A tough day

In the morning, Zettie (Common Marmoset) did not look well and was not interested in taking her supplement.  She was offered electrolites in apple juice, but took very little.  We were all worried about 14 year old Zettie as she was very lethargic. 

Early in the afternoon,  we noticed that Stav (Barbary Macaque) had a gash in his leg.  It was obvious that it would need to be stitched up so we called the vet.  While we were waiting, Zettie fell from her bed box area onto the floor, so we put her in a small cage with a blanket and left her in her enclosure so that she could be close to her family.  It was a warm day, so she was comfortable.  Her breathing was very shallow and we prepared ourselves for the worst.

The vet arrived and examined her.  He thought that she had kidney failure, and no chance of recovery.  Everyone said goodbye to her and she was euthanised.  It was really sad, but the right decision for her.  She was died very peacefully.  She is survived by mate, Vosi and sons Howard and Vince.

Then it was time to deal with Stav.  The vet darted him and stiched him up.  Sarah and Jackie sat with him in his enclosure until he came round.  He was falling all over the place and we feared that he would hurt himself.  It was getting late, so we placed him in his sleeping box to recover.  We checked on him later that night and he was sitting up and looking altert.

After a tough day, we noticed that he monkeys heating system was not working.  The days are warm, but Honey (Squirrel monkey) still likes her heating on at night.  We tried hard to find the problem but with our limited knowledge of electrics, did not suceed.  Bobby (Squirrel monkey) was throwing a tamtrum while we were trying to adjust his heating (those of you who know him, will know what l mean). He was not amused, but fortunately it was not a cold night and we will fix up the heating as soon as possible.