Today is when they get their first worming dose. We have to weigh them a bit more accurately which will be a challenge based on past experience. We have to find a bigger box to put them in as they have outgrown the first one. We then use a damp cloth on the scales to stop it slipping around so much. Lottie is up first at 1520 grams. She falls asleep in the weighing box, good girl Lottie. Not knowing what is to come, she obligingly opens her mouth and in it goes ... and then dribbles down her chin a little.
Next up is Murdoch at 1510 grams. He has never stayed in the weigh box for more than a nanosecond but today he too is a good boy and stays still long enough to get a good reading on the scales. Opens his mouth wide and in goes the Panacur.
Monk is a little lighter at 1340 grams and finally Morse at 1230 grams. Their weight gain has been steady and increasing each day so although Alice hasn't got masses of milk, there seems to be enough - at the moment anyway.
They are starting to try and use their legs more today. Needless to say Murdoch is the most advanced and likes to walk to the edges of the box and then wails because he is lost and can't find his food supply. During the night, he and Monk started a screeching match, loud enough to wake everybody up. No apparent reason, maybe they were just talking to each other and had to shout! It stopped as suddenly as it started and they both flopped asleep.
Today's picture has to be Lottie.
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