Old pets, is it time to let go.

[Catherine]

Hamsters are wonderful, but their lives are brief. It makes it hard to enjoy them. You know they will not be with you for long.

Usually we are so in tune with our pets we know when the end is coming. I have been planning to call a vet because it is time and then the pet is gone before I can do it. I planned to take Earl in to the vet, but he died while I was at work. He was with Caitrin and in his own space so it is better it happened that way, but I didn't think it was fair to let him go on any longer.
Pigbert died on a Sunday with me holding him. I had been thinking of calling a vet on Monday morning.

Rosebert is having a good day today. He seems a bit better. I know that his time is still short, but he is not ready to go just yet.
He is still enjoying his meals and his family. He just has trouble walking. He is stiff in the hips and weaker, but he takes it slow. He is an old man so he should take it slow.