Today.
Today, Rain, Honeypie, and Hector will likely be put down. Rain for sure; it's been too long, and his hind feet are not just paralysed but beginning to abcess a tiny bit. Hector is nothing but skin and bone, and he's slow and not energetic anymore. And Honeypie is puffy and slow and quiet and breathing rough, and the prospect of introducing him to someone after Rain goes so he can hang out another two weeks before he dies isn't pleasant for either of us.
On the other hand, maybe only Rain will go today, and Honey and Hector can hang out for another week-- that would be as long as I could humanely leave this, and maybe a little longer besides. But I'm sure Honey and Rain would rather be together...
This is something I will do at home. I will not subject them to a last awful trip to the vet, as I have before, nor to a vet's possible mis-handling of the situation, as has also happened (oh, Silver!). They've had a good, long run-- Rain and Honey are both approaching 2 1/2 now, and even Hector's second birthday would have been November-- not so far away.
I've never done this myself before. Of course Angus will be there to help.
I know some of you liked these rats-- Eva and Bob and Ryan, for instance. Anyone into a wake?
On the other hand, maybe only Rain will go today, and Honey and Hector can hang out for another week-- that would be as long as I could humanely leave this, and maybe a little longer besides. But I'm sure Honey and Rain would rather be together...
This is something I will do at home. I will not subject them to a last awful trip to the vet, as I have before, nor to a vet's possible mis-handling of the situation, as has also happened (oh, Silver!). They've had a good, long run-- Rain and Honey are both approaching 2 1/2 now, and even Hector's second birthday would have been November-- not so far away.
I've never done this myself before. Of course Angus will be there to help.
I know some of you liked these rats-- Eva and Bob and Ryan, for instance. Anyone into a wake?