Shikoni's feeling so much better! He still doesn't want to play, but at least he's not lethargic today. Also, he ate all his dinner; I gave him about a teaspoon each of ground turkey, papaya and collard greens, and some diluted V-8 Fusion. All gone this morning, that's such a good sign! I had a hard time getting him out of his nest though, I took it out of the cage until this medicine thing is over. Can't be luring him with a mealie three times a day, that's just too many mealies for someone who's sick. At least I think so.

Washi and Kioko are feeling fine, I'm watching them closely to be sure. I don't know how I would medicate either one of them if I had to, they aren't nearly as easy to handle as Shikoni. I'll use Rita's idea of giving them juice in the syringe so they associate it with treats; that'll surely help. And if they do get sick I have that third cage if necessary, it's so small but it would have to do. I have plenty of pouches, hammocks and toys, even three wheels: the one they came with is about eight inches, really small for a glider. And two water bottles. Actually, I'm better prepared than I thought. That's what comes of being a pack rat!

I had planned on continuing with the introduction process this weekend. It'll have to wait now, but that's okay. For me it's an exercise in patience, and I guess it gives them more time to get past the feeling of being threatened by each other. They've been barking again today, hope that's a good sign.

 

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Kioko and Washi came to live with me on 11/23/08: five-year old brothers. As of February '09, we're having great luck with bringing them all together into one happy little colony. Favorite Quote
1) ...I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center. ... Big, undreamed-of things --- the people on the edge see them first. Kurt Vonnegut, "Player Piano" 2) Beauty fades, dumb is forever -- Judge Judy, almost daily My Bio
Very old, b. 1957 in New Martinsville, WVa. Live in Central Texas now. I'm Mother to Ophelia, a 4-foot ball python; Domino, a regular cat; and Shikoni, Washi and Kioko, three lively gliders; and Step-Mother to Mike, a 13-year old former stray yellow shepherd. We and other humans all live together in quite surprising harmony.

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