EnerHam
07-16-2016, 01:04 AM
Speedy. What do I say? When I first took you home last month you were so frail I wasn't sure if you'd last the night. But then you proved me wrong by wolfing down all the food in sight, sleeping and then repeating the cycle all over again night after night
With patience and a lot of care you got stronger. I knew it was going to be an uphill battle, but I thought we were winning. You started to use your back legs, your fur got thicker and your face changed, and all the while you wandered around, happy to be picked up and played with. Two weeks later, even with a health scare, you were a different hamster.
But maybe I hoped for too much. You were, after all, still a runt. Still under half the size of your siblings. You still fell onto your back and couldn't get up, still needed your hamster mix to be made smaller before you could get your mouth around it.
Maybe this was inevitable. At first, I thought you were being lazy, reverting back to your old ways of dragging your back legs around. But you weren't, were you? That voracious appetite of yours was still there, so I assumed you were okay. Everything seemed fine up until the night before you passed. You were still moving around, but this time it seemed harder for you.
Everything you did required effort, just moving from one end of your cage to the other was a feat in itself, but this time was different. For the first time since I'd known you, you didn't seem to want to try. Like you knew what was coming.
Part of me knew there was a chance that would be it. So I told you I loved you before I went to sleep, put your food and your water close by and prayed you'd survive long enough for me to get you a vet. I have to admit I was optimistic despite the pit of worry by stomach had become. You survived massive blood loss, after all.
But it wasn't to be. I'm sorry you had such a hard and short life. You were the sweetest little hamster I've ever had the pleasure to own. I hope you found comfort in me being close by when the end came. I hope you didn't suffer, and it doesn't look like you did. When I found you yesterday morning I thought you were sleeping for a split second.
I also want to thank you. Thanks for being such a determined little guy, thanks for coming into my life, thanks for reminding me why I own ten animals and put myself through so much grief: you're worth it. Your life was fleeting, but it will never be forgotten. You showed courage and determination right up until the end.
So I'll make you a promise. Your mum is with me now. She's bright, she's cute and curious. I see a lot of you in her. I will look after her as well as I did you. She'll have the best life I can give her and I'll thank her for bringing you into the world.
So join everyone else. Humphrey, Henry, Ivan, Keith, Molly, Rory, Harry, Charlie, Cinnamon, Snow, Ivy and Hutch. Dance over the rainbow bridge and enjoy your rest on the other side, my friend. Heaven knows you've earned it.
12 weeks. Your life wasn't long enough.
RIP Speedy.
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With patience and a lot of care you got stronger. I knew it was going to be an uphill battle, but I thought we were winning. You started to use your back legs, your fur got thicker and your face changed, and all the while you wandered around, happy to be picked up and played with. Two weeks later, even with a health scare, you were a different hamster.
But maybe I hoped for too much. You were, after all, still a runt. Still under half the size of your siblings. You still fell onto your back and couldn't get up, still needed your hamster mix to be made smaller before you could get your mouth around it.
Maybe this was inevitable. At first, I thought you were being lazy, reverting back to your old ways of dragging your back legs around. But you weren't, were you? That voracious appetite of yours was still there, so I assumed you were okay. Everything seemed fine up until the night before you passed. You were still moving around, but this time it seemed harder for you.
Everything you did required effort, just moving from one end of your cage to the other was a feat in itself, but this time was different. For the first time since I'd known you, you didn't seem to want to try. Like you knew what was coming.
Part of me knew there was a chance that would be it. So I told you I loved you before I went to sleep, put your food and your water close by and prayed you'd survive long enough for me to get you a vet. I have to admit I was optimistic despite the pit of worry by stomach had become. You survived massive blood loss, after all.
But it wasn't to be. I'm sorry you had such a hard and short life. You were the sweetest little hamster I've ever had the pleasure to own. I hope you found comfort in me being close by when the end came. I hope you didn't suffer, and it doesn't look like you did. When I found you yesterday morning I thought you were sleeping for a split second.
I also want to thank you. Thanks for being such a determined little guy, thanks for coming into my life, thanks for reminding me why I own ten animals and put myself through so much grief: you're worth it. Your life was fleeting, but it will never be forgotten. You showed courage and determination right up until the end.
So I'll make you a promise. Your mum is with me now. She's bright, she's cute and curious. I see a lot of you in her. I will look after her as well as I did you. She'll have the best life I can give her and I'll thank her for bringing you into the world.
So join everyone else. Humphrey, Henry, Ivan, Keith, Molly, Rory, Harry, Charlie, Cinnamon, Snow, Ivy and Hutch. Dance over the rainbow bridge and enjoy your rest on the other side, my friend. Heaven knows you've earned it.
12 weeks. Your life wasn't long enough.
RIP Speedy.
http://i65.tinypic.com/302486d.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/s16emq.jpg
http://i65.tinypic.com/351wxog.jpg
http://i64.tinypic.com/20gb6nk.jpg
http://i68.tinypic.com/2gwvpjc.jpg
http://i66.tinypic.com/35isv20.jpg