Oh my… updates… I noticed that I hadn’t updated my profile… Our old man Galileo passed away at 43 months. That is really old for a rat. He might have been older… that is a low estimate. He curled up in his favorite box – and passed away. He had been just fine… old, but ok for his age.
Very sadly, Stradakuhs, one of the bedroom boys, passed away while we were in Europe. Two of my dear friends were there with him when he passed away and his brother Benji got to see him pass away and then he said goodbye to his empty body. Now, Benji is very lonely and we are trying to integrate him to one of our existing groups.
All our rats are up there in age, it’s like a nursery home here right now. It is very dear to be with them every day and to see them age so proudly.
Two days ago, I was reminded how much I am attached to Velvet (I posted in the other section about her). Life without Dancer and Velvet, the bunnies, is absolutely unimaginable. We were talking in the car about them today about how wonderful it is that we got chosen by these two and how much they have enriched our lives… I just feel like I won the lottery with them. Do you know what I mean?