[dezertblu]

I don't know if you all remember LiL Moe, but he has lost his friend Stuart, he was our white rat.Being small as Moe was..the bigger dogs were too rough with Moe, even in play.He mannaged to forge a friendship with our little rat Stuart, who is the gentlest soul around, well he was.Stuart became unable to use his back legs a week and a half ago.....so I began sitting vigil with him, to hold him up to eat or drink, as rats sit on thier hind legs to do these things.I had to be the one washing him, as he stopped being able too, and I took over cleaning his hut out, which he used to do on his own.When Moe went in yesterday for his surgery to be neutered, we brought Stuart along for a general diagnosis from the vet.The news was quite grim and the vet saw no hope of Stuart recovering any use of his legs, and felt he would only decline, so we put him down.This was 8am our time, so I spent all of yesterday grieving Stuart and worrying about Moe, as he has breathing problems, so the most straight forward surgery isnt so straight forward.Moe came home at the end of the day, and was fine.Today he was alert and went to see his pal Stuart, who's cage is now gone, leaving Moe in a big depression all day.