Month: February 2017

Wookie Dookie

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Yep, that’s one of my nicknames for her. Here she is impersonating a cat… and actually laying in one of the two beds she has but rarely uses.

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Saturday we took Wookie to Petsmart and then Petco. She didn’t puke at all during or after the car ride which is good! 

At each store we put her fleece blanket in the cart and let her sit in there while we pushed her around the store. She was pretty nervous/scared (she was shaking) and even growled at some dogs and one of the Petsmart employees but no one noticed since it was pretty quiet and there were a lot of people and dogs in the store. 

Once we got to Petco she was calmer and even let a girl pet her under the chin without fear. I was proud of her and it makes me hopeful that she will socialize better as she’s exposed to more people and animals.

We also got her a lot of new toys because she’s spoiled rotten. Chewy.com had puppy pads on sale (150 for $10 if you sign up for autoship) so I added treats and toys to the cart to get free shipping. With the discounts my total was only $26 for $50 worth of items. Between Chewy.com, the two pet stores, Big Lots, and Menards, she got somewhere around 6 new toys this weekend alone. Plus I got her some new treats from Pet Supplies Plus. I told Joe the other day that this dog won the owner lottery.

RIP Milo

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Friday we took Milo to the vet to be euthanized. His cyst started filling up again and the hole where it was drained last time was bleeding and getting infected. I was definitely sad about it but I didn’t cry like I did when I had to do the same with Gizmo. I never even wrote about Gizmo’s passing because it was very emotional and happened the day before we flew to Arizona so things were hectic. I think I became more attached to him due to having to give him medicine for so long. Even so I don’t understand why I didn’t tear up over Milo when I definitely loved him. I actually felt guilty over not getting emotional over it. Sometimes I don’t understand myself.

I keep forgetting and start going toward the room to take care of Milo. We’ve had rats consistently for three years so it’s going to be weird not having them for awhile. Since Wookie takes up so much of my time I’m not planning on getting any baby rats for awhile as much as I would love to have a little group of littermates. I cleaned the rat room this morning, closed the vent, and shut the door. It’s the end of an era (temporarily, at least).