Only the Good Die Young

[tiger_spot]

This tells us nothing about Odin, since he was most likely over two, which is not young for a rat.

Kind of surprising, though.

::sigh::

(Maybe a stroke? Hard to say.)

Comments

[ex-serenejo.livejournal.com]

Wow, rough time lately. *hugs and hugs* if you want 'em.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[mrissa.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear it. My godson lost one of his two beloved rats this week, too. Sigh.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Thanks. My sympathies to your godson.

[tshuma]

Awww, crap, I'm sorry. Not a good week.

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

It's been a bit rough. Thank you.

[batwrangler.livejournal.com]

That's really the only bad thing about pet rats -- even the ones that last a while don't last nearly long enough. :(

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

That may be one of those places where not having much of a temporal memory is a bit of a help for me -- I can hold a little ratty lifetime in my head and it feels like a lifetime.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

*boggle*

Isn't this the second time you've lost two rats in a week????

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Yes, but last time it was deliberate.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

I don't think it makes it any more or less painful, just more or less surprising.

[eyeteeth.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry. The sweet little creatures, why can't they live longer?

[green-knight.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that. It's never easy when a companion leaves.

[baratron.livejournal.com]

Haven't you lost an awful lot of rats recently? I'm thinking three in the past few months. That must really suck :(

I'm sorry for your little ratty losses, and hope your other pets stay alive a good long time!

[tiger-spot.livejournal.com]

Haven't you lost an awful lot of rats recently?

We had a bunch who were about the same age, which tends to cause a bit of clustering.

Galen and the chickens should each be good for another 4 or 5 years, maybe longer. Thor is not doing well (he's in that same age group and has a chronic respiratory issue). Tethys is only a year and a half, so she should be all right for a while.