I haven't been active lately, for which I apologize. Between school, the chinchillas and everything else I haven't really had the time to do everything that I wish I could. However, when I say I meant to update, I didn't want to make one like this.
On Saturday evening I found that Jägermeister had passed away. He has been drinking more lately, and I had asked my dad to grab me testing strips from his hospital. It was a fairly recent development and he hadn't been acting particularly off of normal. I hollered at my dad to see if he had gotten any as I walked across the living room to find Jäger.
It was really sudden, he was so young, just under a year, and had so much going for him. I pined for a hamster just like him for months before I adopted him. He was affectionately nicknamed BBJ (Big Balled Jäger), and was such a charming little man. He loved kids, and my girls who I babysit will miss him just as much as I.
I've avoided thinking about him now, because I feel like I could have prevented this. I noticed the signs. He was gaining weight and drinking more, but I didn't see it, and now I can.
RIP Pretty Boy
Last night I found that Nimmy had passed over the bridge. I should have known this was coming. Her tumours were growing rapidly, but she was acting as she always had. I saw her yesterday morning drinking and running about on her wheel like nothing was out of sorts, but when I went to get her out last night she was curled up in the middle of her cage, asleep for the final time.
She was such a special hamster. She never bit a soul, was always hopping about, and was greatly under appreciated by anyone but myself.
RIP Nimmy girl. I hope it was painless, and that you are happy now.
These pictures are from her prime. She never lost her majestic aura, but pictures cannot show her beauty near her end.
My beautiful Nim and Jäger
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