Post by happythieves on Mar 11, 2006 13:15:58 GMT
I came down this morning to find the lid from the degu cage pushed off and down beside the cage and poor chubby Guinevere scrunched in the corner behind her wheel, ALONE! She was obviously too upset to tell me where Thea got to and when she took off.
Now I'm in panic mode. This house has too many rooms and small dusty corners to find any sort of small pet, unless you're a cat and have a superb sense of hearing and smell! My next thought is to check the local neighborhood degu Internet site to get tips on how to catch a loose degu. While I was sitting there waiting for the computer to load, I hear, "Wheeeet!!" Just once, but it's very distinct, the degu cry for help!!!!! I run to the cabinet for my Quaker Oats (I'm thinking of that goofy commercial where the Quaker-statue guy is playing volleyball on the beach with all the other healthy people that ate his cereal that morning...).
I grab a handful of the oats and the empty plastic rabbit kibble container and head back to the corner where I last heard the distress signal. Carefully moving stools, trash cans and books, I spot her hovering in the corner underneath the computer table. She looks like she wants me to pick her up but I KNOW she will bite me and then I will drop her and the cat will take over! She's only slightly interested in the oatmeal but curious enough to lightly step toward the container and take a second sniff. Once she has three legs in, I up-end the box and scold her for being so foolish as to go exploring, unchaperoned, in a house with three unpredictable cats and one very goofy dog!
Gently dumping her back into her cage, I think I saw Gwen stand up and slap her deftly on the cheek for abandoning her!
:: :: PHEEW:: :: what a morning!!!!
Now I'm in panic mode. This house has too many rooms and small dusty corners to find any sort of small pet, unless you're a cat and have a superb sense of hearing and smell! My next thought is to check the local neighborhood degu Internet site to get tips on how to catch a loose degu. While I was sitting there waiting for the computer to load, I hear, "Wheeeet!!" Just once, but it's very distinct, the degu cry for help!!!!! I run to the cabinet for my Quaker Oats (I'm thinking of that goofy commercial where the Quaker-statue guy is playing volleyball on the beach with all the other healthy people that ate his cereal that morning...).
I grab a handful of the oats and the empty plastic rabbit kibble container and head back to the corner where I last heard the distress signal. Carefully moving stools, trash cans and books, I spot her hovering in the corner underneath the computer table. She looks like she wants me to pick her up but I KNOW she will bite me and then I will drop her and the cat will take over! She's only slightly interested in the oatmeal but curious enough to lightly step toward the container and take a second sniff. Once she has three legs in, I up-end the box and scold her for being so foolish as to go exploring, unchaperoned, in a house with three unpredictable cats and one very goofy dog!
Gently dumping her back into her cage, I think I saw Gwen stand up and slap her deftly on the cheek for abandoning her!
:: :: PHEEW:: :: what a morning!!!!