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Moms babysitting kid's pet(s) during deployment
During this deployment I have sent many photos and videos to show their progress. Sadly, I have even bought them Halloween costumes to send pictures and cheer him up on the home stretch.
Well wouldn't you know it, after all of this time.... After buying a much bigger cage, playpen and assorted other accessories..... Now that we are truly on the home stretch.... One of them gets sick. Who knew that guinea pigs can get ear infections? I am now more stressed out than I have been the whole deployment. My son will be very upset if he doesn't make a full recovery.
Here's hoping the medicine works and he is back to normal by the time my son gets back!
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Permalink Reply by BunkerQB on
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When my sailor was in 2nd grade, we were assigned to take care of the hamster over the weekend. Presumably this was lesson on caring for animals. We failed. We put the cage (with the hamster) in a spare bedroom, closed the door and went to his Little League game. The hamster died of from the heat. We found a hamster that looked like the deceased one and returned the pet to the school. No one ever said anything but we were never assigned to care for the hamster again.
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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I hope your grandpig makes a full and happy recovery.
My parents watched my cat while I was in C school in San Diego. She got out onto the bust street, well, that didn't turn out well. They did not want to upset me, so they said nothing until I was home on leave. For Christmas. I wish they'd just owned up to it while I was still away, so I wasn't expecting a happy purring reunion and got tears instead.
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Permalink Reply by Denise - browns57 on
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We have our sailor's cat & python ever since he left for boot camp. I have worried that something would happen to them, I never want to give my son bad news. I have also sent him pictures. I will be happy though next year when my son gets shore duty & his kids will be relocating with him.
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Permalink Reply by pineybmx on
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My son just left for bootcamp Oct 6 and his dog is looking for him. Gave him a tshirt to sleep on. Now my 3 yr old granddaughter and my 10 year old dauschund are fighting over it. I find it all over the house. Kinda like his socks used to be.
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Permalink Reply by Marcy ~ Corpsman Mom on
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If anyone has a sailor needing pet sitting during service commitments and the family is unable to do so, here's a great service to know about: http://dogsondeployment.org.
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