Leonidas went to rattie heaven.

[XxMontanaxX]

I'm so sorry Amy...

RIP little Leo :hug::rainbow:

 

[Bunnicula]

Sorry to hear Leonidas has passed. I always enjoyed hearing about him.

Give your other ratties a special snuggle and kiss from our furry family.

Hugs,

~Mary Ellen

 

[tonyshuman]

RIP Leonidas. You were a special rat in many ways. You even convinced me that rats can be cute (which is a hard task considering how I used to think they were gross).

 

[EileenH]

Amy, I totally understand what you mean about taking a break. I haven't had any rats for about a year now...it just got too hard. I had to take a break.

How I did it was, my last one (Abigail) actually was ok alone. She never liked or really bonded with any of my other girls, and when she was alone, she liked getting all our attention. So I just went with that and was able to break the cycle.

I know, I wish they had longer lives. I knew I had to take a break when I got my last baby girl, one of my first thoughts was "I wonder what she's going to get that I am going to learn about". Between pituitary tumors in two of them, congestive heart failure/uterine cancer (had her spayed @ 2 years old & learned my lesson)/and the bladder tumor that eventually took one..I just couldn't do it, so I know what you're going through.

*hugs*

 

[TinysMom]

Amy,

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm just now seeing this since I was on vacation.

One thing that helped me with Tiny's passing was to get a mug (I actually got two) that had his picture put on it.One of my mugs has 3 or 4 of my favorite pictures on it....

Even if you don't drink coffee - you could use it to hold pens on your desk - or to have soda in....whatever...

Maybe that will help?

I have found that surrounding myself with pictures of Tiny has helped a lot.

 

[undergunfire]

TinysMom wrote:

Amy,

I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm just now seeing this since I was on vacation.

One thing that helped me with Tiny's passing was to get a mug (I actually got two) that had his picture put on it.One of my mugs has 3 or 4 of my favorite pictures on it....

Even if you don't drink coffee - you could use it to hold pens on your desk - or to have soda in....whatever...

Maybe that will help?

I have found that surrounding myself with pictures of Tiny has helped a lot.

Great idea, Peg . I think I can get one made from Cafepress. I wonder if the picture will stay on through many washings or scratch off? They also have t-shirts and stuff. I'll have to look!

My favorite picture of Leo (the one in my entry post here) is right on the fridge where you look to open the handle, so I see his little face all the time.

 

[undergunfire]

Tomorrow will be one month since I lost my LeoSkeo .



I miss you Leo and so do your "brothers". Hanging up 3 hammocks in the cage instead of 4 is really heart breaking, but its still even more heart breaking to hang up 4 and have one always be empty.

I hope you are doing well in rattie heaven with Fayl and all the other bridge ratties. Know that mommy loves you and can't wait to see you again!

:hearts

 

[undergunfire]

I'm really missing you lately, my Leo. I wish you could be here to enjoy the nice big cage that mommy just bought for your brothers. I hang many hammocks in the cage now, not just 4....for some reason your brothers always huddle into one little hammock together. If you were still with us, you'd be squished to the bottom, like always....I just know it.

I have thought about getting another baby or two, but I always back down because it would be weird seeing "My Boys" with two "strangers" added in.


I hope you are doing well. It is still really hard to think about you because I miss you so much.

 

[FallingStar]

I'm so sorry about Leo. He was such a cutie. I love him in the first picture you posted.

:rainbow:Be free in Rattie Heaven.

 

[Leaf]

((hugs))

:rose: