Sena's DW :: Watermelon Life

This morning she came into my room right about the time I was planning to go downstairs and say goodbye to her. It's like she knew. She hopped up on my bed and let me pet her belly, which is normally absolutely FORBIDDEN. I told her she was going to a place where she wouldn't hurt anymore, where she would always be warm and have her favorite foods and sunny spots to sleep. I told her she would see Possom again. I asked her to tell him I said hi, and if she saw any of my cats to tell THEM I said hi, too. I gave her all the scritches and pets that she wanted. I got her a little bit of custard from the fridge downstairs because it's her favorite. I told her crossing the Rainbow Bridge would be easy, even though the vet is usually scary. This time would be okay. She would just go to sleep, and then she'd be in the Happy Place. I told her I was sorry this last week was so hard and so cold because of the ice storm, but we did our best for her. We always did our best for her. I told her I loved her. And then after twenty minutes when she got down off my bed to go downstairs again, I told her goodbye for the last time.

R.I.P. Jessie-belle, you certainly deserve it.

Today was nothing special aside from being Cage Day, so I spent a long while cleaning everything out; unfortunately, Bedrock died yesterday, but that meant today I moved Kori, Roxy and Axel around a bit.

Now Roxy and Axel are in a smaller cage (with a wheel, ZOMG!), and I transferred Kori from his old cage to the big terrarium (they're about the same size, actually), which just means he can't throw stuff all over the floor anymore. lol. I'm trying to contain the mess as much as I can. I <3 terrariums.

Anyway, the mice are all over the place climbing and exploring (as mice will do), and Kori seems very happy in the terrarium. He especially likes the log cabin because it has windows and stuff for him to poke his head out of, whereas his house in the cage was one of those plastic igloo looking things. It's probably much cooler in the cabin, too. :)

I also gave him a bath today, which he wasn't so thrilled with. xD; He hasn't had a bath in forever, but at least bathing one squirming rat is easier than dealing with three!

And now Pagan's cage has been moved over to where Kori's used to be, so now I have access to my storage-dresser again! :D

( Photoblogging, Day 28 )

Now~ tonight I need to finish cleaning and packing because tomorrow I'm going to Grandma's and staying for a week (she has Internet so everything will stay the same online anyway). She really needs some company right now, and while I can't stay forever because of my critters (Sarah is going to take care of them while I'm away), I do want to visit a bit and hopefully that'll help her feel a bit better...

Also, apparently the neighbors were over to talk with Robin today, and he was showing them the kayak in the garage (I guess he and Jayne kayak? O.o), and they saw the corner where I have all my spare cages stashed, and told Sarah if I ever decided I didn't want them they would buy one because they're thinking about getting a hamser or something.

I'd rather not get rid of them (because without fail, every time, I get rid of my spare/old cages and then end up needing them about two weeks later), but at this point I have like a billion of them, so I'm sure I could afford one. And I could use the cash... hmm...

Granite died last night. When I got up this morning and fed everyone, he didn't come out to eat, and I found him in the little cabin.

It's weird... I've had Granite and Bedrock for seven years now. Longer than I've had Neko.

Besides which, it was Bedrock that was the sickly one; he kept losing weight and had big bald patches, so I don't see why Granite would be the one to go first.

And now Bedrock is really depressed; degus form very strong bonds (even two males like Bedrock and Granite), and get quite upset if they're suddenly sepparated. They're also much happier living with two or more of them together, they get lonely on their own... besides, having a companion can lengthen their lifespan, and not having one can significantly shorten it. Degus have been known to hurt themselves when they've been sepparated from their bondmates. I know when I sepparated them a while back when I thought Bedrock wasn't getting enough food, they both started pulling their own hair out, and Granite was chewing on the end of his tail...

I dunno, I should probably get another pair to keep Bedrock company until he goes, but that's another 7-10 year commitment, so... do I really want them for that long? I don't know... I can't decide, but at the same time I hate that Bedrock is so unhappy...

I really can't decide...

I've seen the last moments of too many furry creatures.

R.I.P. Flash.

Wherever you end up, I'm sure you'll find a wheel worth running on.

Just under two hours ago, around 2:45 this morning, the poor baby squirrel died.

When I tried to feed him before I went to bed, he wouldn't eat, so I got up around 2:30 to try again-- he still wouldn't eat. So I put away the milk, and cuddled with him for a few minutes. While I was petting him, he suddenly started wheezing, and before I could do anything, he stretched his little paws out as far as he could... and then died in my hands.

I'm so sorry, little one, that I couldn't help you more. I can only hope that having someone to care for you during the last few days provided some comfort at the end.

Rest in peace.

Now I'm off to cry again, as I've been doing for nearly the whole last two hours.

I try not to make too big of a deal when one of my mice passes on, since I've had so many go... but Tohru was different. She was a very special mouse, absolutely goregeous, sweet as you could ever imagine, and the mother hen of my girls-- after her litter, she seemed to feel it was her job to take care of everyone.

She loved to be handled, and would come running to be picked up whenever I opened the lid on the terrarium where she lived. When her pups were still young, she had no qualms whatsoever about letting me play with them, and stayed just as gentle and friendly as she always had been, even when she had nine babies to 'protect'.

Tohru was special to me. I'll miss her.

Be happy, Tohru-chan.

R.I.P. Ryu the mouse.

That's the end of mouse!Nittle Grasper. They're all gone. ;__;

Now I've just got my Furuba mice, as well as Ichigo and Kira.

R.I.P. Noriko the mouse.

R.I.P. Ayase the mouse. Sleep well, Aya-chan.