Illness...

There's been something going around us and it's made Ma very worried. We are worried too. My best buddy, my cuddle partner, my brother has died from it. I will miss my Boo bro. We heard that an old rat has died too. Her name was Mielle. She was 38 months old. I sure hope I can live that old. My Boo won't, that much I know. But the vet told my Ma that she thinks it was a virus and that is has done it's course because nobody else is getting sick now.

This is definitely a lesson to learn. All rats carry their own mixed bags of germs, bacteria and other undesirables. So it's really common sense to quarantine your rats. Sure hematuria is not a common symptoms of a contagious infection, but if that rescue April would have been quarantined, we may never have gotten sick. So we just never know...

Don't take a chance, keep us healthy, make sure all new rats are quarantined and healthy before they settle into the colony.

Boo is missed by all of us. He was a great rat, he was friends with everyone. Not even Nessie would bully him cause he was just so lovable.

Be free Boo and Mielle, we will meet again.