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Just this side of heaven is a place called
Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and
content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His
eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author Unknown
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and
content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His
eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Author Unknown
My dear old friends...Merry meet, Merry Part, Until we Merry Meet again.
My Callie Girl kept getting cysts on her face, due to her teeth rotting, and we had her on antibiotics. She lost her appetite, and i tried to nurse her back, but it didn't work... i miss her terribly.
August 2009- May 2011
August 2009- May 2011
My gorgeous Jade. She was fine the morning i left for work, when i came home, she was at the bottom of her cage and Micah was cuddling her. It crushed me. I'm pretty sure her cause of death is from falling on her food bowl from the second level of her cage. she chewed down the hammock and landed on the edge of the bowl. I feel guilty, because i had put the hammock in there the night before and had taken the sturdier platform out. I blame myself, she would have had a much longer life if i hadn't changed her cage around and put in a hammock when i knew they chewed them down. I always thought of her as a tough warrior.. and now she's gone. i hope my little warrior found peace.
Jan 2010- July 2011
Jan 2010- July 2011
Micah...my pretty girl, my precious darling, my sweet old gal. Micah was a sweet little girl, i used to think of her as the runt of my 3 girls. and yet she lasted the longest. I am so proud of her for making it to almost 3 years old. She was incredibly healthy throughout her entire life. In her last week of life her left eye sweld, and then as the antibiotics had kicked in and the swelling had gone down, she had one great day where i held on to her and snuggled her and told her that mommy loved her precious little darling. the next day she was gone... I'm so very glad i got to say goodbye to her. :)
Jan 2010 - Dec 16 2012
Jan 2010 - Dec 16 2012
Yoshi, my loveable lil guy. He was such a sweet snuggler always at the door of the cage waiting to be held. He was sick on and off for about 2 months. He had stopped moving his back end, and was just dragging himself along, he had gotten ALOT better and was even allowed back into the cage with his brother Kai, but then fell ill again and had to be coaxed into eating. In the end, i got to hold him and tell him too that he was loved and would be missed.
Aug 2011-Dec 25 2012
Aug 2011-Dec 25 2012
RRR Jasper was a gorgeous Silver Blue Irish Dumbo boy. He was such a sweet lil man. Every time I took him out to play he would give his mommy kisses. He was a very friendly rat and loved his snuggles. He was sick for about a month and then stopped eating in the last week. I was hand feeding him 3 times a day for the that last week. I tried everything I could, but it wasn't enough. I will miss him dearly.
March 7/2012 - December 8/2013
March 7/2012 - December 8/2013
Kai was an adorable agouti hooded male rat. He was a sweet cuddly rat. I still remember when he would play peek-a-boo in my shirt, and then the photo shoot i did with him and his brother Yoshi, and the cuddle times I would have with him while just chillin on the couch. he was a good friend. Unfortunately he had many health problems, he had microplasma flareups and he also developed a bit of hind degeneration before he finally fell asleep...never to wake again... Blessed be my lil baby boy <3
August 2011 - January 13, 2014 - 2+
August 2011 - January 13, 2014 - 2+
RRR Louis was an awesome Burmese Dumbo boy. He liked having just behind his ears rubbed and would eye boggle when you hit the right spot. If Louis was out of his cage he would come visit me and snuggle into me. I loved him very much. He had the sniffles and sneezes for about 6 months before one night I went to feed him and give him a kiss goodnight and found him in his litter box. His necropsy revealed that he died from a respiratory infection. Since the sneezing started I have changed the bedding, water, food, put in a humidifier, put in a air purifier and cleaned everyone's cages frequently. I even tried enrofloxacin when the sneezing came back. I feel like i had finally started to really get to know him... and now he's gone... blessed be your spirit, mind and body as you pass over the rainbow bridge. mommy loves you.
December 12, 2012 - May 10, 2014
Litters: RAMR Melanie, CREW Luna
December 12, 2012 - May 10, 2014
Litters: RAMR Melanie, CREW Luna
Blue Boy was a Blue variberk that I rescued. He came from a home who was under feeding him, was in a cage with 12 other males 6 of which were full grown adults and was neglecting him because he was for the most part hairless. I got him when he was 2 months old, by that point he was skin and bones and was dieing a slow death. So I took him home in the hopes to save this poor little baby. When I got him home he was half the size of his litter mates. after about a week with me he was starting to perk up and put weight on. by the second week he was doing very well and was starting to get his fur coat back. He unfortunately developed an abscess behind his ear due to an ear injury he had when he came to me. He had a very hard life and did not get the life he deserved. I just hope that he is having better luck in the afterlife. Blessed be my lil blue boy.
March 2, 2014 - May 29, 2014
March 2, 2014 - May 29, 2014
RRR Demetrius was a Black Self Dumbo and he was such the ladies man ;). He got along very well with females when I attempted to breed him, he was gentle and cuddly with them. Males on the other hand had to watch out. He wasn't a big fan of other males, so early on I had to separate him into a cage with Jasper, who was similar in size. When Jasper died I had him on his own for a bit and cuddled with him daily until I started to reintroduce him to Louis, who by that time was finally a big beefy male like Demetrius. It was a rough start but they did eventually warm up to each other and I frequently found them snuggling in their hammock together. shortly after he turned 2 years old he started having breathing problems so I separated him and put him on antibiotics which started to work, but the good results didn't last long...
