Sunday, November 18, 2007

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Miss Muppet's Legacy
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2007-07-23 17:49:39
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I couldn't bear to watch Miss Muppet suffer anymore. I was on my way to the vet's office to have her euthanized. My husband drove, while I sobbed. Miss Muppet heaved on my chest. She urniated one last time, and just as it stopped trickling down between my breasts, she convulsed, flipped over, and died.I stopped crying then. She was at peace.We buried her in the back yard a few minutes ago, and my little girl made a very nice tombstone for her. Miss Muppet was the only female rat in a cage full of male rats. It just seemed so wrong. I bought her and her sweet personality and cuddly nature was irresistable. It turns out her time with all the males left her pregnant. The only time she ever bit was after she had her babies and tried to protect them.She mastered the art of escaping her cage. Then she decided she was going to be a house rat. She would wander freely, just like the dogs and the cats. Moondance is a video I made just a few days ago, after being greeted by Miss Muppet at the door with all the other animals. She taught me a few things: determination, integration, and expectation. She had the expectation that she would find comfort when she was ill, within the hands of her family. We didn't let her down. She died in my hands, being stroked.

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