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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>One of the Bounders, Jenny, swallowed a fruit
rat, whole, one evening. It was staggering across our yard and while Pat
had it pinned under a broom, yelling for me to get a bag, Jenny
swooped in and got it. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I yelled at her to drop it, heck I wasn't
opening her mouth with a rat in it, but all I saw was the tail out the
side of her mouth, moving. While both of us were screaming for the other
to "do something", she swallowed it, one gulp, right down, yes she
did!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I get the phone and call my vet, no luck as it was
5:50pm, Friday evening. So I call the ER, after tons of Bassets it
is a number I have on speed dial, it is 5:50pm Friday evening, they
do not open till 6pm.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I had just bought 2 bottles of peroxide the prior
day, so I go get one, and a big syringe. I gave her a couple ccs of
hydrogen peroxide and about 5 minutes later, I see the funny smile they make
right before they urp! Glory be, there came up a whole fruit
rat, of course it was dead by now, which I do not think it was when it
went down.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>And there was her full dinner too. She was
none too pleased she did not get seconds on that! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Anyhow, by this time, I am on the phone again
with the ER vet and he tells me that she should have been just fine, as indeed
it was secondary poisoning. He said we really should not have casued her
to throw it up as the bones could have caused damage. I reminded him it
went down whole. But I guess the nails cold have been an issue.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Anyhow, just agreeing with Gaylene about
this. Although, I do not know if I would have felt good about
leaving a whole rat in her belly....Lords know what would have come out the
other end.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>That is my rat story. I still have a
hard time kissing her on the lips.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>wen and the Bounders</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Still have the drool flowing for Clara and all in
need!</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>