I lost one of my rats today…

[Lew]

Burt came to me as a foster rat from a large (ie: 100+ rats) foster operation. I had every intention of rehoming him but he had other ideas as he quickly wormed his way into my heart. A bold, cheerful and outgoing rat he only had one minor flaw - his hormones prevented him from living with other rats. In an attempt to counter this I decided to have him castrated to see if it would help. Unfortunately he never awoke from the anaesthetic.

I'm so sorry Burt. I hope you enjoyed the few months you had with me, I wish you could have had more. I'm really going to miss you, little man.

[joglynne]

Sorry to hear you have lost one of your rats. Burt looked like a real cutie. Your pictures show that he was obviously happy with you. Number 6 is my favourite but I am sure all the pictures will all give you pleasure.

Jo.

[greencreeper]

Awwww, poor Burt You were acting with his best interests at heart - surgery is always a risk, even for us humans.

[bmxbandit]

aww, poor little fella. at least there was no pain, went peacefully...

commiserations, Lew - Russ has lost a brother, too

[lauzjp]

Aw, poor Lew. Bert does look an absolute star, no wonder you were going out of your way to help him... he'd have known that you always had his interests at heart.

[Tinky]

Photo no.6 is also my favourite, he looks so mischievous, funny how they all have their own little personalities. There is no doubt you will miss him Lew, but I am sure you will feel the urge to adopt another one pretty soon. You certainly look after your pets very well, I especially like the hammocks and comfy beds, it's like a ***hotel in there.

R.I.P Burt

[DocDutch]

sorry to hear that Lew. hope you get a new 1 that might fill you with as much joy.

[LSainsbury]

Warning - contains controversy - if you open the spoiler link then it was your choice to do so - so don't bad rep me...you had a choice.

*Spoiler Deleted by Lee*

[TheBlueRaja]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

Warning - contains controversy - if you open the spoiler link then it was your choice to do so - so don't bad rep me...you had a choice.

Admin edit (Chris T): Deleted

Whilst i understand you obviously dont like rats, why feel the need to come into this particular thread and ram it in his face right after his pet has died, spoiler or no spoiler?

Some people have a huge emotional attatchment to pets, whatever they may be, what you said up there was creul and sick and not necessary in this thread.

[LSainsbury]

Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Whilst i understand you obviously dont like rats, why feel the need to come into this particular thread and ram it in his face right after his pet has died, spoiler or no spoiler?

Some people have a huge emotional attatchment to pets, whatever they may be, what you said up there was creul and sick and not necessary in this thread.

Spoiler has been removed by me....

[Chris]

Can we show a little sensitivity please, I have just deleted two wholly unnecessary posts from this thread.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by LSainsbury

Warning - contains controversy

Also contained misinformation as well, contrary to popular belief domestic rats aren't as you described but have been tainted by wild rats opportunistc nature, the fact that they will thrive in the worst of conditions is what makes them carry disease. Oh and the plague probably didn't help their image either.

Sorry about your loss Lew, it's always hard when an animal you have grown attached to dies

[Russ]

I've never been a fan of rats but I've lost pets in the past so I know how empty that feels. Sorry to hear about the little guy.

Cool name btw - and you spelt it right

[Jules]

Such a shame, but you did the right thing by him and he had a good life with you.

Run free Burt x