animals

Every once in awhile we get reminded that our house full of furry, lovable pets is really a house full of animals subject to the laws of nature.

Friday night we discovered we had lost a pet rat. Not lost as in cannot find it. Lost as in dead. J and I made the discovery when we noticed that there were only 4 sets of paws climbing the cage walls...She counted and approached cautiously - then scrambled back. "I think I saw a tail." she gagged.

I am the animal barf cleaner, medicine doser and dead animal removal crew. Don't as why - the position was never officially declared mine - just happened over the years. So I got to investigate further. Sure enough, Zig Zag, the smallest rat was gone. Not only gone, but consumed. I will not go into any further detail. Suffice it to say it was enormously disgusting!

After the cage was cleaned, we told 6 about the loss of her pet. She sobbed for 2 hours and held all her other rats - reassuring them she would not let anything happen to them. So sad, but at least she wasn't the one to make the discovery!

Every once in awhile we have to be reminded that these are animals.