victoria
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I'm sorry for your loss :hugs:
Lump? EDIT: She's gone...
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SQ
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I am so very sorry .....
Godmother
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I am so sorry for your loss. It hurts so much. I am glad that you were able to arrange a cremation.
adreabri
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So sorry for your loss...
Joanne
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Oh, that sucks that she's gone. Thankfully it was pretty quick for her. I know it's harder on you, but better for her...
I have wrapped my ratties up and put them in the freezer and then buried them in the spring. Three of my girls are at the lake, a few others are in the back yard with my ferrets, and one is even at this place where we have rented cottages. (I had her with me that weekend - we buried her in the dark so no one else would see us burying her as it wasn't our property...) It's such a pretty spot.
We can empathize...I still cry over my ratties if I sit down and think about them, and it's been months...
Take some time to mourn Lulu, but Yuna will need a buddy. Remember, you're not REPLACING Lulu. She will always be special. You are just getting a new friend for Yuna, to take a different place in your heart...
I have wrapped my ratties up and put them in the freezer and then buried them in the spring. Three of my girls are at the lake, a few others are in the back yard with my ferrets, and one is even at this place where we have rented cottages. (I had her with me that weekend - we buried her in the dark so no one else would see us burying her as it wasn't our property...) It's such a pretty spot.
We can empathize...I still cry over my ratties if I sit down and think about them, and it's been months...
Take some time to mourn Lulu, but Yuna will need a buddy. Remember, you're not REPLACING Lulu. She will always be special. You are just getting a new friend for Yuna, to take a different place in your heart...
I really appreciate everyone's support so, so much. I haven't gotten a lot outside of the forum, so it means a lot.
I think I may have already found a prospective cagemate for Yuna. There's a woman who fosters rats in Ames, about 45 minutes north from me. I saw she was putting up two handsome boys for adoption, so I contacted her about cages (since she was also selling one) and any single females she knew of. She said she had one, a 2 1/2 month old Siamese girl. This is her before her smeeze came in... http://www.flickr.com/photos/rileymaiphotography/5273349008/in/set-72157624691763479/ (This picture and the next picture over are her.)
This is her as of last night.
Her foster mom is completely understanding of needing to take some time before maybe acquiring her girl. She said she hasn't had too many prospective homes and was to the point where if she hadn't been homed in a month, she would just keep her for herself. She also has a roomy quarantine cage available -- yay!
I'm a lot better today, more stoically sad than prone to crying fits. Yuna's doing pretty well, too. She's eating and drinking just fine, but has built an enormous nest over the spot where Lulu passed and spends most of her time in there instead of running around. But I suppose it's just her way of grieving, too. I'm making sure to take her out of the cage and handle her often and give her lots of carrots and grapes. I think if and when we adopt the new little one, she'll perk back up. I hope she'll accept the new rat.
I think I may have already found a prospective cagemate for Yuna. There's a woman who fosters rats in Ames, about 45 minutes north from me. I saw she was putting up two handsome boys for adoption, so I contacted her about cages (since she was also selling one) and any single females she knew of. She said she had one, a 2 1/2 month old Siamese girl. This is her before her smeeze came in... http://www.flickr.com/photos/rileymaiphotography/5273349008/in/set-72157624691763479/ (This picture and the next picture over are her.)
This is her as of last night.
Her foster mom is completely understanding of needing to take some time before maybe acquiring her girl. She said she hasn't had too many prospective homes and was to the point where if she hadn't been homed in a month, she would just keep her for herself. She also has a roomy quarantine cage available -- yay!
I'm a lot better today, more stoically sad than prone to crying fits. Yuna's doing pretty well, too. She's eating and drinking just fine, but has built an enormous nest over the spot where Lulu passed and spends most of her time in there instead of running around. But I suppose it's just her way of grieving, too. I'm making sure to take her out of the cage and handle her often and give her lots of carrots and grapes. I think if and when we adopt the new little one, she'll perk back up. I hope she'll accept the new rat.
Joanne
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Awww, Leeloo is a cutie! It's nice to know she's there waiting for you. You can tell Yuna all about her new roomie.
Yuna may have built a nest there because that's where the strongest scent is of Lulu. She may get upset when you clean the cage because she won't be able to find the scent anymore.
Yuna may have built a nest there because that's where the strongest scent is of Lulu. She may get upset when you clean the cage because she won't be able to find the scent anymore.
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aww leelo is adorable. It takes time, to heal from the loss. I still get upset when i call our other white rat isis, Luna the one we lost in September. That is why it is good to have the forums most people don't understand how you can get upset when a rat is lost, if they only knew how sweet they are.
