Playing with Baby and Volunteering

Panya is determined to snuggle inside Ricky's shirt while he plays Resident Evil 4 on the Wii. Due to the fact he thinks that she, too, is a zombie bent on eating his flesh, she has now taken residence on my shoulder as a snuggly fluff ball against my neck. I love rat heaters. =)

In other (not quite rat related) news, Ricky and I began volunteering at the Kent County Humane Society, which included socializing cats and walking adorable doggies. While the Humane Society is very active in Chestertown, I had never yet visited its location, an easy 5 minute drive on 213, until Sunday afternoon for volunteer orientation. There, we met all of the cats and dogs, and I even got to take out a malnourished Boxer named "Slim Jim," while Ricky walked an energetic Pitbull named "Diesel."


When I visited this morning, I played with cats and walked pups for a few hours, first playing with the quarantine kitties, my favorite being an adorable young male named "Farm Boy," who meowed incessantly (in a cute way) and instantly cuddled up against me.

Next, I walked my favorite pup, Slim Jim the boxer, and was delighted to see that he had acquired a glossy coat and some more flesh on his ribs (even though he was still skinny). He snorted and frolicked during our walk in the snow, but was less than happy when he discovered he was waist deep in a snow drift we stumbled upon. Here's the adorable pup:


My two favorite kitties have to be four-year old males Loki and Thor, the sweetest kitties ever. Loki is super energetic and loves weaving around your legs, while Thor loves tummy rubs. Here are their pics:

Loki


Thor


If you or someone you know is interested in adopting any of these sweeties, please visit the Kent County Humane Society website. They all deserve loving homes!

Playtime on a Snow Day

Over Sunday night Chestertown received almost a foot of snow, ensuring that Ricky and I would not leave the apartment on Monday, instead opting to snuggle with rats (and procrastinate on papers) for the remainder of the day. Introductions with Panya and the girls went smoothly - meaning Pumpkin did not try her annoying humping dominance behavior on the baby. Her and the older girls sniffed and groomed, and now her and Luffy are sharing a cage and cuddling in the cuddle cup on top of the igloo in Luff's cage. Strangely enough, even though she is only around 2 months old, she is already bigger than four month old Luffy. Good thing Luff doesn't realize how small she is. A few minutes ago she pounced on Mimi and demanded a toppling battle (which Mimi of course one, being twice her size).

We also finally brought in the humidifier, resulting in less sneezy rats who have been curling up in the corners of their cages where the majority of steam floats up to create fog on the windows. Pumpkin loves jutting her nose in between the bars and snorting as much as she can, resulting in her being closer to the door of the cage and more playtime. Bridget has been hiding in the hammock-turned-cage-liner, making it a very lumpy lining. She now emerges only to sniff at steam, chow down on grapes, and demand the occasional attention.

Playtime is good for the ratties. =)