"Mouse" is in a better place...

[Camry178]

My pet hamster "Mouse" just died. :cry:

He was named Mouse by my son who, at almost 1, couldn't tell the difference between a hamster and a mouse, so it stuck.

I noticed last week that he was on his way out and knew that his time was near. I'd been at my parents' house for a few days and just got back home tonight. I went to check on him and his breathing was a bit labored. So I picked him up and just held him and petted him for a while, he was very still.

I decided to clean his cage and then that's when I saw that he was gasping for air. So I held him in my hands until his very last breath. It was as though he waited for me to get home so that I could say goodbye. For that I was grateful.

I know he was only a hamster, but I feel like all my pets are family. Anyway, thanks for the shoulders. :cry:

[Cat]

Awwww...so sorry about Mouse :( *hugs* Pets are always part of the fam, no matter the species (hell, I was teary eyed when one of my hermies died)


Mouse knew he was loved.

[One-Fang]

Aww, good thoughts and hugs going your way. Always tough to lose a furbaby.

For a second there, I thought Jester was telling his inconsiderate friend had passed on!

[Sonoma]

My sympathies as well, on the loss of Mouse.

Something similar happend with my pet mouse Pudge. It's not fun, but it's quick, and they don't suffer.

[Der Cute]

Little critters have a shorter lifespan - but it's not easy to lose them. Say g'bye to Mouse and remember the funny things he did.

Cutenoob

[draggar]

He'll be waiting for you over the rainbow bridge.

[Kyree]

*Hugs* I'm so sorry :( Losing a pet, any kind, sucks. Just try to remember the good times.

[RootedPhoenix]

:( *hugs* Animals are easy to love and hard to lose.