Bongo Fury Rattery
New World Jelly Roll Gumdrop
Russian Dove
Bred by New World Stud
26/02/2007 - 31/12/2007
This is a very hard obituary to write. Jelly
was far too young, and sadly it's just one
of those very unfortunate things. She
reabsorbed a litter at 18 days, and
developed a bulge in her side. This never
really went away though it did go up and
down in size a fair bit. She was tried on
several different meds and nothing helped.
Slowly, but surely, she started to lose use
of one of her back legs. The last couple of
days she got very bad with this, and lost
use of both back legs, and stopped eating
much. She was in an awful state - having no
use of her back end at all - and we knew it
was time to let her go, and the vet agreed
that there was nothing else to be done. She
was still so bright and sparky, and gave us
kisses and licks :*( That was the hardest
bit.
The vet did a Post Mortem and found that she was perfect inside, except for a very swollen bladder, which apparently can often go in hand with neurological problems. It was rather likely that she had spinal cancer or something similar. :*(
She was a very very special girl - one of my absolute favourites, I know we shouldn't have them, but there was somethign about this girl... her gorgoeus head and soulful eyes, her wonderful soft velvety coat... her licks... she was one of the lickiest rats I have ever owned, and a total credit to her breeders, Ed and Deb.
She was far too young, and somehow I feel I've failed her - though I know there's nothing more we could have done for her.
Run free beautiful, sweet Jelly baby, you were too good for this world.
Paul Weller - Broken Stones
Like pebbles on a beach
Kicked around, displaced by feet
Like broken stones - all trying to get home.
Like a losers reach
Too slow & short to hit the peaks
So lost & alone - trying to get home.
As another piece shatters
Another little bit gets lost
And what else really matters - at such a cost?
Like a losers reach -
Too slow & short to hit the peaks
So lost & alone - trying to get home.
Trying to get home -
Like broken stones - all trying to get home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTypyM4iX0
The vet did a Post Mortem and found that she was perfect inside, except for a very swollen bladder, which apparently can often go in hand with neurological problems. It was rather likely that she had spinal cancer or something similar. :*(
She was a very very special girl - one of my absolute favourites, I know we shouldn't have them, but there was somethign about this girl... her gorgoeus head and soulful eyes, her wonderful soft velvety coat... her licks... she was one of the lickiest rats I have ever owned, and a total credit to her breeders, Ed and Deb.
She was far too young, and somehow I feel I've failed her - though I know there's nothing more we could have done for her.
Run free beautiful, sweet Jelly baby, you were too good for this world.
Paul Weller - Broken Stones
Like pebbles on a beach
Kicked around, displaced by feet
Like broken stones - all trying to get home.
Like a losers reach
Too slow & short to hit the peaks
So lost & alone - trying to get home.
As another piece shatters
Another little bit gets lost
And what else really matters - at such a cost?
Like a losers reach -
Too slow & short to hit the peaks
So lost & alone - trying to get home.
Trying to get home -
Like broken stones - all trying to get home.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhTypyM4iX0
Show Results
NFRS Taunton 2007:
2nd AOC Self