Another Good-bye

[soc_puppet]

A spot of bad news: I lost Ash on Wednesday night. He was gone when I got back from family dinner; just laying on his side in the back of the cage, still warm.

He made it past his unofficial second birthday, which is a decently long lifespan for a pet store rat (yes, I know). He'd also been slowing down recently, needed a bit more effort to get up the ladders to the upper floors of the cage, so I had an inkling it was coming.

I'm not sure how I feel about long good-byes at the moment. (As opposed to short good-byes, that is.) I suppose it gave me more time to prepare for the end, but I was still hoping that it would be a while longer before we got there.


Love you forever, Ash. May you have all the treats and skritches and funtimes you could possibly want with your brothers (those you knew, and those you didn't) over the Rainbow Bridge. See you again someday.

Comments

[carrie_ironhorse]

My condolences. Losing a pet is always hard.

[soc_puppet]

Thanks. I have to deal with it more than I'd like, with how short-lived rats are, but that doesn't really make it easier :(

[redsixwing]

Condolences, and may your rattie rest peacefully.

[soc_puppet]

Thank you :( He was a good boy. (Or, well, more-or-less, but that's what I loved about him?)

[ickaimp]

(Snuggles)) I'll burn some incense for him tonight.

[soc_puppet]

Thank you :( He was a sweetheart.

[lightbird777.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry about Ash. :(

[soc_puppet]

I'll miss the goober :( I suppose it was time, though.

[omg-its-fiore.livejournal.com]

[hug]

[soc_puppet]

*leans into the hug* :(

[omg-its-fiore.livejournal.com]

[snuggles with love]

[irisflower81.livejournal.com]

I am sorry. It will be strange not to see another little rat when we're at your place.

At the very least, it sounds like he died peacefully.

[soc_puppet]

I've still got the other four to cheer me up, but I'll definitely miss him.

That's definitely a condolence for me.

[ningen-demonai.livejournal.com]

[soc_puppet]

*barnacle impression* ;_;

[ysabet.livejournal.com]

Blessings on him, and on you. I lost one of my ferrets, Tan, a week ago; it hurts, but it gets better.

[soc_puppet]

Thank you, and ditto for you and Tan. I've also got my other boys to distract me, which should help some.

[materia-indigo.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a beloved companion is never easy. *hugs*

[soc_puppet]

:( Thanks. *snuggle*