He came to live with us for a short while in September 2014. Then came back to live with us for good in August 2015 (his previous owner was moving to Florida). I didn't post a lot of pictures of him but he was a sweetie every day.
Around the time of my Chicago or Omaha trip, I noticed he was starting to have trouble running around on the rugs- he couldn't seem to get his hind feet back under himself easily. He started going to the bathroom on the rugs, rather than in the litterbox in his hutch. Then he even stopped going up to the second level of his hutch.
We brought him to the vet yesterday. They did an x-ray and it was bad. There was a tumor taking up 80% of his lungs and his lower spine was fractured. The vet said we really didn't have a choice so they gave him some pain meds and we said our last goodbyes. We brought him home and buried him under a couple apple trees.
I've clean up all of his stuff- food, toys, hutch. The hutch is still in the living room (I'll trying incorporating it outside in my gardens next year) and every now and then I hear a phantom scratch on the floor- just a familiar sound that Rocky would make. It's unnerving and sad and makes me miss him all over again.
Love you, Rocky.
1 comment:
oh, I am so sorry for your loss!
God rest him in peace.
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