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RIP Arthur... I need some hugs :'( by Menageriecat
My little man, my big bald booty, my potato, my Arthur Bernard, was put to sleep today...
We suspect he had a stroke, possibly around Saturday. He started walking funny and wasn't acting right.. I checked the next day and he was limp, not moving much.. and it got worse from there..eventually I think his organs started to fail.. I fed him via syringe 3 times a day, cleaned up "down there" after he went potty... though he didn't go much at all this week, and I moved his body around to make sure circulation was going alright.. He couldn't move himself these past two days... I had to do it...
Here's a photo of my little Arthur: https://www.weasyl.com/submission/876843/arthur-bernard
He was a timid, flighty little guy, but he would warm up to being handled or being outside of his nest after awhile. He liked to hang out in boxes and under their big cardboard tent, and he was a TOTAL ladies man. I remember when I brought him home after my friend gave him to me, and within an hour or so, all my ladies were all "YEAH WE LIKE HIM, LET HIM IN THE CAGE", and they all got along like they knew each other for the longest time already. And of course, he was my little momma's boy, since he was the only boy. He wasn't too terribly fond of being handled, but I cuddled up on him anyway... <3 And he looked like a potato when he would curl up and sleep, because he had no fur. I loved when he would come up to my man or I when it was rattie roam time, and he would come up and give us sniffs, or climb on us, or just be curious...
I'm really going to miss my little man... :'(
I love you so much, my little Artie.. <3 <3 You've surely met your sisters that you never knew by now... they're wonderful little ladies.. <3 Rest in peace, my precious boy
RIP Arthur... I need some hugs :'(
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-clings- I wub you, seriously. You're like my big sister <3
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<3 And I'll take that as a good thing! ^.^ I'm really sorry about Artie, but he had a good life and was a very happy rattie, you know that!
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It's a very good thing :3 I always wanted a big sister when I was growing up, because I AM the big sister in my family.
He was a good boy, my little scuttle butt <3 He wasn't too fond of being out in the open, so he was always hiding under a box or behind a door or something, but he was a sweetheart all the same <3
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Sorry for your loss MC :( I'm here for ya if you wanna talk or anything.
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Much appreciated, Fiz Master Flex. I'm trying hard not to think of it all right now.. I'm sick, and when I cry it just makes my head pound even more.. Bleh..
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Big Hugs!
Sorry for your lost!
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-hugs- Thank you darlin'.. This never gets easy.. He was a great little guy though.
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I've lost 2 dogs in my family years ago it's sad they don't live the amount of years as Humans do.
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I wish that they did live longer, though dogs have it good when compared to ratties. My family dog lived to be 15 (we got her when I was still a kid, and she saw me into adulthood!), whereas with ratties... they're lucky to make it to 3yrs old. The record is 7 I do believe, but that's only that single instance to my knowledge. The oldest rat I've had so far was my girl, Freyja, and I think she was a little over 3yrs when I had her PTS due to breast cancer. She's the pretty girl in my avatar <3
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:( I'm so sorry... He's in a place without pain now. hugs
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Yeah... It was hard to say goodbye to him.. but i knew I was doing right by him... There was no recovering from that, and to let him be here until he died on his own would have been outright cruel so.. I gave him my final act of love on this earth 8( He's in good hands now, with my ratties that have passed before him, and there's some comfort in that.. -hugs-
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Aw no, he was such a cute little man :C He's had a very good friend in you! I hope you have the time and peace to mourn him! Losing pets is so hard... I still dream of my babies, though they have been dead for 10 years. hugs firmly
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hugs tight Ahh Reis, good to hear from you again regardless of the sad circumstances it's under.. He was a good man, and he's in good company with my babies that have already passed <3
It's okay to still cry! They're your babies and you love them, and miss them. I wish they lived longer than they do... 2-3yrs just isn't enough time!
My friend wanted to take me to go get a new member of the mischief this weekend, but I'm not quite ready yet (and I'd be bringing home two of them, sisters). I'm also dealing with my Rose's health not improving, even with all her medicines (Furosemide + Enalapril + Pimopendan, which are a diuretic and heart meds). I'm starting to accept the fact that I may have reached the end of the line in terms of what I can do to help my Rose.. And she IS 2yrs, 8mo old now so..time is precious here as well. I don't know how much longer we have together, but I'll make the best of it and be the best damn mom while I can.
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Oh hell, I wish the best for your Rose, I hope she still has some time left with you! I always had to grieve for quiet some time after they died too, so I wasn't really able to do much with friends or anything too. I hope you had a good birthday anyways, belated best wishes from me too, btw! hugs
Do you have photos of Rose and Arthur uploaded anywhere?
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loves I'm so sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace. <3 I'm here for you though!