his head was a mess. He had a ripped ear, a busted nose, a cut lip to go with his concussion. He couldn't stand up for more than a second before falling over and later on Thursday, he gave up trying to stand at all.
The vet told us that he didn't think he had been hit, he had probably been tossed out a window and had landed on his head. He said if he had been hit, more than likely he would have died instantly. I told him I would prefer to think it was an accident, thank you very much, and that if people did stuff like that, I'd prefer not to know about it. He laughed at me and shook his head.
Personally, I hope there's a special place in hell for anyone who would be so cruel to an animal.
The vet wormed him and told us that if he made it, we could bring him in for shots in a week or two. He told us that most important was keeping his body temperature up. Second on our list was getting some fluids, preferably some with electrolytes, in him regularly and later, some food if possible. He wasn't interested in eating or drinking for the vet.
The vet also suggested that we name him "Abby" because he would probably always be "abby-normal." We decided to hope for better and named him Cosmo instead. :)
So we took him and I planned to take him with us to the farm for the weekend...
October 12, 2006
Yesterday morning, my husband walked into my office, kissed me on the forehead and said "I love you." Now that doesn't seem all that odd, he's often sweet like that. I'm a lucky woman.
But this morning, I looked up in his face and immediately knew something was wrong. So I replied, "I love you too, what's wrong?" And the next words out of his mouth are those guaranteed to horrify any good wife... he said...
"Promise you won't be mad at me?" His face had disaster written all over it and my heart sunk.
But this morning, I looked up in his face and immediately knew something was wrong. So I replied, "I love you too, what's wrong?" And the next words out of his mouth are those guaranteed to horrify any good wife... he said...
"Promise you won't be mad at me?" His face had disaster written all over it and my heart sunk.
August 10, 2006
Ok, I'll admit a bit of prejudice... but once you see the photos, you will too!
August 5, 2006
I've decided to post my recipe for food for pet sugar gliders. I developed
the recipe when I was suspect of the artificially colored options, and
worried that the little guys were not getting what they needed,
nutritionally, from the commercial varieties available.
I supplement this easy to make, at-home version of glider food with fresh (non-chlorinated, non-chemical) water, and a variety of fresh fruits (organic varieties), and some seeds and nuts. Apparently they are doing well with it... and they seem to really enjoy it (they wipe it out!)...
I supplement this easy to make, at-home version of glider food with fresh (non-chlorinated, non-chemical) water, and a variety of fresh fruits (organic varieties), and some seeds and nuts. Apparently they are doing well with it... and they seem to really enjoy it (they wipe it out!)...
August 1, 2006
We have a new arrival. Although he's been around for awhile, we didn't see him "out of pocket" and cruising around until this weekend. I wanted to share a photo of the little guy here:
January 10, 2006
Wayne and I got our sugar gliders on the same day -- the day before his birthday.
His, Nimetz (aka "stinky") is an overly active -- ok, HYPERACTIVE, little thing that dashes about like his tail is on fire.
Mine, Trinity, is a doll.
She's calmer than Nimetz, and is MUCH quieter than Sheena (aka "Noisy"). She enjoys sitting on my desk, cuddled in her pink furry hat, while I work. She occasionally explores things on the desktop, or hops on my shoulder or even climbs my hair like a mountaineer attempting Mt. Everest -- arriving safely on my crown before repelling back down to my shoulders. While active, she's not spastic and seems to have warmed up to me immediately.
She's calmer than Nimetz, and is MUCH quieter than Sheena (aka "Noisy"). She enjoys sitting on my desk, cuddled in her pink furry hat, while I work. She occasionally explores things on the desktop, or hops on my shoulder or even climbs my hair like a mountaineer attempting Mt. Everest -- arriving safely on my crown before repelling back down to my shoulders. While active, she's not spastic and seems to have warmed up to me immediately.January 6, 2006
I'm all about the mobility, about keeping things small, about living within your means, about portability... and my family now has the ULTIMATE small, amazing, adorable pet... a sugar glider.
October 5, 2005
Check out a cool new outsourcing professional's personal blog!
Jodi Diehl, of Sunfrog Services, has just launched her own business blog, personal hobby and rant forum, aka SunFrogBlog.