poor girl. what an stressful week for her.
This morning I woke up at around 5:30 am central time to being really freaking cold. we had the heater on in our room, but the windows were super drafty. At first I cuddled up to my husband to keep warm, but thought I should check on Chi to see if she was alright because i had not checked on her the day before. She was also in our room because the house was colder. I did not hear her run on her wheel at all, so i was curious.
I took her out and she very very faintly hissed at me, but when i picked her up, she would not uncurl from her ball. I was pretty freaked out! Usually she sleeps in a fleece blanket, but this time she was half exposed to the cold air.
I took her to the bathroom and ran some warm water in the sink and held her face upwards in the water - yeah she was still in a ball in the water. I could see her breathing so i knew she could be saved. it took me about 10-15 minutes to get her fully uncurled. when she did get uncurled, she was frantic and wobbly. her tummy was cold, so i kept her in the water a little longer. she did poop a few times, so this was a positive sign. After while she stopped being frantic and would just sit. she is now wrapped up by my stomach under a few layers of sweaters. not moving much, but at least i know shes in a warm spot. now when i try to touch her she huffs at me. yay!
I'll be putting plastic coverings on the windows today. And we'll get a microwave so that we can heat her snugglesafe disk.
This morning I woke up at around 5:30 am central time to being really freaking cold. we had the heater on in our room, but the windows were super drafty. At first I cuddled up to my husband to keep warm, but thought I should check on Chi to see if she was alright because i had not checked on her the day before. She was also in our room because the house was colder. I did not hear her run on her wheel at all, so i was curious.
I took her out and she very very faintly hissed at me, but when i picked her up, she would not uncurl from her ball. I was pretty freaked out! Usually she sleeps in a fleece blanket, but this time she was half exposed to the cold air.
I took her to the bathroom and ran some warm water in the sink and held her face upwards in the water - yeah she was still in a ball in the water. I could see her breathing so i knew she could be saved. it took me about 10-15 minutes to get her fully uncurled. when she did get uncurled, she was frantic and wobbly. her tummy was cold, so i kept her in the water a little longer. she did poop a few times, so this was a positive sign. After while she stopped being frantic and would just sit. she is now wrapped up by my stomach under a few layers of sweaters. not moving much, but at least i know shes in a warm spot. now when i try to touch her she huffs at me. yay!
I'll be putting plastic coverings on the windows today. And we'll get a microwave so that we can heat her snugglesafe disk.