Teddy (video) he's gone 3 am 10-6-12

[Petunia]

posted this on FB too:
http://youtu.be/DD0tmyYK784


any thoughts??

 

[hopefloats]

It is hard to tell if he is worse or not. It will be harder to climb uphill and that is mostly what you see. If he was on a flat surface it would be easier to judge. He would have to have a good upper strength to pull himself up that mountain of hammies.

 

[Petunia]

It is hard to tell if he is worse or not. It will be harder to climb uphill and that is mostly what you see. If he was on a flat surface it would be easier to judge. He would have to have a good upper strength to pull himself up that mountain of hammies.

oh well he doesn't go any faster on flat ground, he just doesn't need to rest quite as often but he still does not go very far at all without needing to rest.
I have not seen any HED rat videos or any videos of a rat as young as he is, being this, er, crippled, I guess you'd call it? not sure if that's a politically incorrect term :? but he's just so much slower and not able to do much at all.

I probably can get a video of him on a flat surface but his main goal is to get inside something and stay there.
This is my former Alpha rat, he used to be the guy in charge, who was all over the place checking on everyone. I am finding this very hard to watch.
at least he is starting to let me hold him and skritch him and stuff now, before he got angry if I tried to hold him and he'd squirm to get down.

thank goodness for Lovey, she will faithfully groom him from head to toe, while grooming herself at the same time.

 

[hopefloats]

All my boys were very young when the back end problems started with them. I lost them all 4 before 2. They were very young boys with a horrible side walking back end off balance issues. It can happen just depends on the crappy genes they were giving.

 

[Petunia]

All my boys were very young when the back end problems started with them. I lost them all 4 before 2. They were very young boys with a horrible side walking back end off balance issues. It can happen just depends on the crappy genes they were giving.

ack sounds like Teddy, he always swayed a lot when he walked, I thought it was a cute male swagger sort of thing, never occurred to me it could signal a problem


him and his buddy Owen are my first (and maybe only) boys

sorry about your boys.
damn, this sucks

 

[jorats]

At least he looks good and he looks strong too.

 

[hopefloats]

I agree with jo, he looks really good. My boys had tons of issues. I was just showing that they can start early He still looks like he is ok mostly just a different phase of his journey. One he will get cuddles from you and lovin's from lovey.

 

[Petunia]

my best boy is gone. :sad3:

even about a half hour to 45 mins before he passed,as this video shows, he still looked bright eyed and all, but he was very limp and this is the last time he could hold his head up voluntarily by himself.
I knew around 12:30 that he was dying and held him til the very end.

I am still in shock but so relieved that his passing was relatively peaceful and he did not appear to be in any pain or to be suffering in any way, very much like a PT rat passes away.
Except that he was still himself and not far away like a PT rat gets.

http://youtu.be/CiSJBI1p2bk

Evie and Owen are fairly upset and are squabbling about who will be the new alpha, but they are squabbling half heartedly like it's not the most important thing they need to figure out. I feel so bad for Owen, him and Teddy have been together all their lives pretty much.

I didn't even have a full year with Teddy. I feel so cheated.

 

[TheRatQueen]

Sorry for your loss. I'm glad it went peacefully.

<3

 

[Unepuce]

I had just gotten around to watch your video from yesterday and thinking boy o boy does that boy look happy... then I saw your post that he passed... I couldn't believe it. I'm so sorry, Althea! :hugs:

 

[mamarat]

I'm so sorry for the loss of your sweet boy. :hugs:

 

[MissGuardian]

I'm so sorry :sad3: :hugs:

 

[Godmother]

I'm so sorry.

 

[MuffinsMum]

Oh, I find threads like this so hard.

We've come to understand how much ratties can be loved ... and big love leaves BIG hurts.

:hugs:

I'm so, so, so sorry for your loss!

 

[jorats]

It's truly heartbreaking and baffling when they leave us so suddenly. I can only think, heart failure, stroke or brain hemorrhage. I'm so very sorry for your loss.

 

[sands]

So sorry to read about Teddy.

 

[Sharlees rattakisses]

Rest well sweet Teddy. :heart: