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New World Heather
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Name: |
Heather |
Sex: |
Doe |
Variety:
| Black |
Date of birth: |
29 November 2001 |
Died: |
7 November 2003 (cause uncertain) |
Number in litter: |
8 |
Weight: |
297g (4 February 2002) |
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378g (28 May 2002) |
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465g (5 November 2002) |
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Show results:
19 January 2002 NFRS Bradford Championship Show (1st Black Kitten)
26 January 2002 MRC Swanwick AGM Show (1st Black Kitten)
26 January 2002 MRC Swanwick AGM Show (4th Kitten Challenge)
9 March 2002 NFRS Birmingham Show (1st Black)
9 March 2002 NFRS Birmingham Show (4th Adult Challenge)
30 March 2002 MRC Kettering Show (1st Black)
30 March 2002 MRC Kettering Show (Best in Show)
20 April 2002 NFRS Spring Cup Show, Longfield, Kent (4th Black Adult)
11 May 2002 NFRS Shield Show, Riccall, Yorkshire (1st Black Adult)
30 November 2002 MRC Quinborne Cup Show (4th Adult Owned Pet Doe)
Heather surprised us. We didn't expect a rat from our first home-bred litter to win anything in the
Varieties class at a show, and certainly not Best in Show! She was a lovely rat,
and has the same super-friendly temperament as her mum Skye
and her neice, Kelty. We also kept two of Heather's brothers;
Arran and Hamish.
Heather had good health, and although she had a small mammary lump removed at about 18 months old,
it healed well and never returned. Heather really missed
Skerry her half-sister and cagemate, when she died.
Heather's health started to deteriorate, despite still having Thomasina as a cagemate.
Although she had developed a small lump (abcess?) on her nose and had some slight respiratory symptoms
and we hadn't expected her to die just before her second birthday.
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