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free range with Doodlebug
13 years ago
Todays free range of Doodlebug's group.
Doodlebug, for those who don't know, is, for wont of a better word, deformed. No-one knows exactly what is wrong with him, my vet doesn't have a clue other than perhaps a birth defect. Another vet said he has downs syndrome.
Whatever it is, it causes him to have a short face, shortened bottom jaw, strange eyes which are uneven on his face, a shortened body, short tail and his tongue is too large for his mouth.
Much as I love Doodlebug, and he is an oddity in the world of rats, I hope I never see another like him. He has constantly weepy eyes due to his face shape (seems he can't blink enough as his eyes are too 'buggy', much like a pug or other flat faced dog) and I have to put eye drops in as often as possible to keep them dry and stop them ulcerating. When his eyes get sore, you can tell it hurts because he becomes lethargic and unhappy. He's currently recovering from another bad bout where his eye ulcerated, but he seems to be on the mend now and has perked up a lot.
He also has snuffling from his shortened face.
I often wonder if he is blind, as he goes about his life in a very odd way, and doesn't behave dissimilarly to a blind rat.
But here he is, on free range with his friends:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/.....p;l=ba45ad65a9
Doodlebug, for those who don't know, is, for wont of a better word, deformed. No-one knows exactly what is wrong with him, my vet doesn't have a clue other than perhaps a birth defect. Another vet said he has downs syndrome.
Whatever it is, it causes him to have a short face, shortened bottom jaw, strange eyes which are uneven on his face, a shortened body, short tail and his tongue is too large for his mouth.
Much as I love Doodlebug, and he is an oddity in the world of rats, I hope I never see another like him. He has constantly weepy eyes due to his face shape (seems he can't blink enough as his eyes are too 'buggy', much like a pug or other flat faced dog) and I have to put eye drops in as often as possible to keep them dry and stop them ulcerating. When his eyes get sore, you can tell it hurts because he becomes lethargic and unhappy. He's currently recovering from another bad bout where his eye ulcerated, but he seems to be on the mend now and has perked up a lot.
He also has snuffling from his shortened face.
I often wonder if he is blind, as he goes about his life in a very odd way, and doesn't behave dissimilarly to a blind rat.
But here he is, on free range with his friends:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/.....p;l=ba45ad65a9
But yeah he reminds me of a dwarf.