Im feeling so down at the moment, amazing the pain of losing a loved one.
I had to make the decision to have my beloved hamster put to sleep today, he had a big and very fast growing tumour... he would have been 6 years old next month so he had very good innings!...
But doesnt take the pain away...
I got Mr Squishy at 5 weeks old, he was bred by Happy Valley Hamstery and i got him by accident LOL, I was at a Rodent and Rabbit show in Reading and knew i was plainning to start a hamstery and i chose two gorgeous males, a Yellow named Dante and a Honey named Daiquiri and then this tiny little weed of a cream stumbled out of the nest... i was in love instantly and left with 3 boys!! Dante and Daiquiri were rehomed to another breeder when i had lots of their babies that i could show under my own name... but Mr Squishy.. he was different.
When i had to move house suddenly and rehome ALL my animals, Mr Squishy came with me and he has always looked after me.
Hamsters might just be a common old rodent to some people, but its amazing the peace they can give you, a reason to get up in the morning, a reason to have some motivation to do something like clean out his cage.
For most people i guess its hard to understand, but when suffering from depression, its te 'little ones' that get you through and its the heartbreak of loss that is devastating. I've lost my best friend.
Rest In Piece my friend...
I had to make the decision to have my beloved hamster put to sleep today, he had a big and very fast growing tumour... he would have been 6 years old next month so he had very good innings!...
But doesnt take the pain away...
I got Mr Squishy at 5 weeks old, he was bred by Happy Valley Hamstery and i got him by accident LOL, I was at a Rodent and Rabbit show in Reading and knew i was plainning to start a hamstery and i chose two gorgeous males, a Yellow named Dante and a Honey named Daiquiri and then this tiny little weed of a cream stumbled out of the nest... i was in love instantly and left with 3 boys!! Dante and Daiquiri were rehomed to another breeder when i had lots of their babies that i could show under my own name... but Mr Squishy.. he was different.
When i had to move house suddenly and rehome ALL my animals, Mr Squishy came with me and he has always looked after me.
Hamsters might just be a common old rodent to some people, but its amazing the peace they can give you, a reason to get up in the morning, a reason to have some motivation to do something like clean out his cage.
For most people i guess its hard to understand, but when suffering from depression, its te 'little ones' that get you through and its the heartbreak of loss that is devastating. I've lost my best friend.
Rest In Piece my friend...
