David Journal

Tag: pets

  • New guinea pig

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    Mariah has been doing everything she can for a while to earn a new guinea pig. I have concluded that I’m probably ready to have a new one in the house and Mariah has done research and compiled a book on caring for guinea pigs. Today we finished constructing a larger cage since her research…

  • Closure

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    Last night I dreamed about Coconut twice. In one dream she looked a bit unkempt but was obviously healthy. In the other she looked as good as ever. When I woke I felt that those dreams were my opportunity to say goodbye to her. I really don’t think I’ll see her again now that she…

  • New bunnies

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    Assuming we never get Coconut back (though I still hope we will see her again) we have found the perfect bunny solution for these kids. In Quail Cove Park across the street from the Mt. Timpanogos temple there are wild bunnies that are enough used to people that they are often in plain sight and…

  • Bunny gone missing

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    I’ve failed to record this yet but last Friday after to days of rain I knew I needed to check on Coconut in her enclosure. I had gone to the dentist for some fillings in the morning and spent the day working from home. In the middle of the day I learned that the family…

  • Wishing for normal

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    I keep trying to get things working smoothly at home. The house hasn’t been clean in at least 3 days – but I keep pushing for the kids to clean. I also started the process of reconfiguring Coconut’s hutch & pen so that she has space to leave the hutch without a chance to escape.…

  • New arrangements

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    This weekend we’ve reorganized a few things which will hopefully have positive results. We moved Savannah and Alyssa into the room that Ezra and Noah were not really loving in and definitely not caring for. The boys are now officially roomless and sleeping in the family room. Before they officially had a room but were…

  • Recovered

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    I worked from home today so that I would be able to rest my foot. I iced it a couple of times and soon found that it didn’t hurt much and I was able to use it more. In the afternoon I had to go chase Coconut in the street and was happy to find…

  • Mitzi scare

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    If Mitzi does soon it will be at least partly my fault. I’ve noticed the last few weeks that she seems more frail and less lively. She doesn’t seem sick, just let energetic, like she is getting old (which she is). Today I didn’t notice that Alyssa had set her in my shoulder and as…

  • Goodbye Marinette

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    Tonight I held Marinette as she passed away. She has been struggling for weeks. We thought she was getting better but Mariah saw that she was laying down and alerted me that she was unlikely to survive the night. I held her for over half an hour as she struggled to breath and finally she…

  • Saffron released

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    Yesterday in the early party of the day Mariah showed me that Saffron was very weak and passive. We tried to help her perk up and it seemed to work for a while after I gave her an apple slice. She even got feisty for a little while but by bedtime she was lethargic again.…