(I posted this in Sandy's thread, but I am cross posting it here to hopefully get more attention)
It is with a heavy heart that I have to report little Sandy, Lisaroo's little girl, passed on to the rainbow bridge yesterday.
Lisa contacted me this morning with the news when she found Sandy already gone in her cube this morning. I told Lisa I would make a post on her behalf as she has a lot going on right now and is understandably very distraught.
Lisa is totally baffled as to what could have caused Sandy to pass so suddenly. She told me Sandy was acting completely normal the day before, bouncing around and being her cheery self. She was 3 1/2 years old. There were no changes in her diet recently. Here is what Lisa told me she feeds both Sandy and her little brother and cage mate Randy -
Kaytee forti diet rodent blocks, lettuce, tomatoes, mini snacking peppers, brussel sprouts, carrots, cucumbers, zucchini, yellow squash, avocado occasionally as a treat, and one or two shelled nuts. She did mention the avocado was a bit on the firmer side this time, but I wouldn't necessarily think that would cause any problem as she is careful to remove the skin and pit before feeding. I asked her what kind of shelled nuts she gave to Sandy the day before and she told me an almond and a walnut. She told me the walnuts were fairly fresh, that she had purchased them right after Christmas. Lisa also did mention that she sprinkles calcium carbonate on their veggies daily to ensure they are getting enough calcium.
She didn't find any vomit in his cage and she thoroughly cleans out any stashes once a week.
Her main concern right now is keeping little Randy healthy. Since she has no idea what killed Sandy, she is concerned that something might happen to him too if it has something to do with food. Randy was sitting on top of the cube when she came in this morning to feed Sandy and she immediately knew something wasn't right as her and Randy are usually in the cube together.
She told me Randy seems lost without Sandy as she was his backbone and he is drinking but doesn't want to eat or do anything else. Since she had Sandy several months before finding Randy, she didn't bond as closely with Randy as he quickly bonded to Sandy and they have been together ever since. She told me he doesn't like to be held or handled too much. I am at a loss as to what to tell her to help him in his grief.
Here is the link to Randy's thread : http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...!!!&highlight=
Does anyone have any idea as to what could have killed Sandy so suddenly? Or perhaps what needs to be avoided to prevent the same thing from happening to little Randy mink? Even typing this, I can't stop crying. I do hope nothing with happen to Randy and that he will eventually start eating again. She told me Sandy would stash the food and that Randy would go and eat the food Sandy stashed. It is truly a heartbreaking situation and any insight would be greatly appreciated.
Here is the link to Sandy's thread
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...-Sandy-s-Story