LuLu and Helena were my first two pet rats. As they grew older they learned tricks and were my babies. Helena developed a large tumor, cancerous as I was later informed. I had to make the decision to put her to sleep because I knew she was in so much pain. When you picked her up she squeeked, she could hardly walk or play, and she would just lay there. As the vet gave me a moment with Helena, I smiled and looked at Helena. I told her she would forever be my angel and that one day I would see her again. She then gave me a small kiss on my lips and snuggled into my arms, almost like she understood exactly what I was saying. When the Vet cam back in with the shot, I immediately started bawling. Helena did not make a single noise when the shot was given to her, she just laid there as if she knew I was doing the right thing. I held Helena in my arms until the Vet said "She is at peace." I got a call from my Boyfriend that night. His rat Peanut had chewed through and electrical cord. She became paralyzed. As I sped over to his house I remembered Helena. She was going to have a friend up in Heaven. When I got to his house, baby Peanut was laying there and not moving. The next day he had to put her to sleep. We buried her in the front yard. Helena and Peanut were probably playing. A few days after, LuLu became ill. She was scratching at herself and creating numerous infections. She would become very agressive towards me when I would try to pick her up or pet her. She missed Helena. I took her to the vet and explained the problem. The vet told me that she had a massive infection through out her body that had an unknown cause. She was not sure how to treat it. I went to several other vets and I got the same answer. I eventually put LuLu down 8 days after Helena was put down. I had both of them cremated. They are in their own special urn, together. I sit it on my dresser next to a picture of them together and their own individual pictures. Nothing else goes on the dresser except for the occasional flowers I put there. My small friends are now in a better place, and best of all, they are with eachother, forever, and are taking care of baby Peanut.
R.I.P Helena 02-07-08 - 09-02-09
R.I.P Peanut 04-09-09 - 09-03-09
R.I.P LuLu 02-21-08 - 09-10-09