Where to start? Zowie was a wonderful, special, cuddly old bear. Really soppy and sweet, gentle with everyone, and always the first to come for a cuddle. When we got him he tipped the scales at 800grams... even at just 4 months old. We'd always had trouble with his weight, despite our best efforts, and finally, at nearly 20 months, it got the better of him. We found him curled up, fast asleep, having never had an ill day in his life. And though he was still pretty young, it's a nice way to go :*)
Zowie was such a quiet lad, so gentle, so enormous. Everyone always asked to see him, because nobody could quite get over how big he was. He was very like Lenny from 'Of Mice and Men' all brawn and very little brain :*) more recently he's been compared to 'Git' from Ratatouille.

I'm a bit numb to be honest, and really don't know how to write an obit for him right now. He was just such a special boy, and a rat I was very close to as a friend.

a chunk from the song he was named after:

Wowie Zowie
Your love's a treat
Wowie Zowie
You can't be beat
Wowie Zowie, baby
You're so neat
 

And a song for him... because it's just so very very fitting... we were always trying to get him to run... to exercise  :*) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLPUmkJoarY

"Keep on Runnin' - Spencer Davis Group"

Keep on runnin
Keep on hidin
One fine day Im gonna be the one
To make you understand
Oh yeah
Im gonna be your man
Hey hey hey
Everyone is talkin about me
Makes me feel so bad
Hey hey hey
Everyone is laughing at me
Makes me feel so sad

Keep on runnin
Hey hey
All right!
Keep on runnin
Runnin from my arms
One fine day Im gonna be the one
To make you understand
Oh yeah
Im gonna be your man

Hey hey hey
Everyone is talkin about me
Makes me feel so sad
Hey hey hey
Everyone is laughin at me
Makes me feel so bad

Keep on runnin
Runnin from my arms
One fine day Im gonna be the one
To make you understand
Oh yeah
Im gonna be your man