Isabel 12-7-06
I went to the pet store to pick up some treats for my dog, and to talk to the birds. I walked by the feeder Rat cage and saw some man wanting to buy the last Rat they had to feed his snake.
I saw Isabel..sitting there, not knowing what was going to happen to her. I waited for the man to go ask for help and made my move! I opened the cage and grabbed her and ran to the front desk and paid for her, I slipped her in my pocket and off we went. She was sooo sweet, she acted like she knew I had saved her from being a snack. She would sit on my shoulder for hours, not wanting to go back to the 3 story condo I made her. I am not sure how old she was when I got her, but I know she was not an adult. after about a week she started sneezing,,I took her to the Vet and we had her on antibiotics, they did not work, 2 weeks later when I went to give her a treat she was in her bed dead, clutching a piece of a cracker. I was devastated. I miss her so much..sometimes I think I can feel her on my shoulder =(
January 26th, 2007 at 11:36 pm
I am so sorry, your story made me cry! I also saved a feeder rat a few years back, who was one of my sweetest rats. Isabel sounded like such a sweetie. I am so sorry.
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