Baby Runt Gets A New House!

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For those who don't know about my little girl, Baby Runt was a salcata rescue that I adopted 4 years ago. When I got her, she only weighed 4 ounces at age 3 years old! She had severe metabolic bone disease (MBD). She was barely alive, but now she's 7 years old and weighs about 70 lbs. She has a severely crooked backbone and will always have intestinal issues with periodic constipation and sometimes even a blockage. She was hospitalized 2 years ago and was not expected to survive. She's a survivor!!! She's doing well, and looks like she's been signaling love waves to the boys I have. They go stir crazy, and I decided to build her her own house away from the boys. Here's some pics of the shed I just got, and work is being done to insulate, waterproof it, and install Durock (cement walls). I will continue to update the progress, but for now, the shed has a window and a exhaust fan. It will have tile floors and when the work is done, I'll decorate it some. The shed is a 12' x 8'. She'll have a house built for a princess

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SPOILED, but she does deserve it after what her first few years was like. Can't wait to see it done and her enjoying it.
 

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Sure. I can post a pic of her. I also submitted a lovely pic of her for the contest. You can read her story under my user name and see her progress in the pics taken.WP_20160628_19_43_00_Pro.jpg WP_20160628_19_43_24_Pro.jpg

Doesn't that face look spoiled? LOL
 
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Here is the shed's progress. More pic to come soon.WP_20161006_15_14_15_Pro.jpg WP_20161006_15_14_21_Pro.jpg WP_20161006_15_15_31_Pro.jpg WP_20161006_15_15_36_Pro.jpg WP_20161006_15_16_30_Pro.jpg
 
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I love that second picture!
do too. Don't you know it, that pic didn't have enough resolution for the calendar contest! I submitted another though.
Nice to hear from you
 

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do too. Don't you know it, that pic didn't have enough resolution for the calendar contest! I submitted another though.
Nice to hear from you

The best pictures can never be used.
 

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The best pictures can never be used.
I think what happened was that when I first took the pic I cropped it and made it smaller. The end result was a smaller pic that made the resolution quality unacceptable when enlarged. Oh well, the other pic I submitted was really cute too. I need to find out if that was okay before the deadline this week. How can I find out about the second pic I submitted last week? I haven't heard from Josh about it like I did with the first pic.
 
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