Daily Archives: January 19, 2008

R.I.P. Runtney

If you ask me whether I feel sad losing another kit I would definitely answer YES. Mainly because I always hope for 100% survival rate in my breedings. Unfortunately, nature does not give you a perfect picture all the time. I have tried to do whatever that is within my control to intervene so that a life could be saved but somehow, mother nature is always an impossible force to reckon with.

Somehow being a breeder, I learned that it is a must to let go whenever I need to. I even console myself with the believe that only the best should survive and losing a runt can be seen as a good thing because other reputable breeders also mentioned that most runts will grow up with complications and they somehow go through a slow and painful death.

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Updates on both litters

Bandie & Skor Day 5

I cleaned up the nest today and this is how it looks like now.
The little runt
Blue or Black Tort?Blue or Black?
The other twin blue/blackThis one may turn out to be a Broken Blue. Fingers crossed.

Adinna & Skor Day 7

All cuddled in the new nest
MoooOOooo…New Zealand Dairy anyone?
Could this be a broken blue tort?
Adinna Junior??!!!
The runt of this litter but seemed plump. Another broken blue tort perhaps. Reminds me of Unix.

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A Runt In Every Litter

I just noticed that there is a runt in Bandie’s litter. It is very wrinkly and I have got a feeling that it would not survive. I tried to intervene by holding Bandie down so it could suckle. Unfortunately, it does not show interest in suckling at all.

I really do hope it survives…



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