One of my beloved pet rats, Snoopy is finally dying of old age.She is exactly 3 years and 4 months old and I have had her since she was exactly 28 days old.I picked her out of a friends litter of rats...she has had a very good life, she has always had yummy stuff to eat, lots of other pet rats to cuddle and play with, plenty of fresh clean water and toys..and I have lavished affection on her.But alas, 3 + years is a long time for a rat to live and I have been mildly surprised that she has lasted as long as she has.She has lost all her fur almost and has cataracts.This morning I could tell that the end is near and I have taken steps to make her as comfortable as possible...I have put her in a small cage with soft rags and one of my shirts and I have given her water with an eyedropper and comforted her as much as possible....it is sad that she is finally going to die but I feel good in that she has indeed lived a peaceful happy existence while under my care and that she did not have to lead the precarious,dangerous existence of a wild rat....she was always a real kissy girl and wouldnt have made a good wild rat anyways...
I think by this evening she will be gone.
:8o The Evil Spider Hunter