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Tribute piece to my beloved boy.
Scamp and his brother Nick (originally Clown) are my first ever pet rats and they were the realization of a childhood dream (I always wanted rats but wasn't allowed). I adopted them a couple years ago, already over a year old in a fish tank from someone who couldn't have them in the house anymore. They were both scared and untrusting.
Scamp was always the "scaredy rat" of the two. He even jumped off us to run and hide in the corner for the longest time and was difficult to take out of his cage as he cowered in the corner. At first I took it as a sign of lesser intelligence. It was far from the case. When he finally did start warming up to us, he excelled at learning new things, including how to grab food from the cage bars with his hands instead of his mouth, like a raccoon. He was also an expert climber and loved being as high up as he could get.
Then in August he got cancer. I will never forget the day I took him to the vet to have it looked at where he walked away from the tech and cradled into my arms and looked up at me for reassurance; a sign of the hard won trust I forged with him. Surgery went well, but his healing did not. On the twelth of December he passed away, resting in his favorite hang out spot, thirty minutes before I had to take him to be euthanized. The last of the life in his eyes faded in my arms, surrounded by myself, my wife and his brother.
In this picture he is waking up to a new world, in the spot I placed him, surrounded by all the little hideouts he would have loved if he were wild, assisted by a kind spirit in the form of a butterfly.
He is survived by his (now very grumpy and moody) brother and a new pair of little ones, with awesome personalities, I recently adopted.
Scamp and his brother Nick (originally Clown) are my first ever pet rats and they were the realization of a childhood dream (I always wanted rats but wasn't allowed). I adopted them a couple years ago, already over a year old in a fish tank from someone who couldn't have them in the house anymore. They were both scared and untrusting.
Scamp was always the "scaredy rat" of the two. He even jumped off us to run and hide in the corner for the longest time and was difficult to take out of his cage as he cowered in the corner. At first I took it as a sign of lesser intelligence. It was far from the case. When he finally did start warming up to us, he excelled at learning new things, including how to grab food from the cage bars with his hands instead of his mouth, like a raccoon. He was also an expert climber and loved being as high up as he could get.
Then in August he got cancer. I will never forget the day I took him to the vet to have it looked at where he walked away from the tech and cradled into my arms and looked up at me for reassurance; a sign of the hard won trust I forged with him. Surgery went well, but his healing did not. On the twelth of December he passed away, resting in his favorite hang out spot, thirty minutes before I had to take him to be euthanized. The last of the life in his eyes faded in my arms, surrounded by myself, my wife and his brother.
In this picture he is waking up to a new world, in the spot I placed him, surrounded by all the little hideouts he would have loved if he were wild, assisted by a kind spirit in the form of a butterfly.
He is survived by his (now very grumpy and moody) brother and a new pair of little ones, with awesome personalities, I recently adopted.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Rat
Size 1112 x 998px
File Size 190.5 kB
He will be getting surgery as soon as I can. I'm expecting by the end of the month (they told me if it doubled in size to get him in and his age isn't a problem). Though I have to get the newbies in for possible upper respiratory. I have him on loose leaf green tea because I read some studies done on rats for its effectiveness for humans and he seems to have taken a liking to it.
I'll definitely look into it though but I hope it would be ok to give to the little ones too.
I'll definitely look into it though but I hope it would be ok to give to the little ones too.
There is a life long quest to undertake. To breed a cancer free long lived rat. I cannot stand to think that Scaredy rat has a little more than a year left to his natural life span if everything i read is right. I love him so much even if he does not like cuddling much at all anymore. I love my rats. but much like with budgies who are also prone to cancer i do not think i will have them again. it just hurts to much to invest this much into something to love and have it go like that.
I know that rat breeders are already working on that. Though I wonder how many of them thought to get rats bred for science to breed to their rats. Control group bred rats are pretty awesome, although lacking in their immune system due to being bred in such controlled conditions, though lifespan and genetic health wise they are the best bred rats out there.
Its hard knowing that Splinter and Izuru are nearing their first year. I'm hoping as I've been told that male rats rarely get cancer as opposed to female rats, that they are free of what killed Nick and Scamp, though I fear that their myco will kill them long before they get to see their four years. They are in good health otherwise despite it, but I don't know how long that will last. Cancer in males rats, I was told is almost always malignant, but rare compared to female rats who most are plagued by benign mammary tumors.
Its hard knowing that Splinter and Izuru are nearing their first year. I'm hoping as I've been told that male rats rarely get cancer as opposed to female rats, that they are free of what killed Nick and Scamp, though I fear that their myco will kill them long before they get to see their four years. They are in good health otherwise despite it, but I don't know how long that will last. Cancer in males rats, I was told is almost always malignant, but rare compared to female rats who most are plagued by benign mammary tumors.
well i am hoping to get somewhere where i can harvest red clover for their diet and to make tea for their water.
What is red clover?
Red clover is a wild perennial herb that grows in meadows throughout Europe and Asia, and is now naturalized in North America. It's a close relative of the clover you find in your front yard that children string together to make necklaces.
The red flowers offer the therapeutic potential and are dried for use. They are sweet to eat and make a grand presentation floating in summer iced tea or pressed into the frosting on a summer birthday cake.
Red clover is a valuable source of nutrients including calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, and vitamin C. Its isoflavones are a rich source of phytoestrogens, water soluble chemicals that act like estrogens in the body because of their ability to fit into estrogen receptors.
Isoflavones are a class of organic compounds and biomolecules related to the flavonoids. They have strong antioxidant properties. Isoflavones are produced from a branch of the general phenylpropanoid pathway which produces all flavonoid compounds in higher order plants.
According to Phyllis and James Balch in their widely read book Prescription for Nutritional Healing, the isoflavonoids in red clover fight infection, suppress appetite, and purify the blood. They have expectorant, antispasmodic, and relaxing effects, and are good for bacterial infections, and inflamed lungs. They are also beneficial for inflammatory bowel disorders, kidney problems, liver disease, skin disorders, and a weakened immune system.
Red clover has been a traditional herbal treatment for cancer due to its ability to stimulate the immune system. Recent research has found preliminary evidence that it may prevent the growth of cancer cells or kill cancer cells in test tubes.
Some studies have also suggested that the red clover isoflavones may slow bone loss and even boost bone mineral density in pre and perimenopausal women.
Red clover may also protect against heart disease in several ways. It has been associated with an increase in HDL cholesterol in pre and postmenopausal women. One study found that menopausal women who took red clover supplements had more flexible and stronger arteries. Red clover may also have blood thinning properties which help prevent blood clots. It also appears to improve blood flow.
When applied to the skin, red clover ointments have treated psoriasis, eczema, and rashes.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/023019_r.....#ixzz1T2LGSCh6
Now that i think about it my health did start going downhill when i moved away from a huge source of the flower. I used to eat it all the time and when i was heavily into herbalism (something harder to do when you lack access to all the wild herbs) i drank it as a tea all the damn time. it with yarrow was the base of many of all my herbal medicines.
What is red clover?
Red clover is a wild perennial herb that grows in meadows throughout Europe and Asia, and is now naturalized in North America. It's a close relative of the clover you find in your front yard that children string together to make necklaces.
The red flowers offer the therapeutic potential and are dried for use. They are sweet to eat and make a grand presentation floating in summer iced tea or pressed into the frosting on a summer birthday cake.
Red clover is a valuable source of nutrients including calcium, chromium, magnesium, niacin, phosphorus, potassium, thiamine, and vitamin C. Its isoflavones are a rich source of phytoestrogens, water soluble chemicals that act like estrogens in the body because of their ability to fit into estrogen receptors.
Isoflavones are a class of organic compounds and biomolecules related to the flavonoids. They have strong antioxidant properties. Isoflavones are produced from a branch of the general phenylpropanoid pathway which produces all flavonoid compounds in higher order plants.
According to Phyllis and James Balch in their widely read book Prescription for Nutritional Healing, the isoflavonoids in red clover fight infection, suppress appetite, and purify the blood. They have expectorant, antispasmodic, and relaxing effects, and are good for bacterial infections, and inflamed lungs. They are also beneficial for inflammatory bowel disorders, kidney problems, liver disease, skin disorders, and a weakened immune system.
Red clover has been a traditional herbal treatment for cancer due to its ability to stimulate the immune system. Recent research has found preliminary evidence that it may prevent the growth of cancer cells or kill cancer cells in test tubes.
Some studies have also suggested that the red clover isoflavones may slow bone loss and even boost bone mineral density in pre and perimenopausal women.
Red clover may also protect against heart disease in several ways. It has been associated with an increase in HDL cholesterol in pre and postmenopausal women. One study found that menopausal women who took red clover supplements had more flexible and stronger arteries. Red clover may also have blood thinning properties which help prevent blood clots. It also appears to improve blood flow.
When applied to the skin, red clover ointments have treated psoriasis, eczema, and rashes.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/023019_r.....#ixzz1T2LGSCh6
Now that i think about it my health did start going downhill when i moved away from a huge source of the flower. I used to eat it all the time and when i was heavily into herbalism (something harder to do when you lack access to all the wild herbs) i drank it as a tea all the damn time. it with yarrow was the base of many of all my herbal medicines.
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