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Lew
16-08-2007, 23:34
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. :cry:

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joglynne
16-08-2007, 23:43
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
17-08-2007, 00:01
Awwww, poor Burt :( You were acting with his best interests at heart - surgery is always a risk, even for us humans.
bmxbandit
17-08-2007, 00:04
aww, poor little fella. at least there was no pain, went peacefully...
homealone
17-08-2007, 00:15
commiserations, Lew - Russ has lost a brother, too ;)
lauzjp
17-08-2007, 01:16
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. :tu:
Tinky
17-08-2007, 07:17
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
17-08-2007, 07:30
sorry to hear that Lew. hope you get a new 1 that might fill you with as much joy.
LSainsbury
17-08-2007, 07:34
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. :erm:

*Spoiler Deleted by Lee*
TheBlueRaja
17-08-2007, 08:05
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. :erm:

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
17-08-2007, 08:34
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
17-08-2007, 09:07
Can we show a little sensitivity please, I have just deleted two wholly unnecessary posts from this thread.
TheDaddy
17-08-2007, 09:23
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
17-08-2007, 09:58
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
17-08-2007, 10:47
Such a shame, but you did the right thing by him and he had a good life with you.

Run free Burt x
greencreeper
17-08-2007, 11:12
Clean, sensitive and intelligent - can't believe anyone could say anything bad about them :erm: And did someone mention plague? It was (and is) the flea, not the rat, that carries the disease. Rats were victims as much as we were - people saw lots of dead rats and assumed they carried the plague. Didn't see the fleas hopping for their ankles :disturbd:

[edit]Oh and must say, the tongue is a mystery to me. You'd think it would be fairly, um, robust given the nature of their diet, but it looks really delicate in those pictures. Bless.