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==Medicine/Health== | ==Medicine/Health== | ||
The temperature of the pet room should '''not''' exceed 70F. Windows should never be opened in the summer. During the winter the screened window can be opened to help chill the room if it gets too warm. There is a thermometer on top of the fridge but we do have a device to monitor the temperature remotely and can remotely adjust the temperature of the AC as needed so you will likely not need to mess with it. | The temperature of the pet room should '''not''' exceed 70F. Windows should never be opened in the summer. During the fall (at night) or winter (anytime) the screened window can be opened to help chill the room if it gets too warm. There is a thermometer on top of the fridge but we do have a device to monitor the temperature remotely and can remotely adjust the temperature of the AC as needed so you will likely not need to mess with it. | ||
===Morticia=== | ===Morticia=== | ||
*Morticia has Adrenal and is well controlled with the implant. No concerns to note at this time. | *Morticia has Adrenal and is well controlled with the implant. No concerns to note at this time. | ||
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:*Due to the taste of the medicine she will attempt to spit it out if it is not mixed with food. You should draw up '''0.15ml''' of the medicine first in a 1ml oral syringe, flip it upside down and flick the air bubbles out. Afterwards draw up the rest up with the chicken baby food broth until a total of '''1 ml''' is drawn. | :*Due to the taste of the medicine she will attempt to spit it out if it is not mixed with food. You should draw up '''0.15ml''' of the medicine first in a 1ml oral syringe, flip it upside down and flick the air bubbles out. Afterwards draw up the rest up with the chicken baby food broth until a total of '''1 ml''' is drawn. | ||
:*You will likely need to scruff her by the skin of the neck to administer the syringe. Squirt '''0.2ml''' at a time (5 divided squirts) and give her time to swallow before continuing until all 1ml is given. | :*You will likely need to scruff her by the skin of the neck to administer the syringe. Squirt '''0.2ml''' at a time (5 divided squirts) and give her time to swallow before continuing until all 1ml is given. | ||
:*Close the lid of the jar, shake it up, and take out a teaspoon of food and put it in the bowl. '''DO NOT LEAVE HER UNATTENDED WHILE SHE EATS''', you must visibly observe her until she is finished (usually 5 minutes) so she doesn't fall and then gently put her back in the pen and rinse the syringe and bowl out in the hallway bathroom and put the unused food back into the pet room fridge. | :*Close the lid of the jar, shake it up, and take out a teaspoon of food and put it in the bowl. | ||
:*An open chicken baby food jar '''MUST BE THROWN OUT''' after 5 days of being open if any food happens to be remaining at the end of the 5 days. New jars can be obtained from the pet room supply closet. Please indicate the date opened with the nearby sharpie. | ::*'''DO NOT LEAVE HER UNATTENDED WHILE SHE EATS''', you must visibly observe her until she is finished (usually 5 minutes) so she doesn't fall and then gently put her back in the pen and rinse the syringe and bowl out in the hallway bathroom and put the unused food back into the pet room fridge. | ||
::*She has increased hind leg weakness so if she is clumsy you may need to support her front feet while she eats. | |||
:*An open chicken baby food jar '''MUST BE THROWN OUT''' after 5 days of being open if any food happens to be remaining at the end of the 5 days or if food is left out without being put back right in the fridge. New jars can be obtained from the pet room supply closet. Please indicate the date opened with the nearby sharpie. | |||
==Habitat Cleaning== | ==Habitat Cleaning== | ||