March 29, 2012 - June 10, 2014 2+
Litters: RRR Sidra, RRR Monica - Both Litters were bred and raised by Ratty Rat Rattery before he was shipped to me.
March 29, 2012 - June 10, 2014 2+
Litters: RRR Sidra, RRR Monica - Both Litters were bred and raised by Ratty Rat Rattery before he was shipped to me.
RRR Mikey was a Black Self dumbo that I had deemed to be pet only. From the moment I got him, he was skittish. His father Demetrius was always picking on him and trying to fight with him. After removing Demetrius from the cage I started to work on his temperament, to see if you would come out of his shell and be a good pet to be handled and snuggled. He absolutely hated being picked up, but that didn't stop me from trying to snuggle him. He has had a rough couple of months, first started with breathing problems, then he couldn't keep his body heat, then he stopped eating.about a month ago he was starting to put on some weight and I was starting to feel hopeful about his recovery... unfortunately for the last week, he was barely eating and was having a hard time breathing, and he passed away before I had the chance to euthanize him.
December 5, 2012 - June 16,2014
December 5, 2012 - June 16,2014
RRR Monica was a Black Self Dumbo. She was born at Ratty Rat Rattery in California and had her litter there, before she was shipped to me along with her brother Demetrius, her son Mikey. She always seemed like a motherly type, always calm and affectionate. She developed a mammary tumor about a month before I had her euthanized. I felt bad that I didn't have money to get it removed. So I did the humane thing and ended her suffering.
March 29, 2012 - July 11, 2014 2+
March 29, 2012 - July 11, 2014 2+
RAMR Mary was a Ruby eyed Siamese Irish. She was named after my best friend on IMVU, and RAMR Mary was one of my favourites. She was highly energetic and LOVED her wheel. She also enjoyed running around the play area and exploring, she was always the first one to explore new area's, as well as area's she wasn't supposed to go. I loved her very much and she will be greatly missed. Mommy loves you my little angel <3
January 7, 2013 - July 22, 2014
January 7, 2013 - July 22, 2014
RRR Alice was a gorgeous Sky Blue Dumbo girl. She was one of the first rats I was attempting to breed when I first attempted to breed. however she never took to the pregnancies. I then discovered that her line had been known to have tumors in it, and I retired her as a breeder. She was a very well tempered lady when I got her, but after a year of being with me she started nipping and freaked out if held, I suspect her cagemate RRR Monica was picking on her at the time. Alice developed a benign mammory tumor in the last month of her life but was eating and drinking just fine, I suspect she died of a respiratory infection as she was having difficulties breathing and passed on the monday before I could take her in to be Euthanized. Blessed be Alice, you are now with your father and cagemates <3
October 2, 2012 - October 17, 2014 2+
October 2, 2012 - October 17, 2014 2+
RAMR Melanie was a Black Eyed Siamese Irish. She came to me in my first rat shipment back in 2013. Me and Melanie hit it off right away and snuggled the first day I had with her. I loved her so much that I named her after my roleplaying character Melanie. Melanie was always kissing me when I came to visit and was always the boldest as she would also climb out onto me if I was close enough. Mel was my first female to carry a litter to term and she produced Luna my Pride and Joy and was the start of my Burmese Line ( Louis helped, but I base my line off of this fantastic girl). When Mary died Melanie's health started to decline, her teeth became overgrown and had to be trimmed every week or two, then she started sneezing about a month before she passed. Then about a week before she passed she started bleeding from her vagina. According to the necropsy report she died from a combination of a respiratory infection and a large hard mass in her uterus. She will be missed very much. Blessed be my darling <3
January 7, 2013 - Febuary 6, 2015 2+
NARR # 140098/F
Parents: RAMR Pastry and RAMR Croissant
Litters: RRR Louis
January 7, 2013 - Febuary 6, 2015 2+
NARR # 140098/F
Parents: RAMR Pastry and RAMR Croissant
Litters: RRR Louis
Marcus was my mst snuggliest boy ever. He would greet me the moment i entered the room. When i took him out he would just "Plop" himself in my arms and start giving me kisses and bruxing. He loved shoulder rides and meeting new people. He used to accompany me to alot of the carshows i attended in 2018. He would curl up like he is in the picture during car rides. He was an amazing soul that i wish i could have spent more time with. The last few months of life he started to slow down and got cranky with his cagemates. Rest well my beloved sweet pea. Merry meet and merry part, until we merry meet again <3
CREW Clover, a Black Berkshire Dumbo, always had alot of energy and spunk, just like her mother Luna. Everytime you opened the door she would be right there to greet you and then when everyone else came over to greet me, she would sneak to the top level, climb the bars of the door and escape to the top of their cage. Blessed be Clover, See you over the Bridge sweet girl
August 20, 2018 - May 9, 19
August 20, 2018 - May 9, 19
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