Okay folks- we almost lost her. We put Porka (our guinea pig) outdoors in her pen like we do everyday. Only this time when I went to go get her, she wasn't moving at all! I freaked. I squirted her with a squirt bottle and tried feeding her. I put her in her cage and she just laid on her side like she'd given up hope to live. After many lies told to my kids and panicked tears shed, I called my animal master friend- Melissa to help. Bless her soul!
You see- something you should know is I am not entirely comfortable yet with our little animal. I am baby stepping it to understanding her. Melissa scooped Porka up into a cool bath and gave her eyedroppers of water as she pried open her lips...- she saved her life.
My assumption is she stayed in her plastic house out in the heat of the sun and baked herself. And I took these pictures quickly when I thought "the end" was near so my kids could remember her. As you can tell they had no idea what I was up to. phew.
wow. that would have been a sad day in the Steimle household. Kids that young really don't take animal deaths well. We (our brothers and sisters, not Xoe and Xanthe) should know. Our family killed way too fair of a share of them when we were younger. Schultz's are just not great with pets. I'm really impressed you guys take such good care of him. I just miss the nomad turtle that wandered into your garage.
ReplyDeleteOh, and we baked a pet too. Remember the gerbil dad put out in the backyard cuz he was making too much noise at night. Someone should have remembered to bring him back in before we went off to church in 90 degree weather. The kids did NOT take that one well.
ReplyDeleteIt wasnt a gerbil...it was MY hamster! Yeah, I didnt take it well. It still makes me sad to think about it. What about when harrison took his bunny swimming?
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