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Hi, list...
As I was making my rounds to feed animals
earlier, I noticed chubby ol' Winston just laying in the big tank by
himself. I put a few handfuls of food in there and watched as his
cagemates ran to gather their favorite bits...but instead of joining them,
Winston barely moved. That in itself was odd. Usually, as soon as he
hears the lid come off and food start to hit the bedding, he's frantically
rummaging for a tasty morsel. I thought maybe he was merely sleepy and had
eaten earlier. I dropped a few pieces on his back to get his
attention. He didn't stir. I got scared. I reached in, picked
him up, and instead of taking a few seconds to wake up and try to get away (he
never liked being picked up much), he didn't react. I knew something was
wrong. He was old and a bit obese, so I figured his time was near about a
month or two ago. That feeling built up and just the other day I made the
comment that I didn't think we had much time with Winston left. I didn't
know how right I was. He passed away less than an hour ago. My
husband and I found a box that was perfect for him...made him a nest...nice and
fluffy... I made sure to give him lots of food to choose from and plenty
of sunflower seeds. He always loved them. We told him to say hi to
Sneezer and Fido, to tell them we love them and we're thinking about them.
He'll tell them. And he knows we feel the same way about him. He was
put to rest next to Sneezer... I miss him so much. But Winston had a good
life. He had lots of gerbil buddies, tubes and toilet paper to chew up,
and more food than he knew what to do with. Rest in peace, Winston.
You're already missed and we'll never stop loving you.
-Kris, Kevin, and all the other Walker family
critters
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