R.I.P Caramel
Hello Readers,
Today we wanted to write about losing our oldest resident hamster Caramel, on the 10th of June 2017.
Caramel lived a very long and full life, he was well over 3 years old - which is an amazing age for a hamster.
Caramel was always very loving and affectionate, he used to win people over with his huge ears and bright eyes.
Every day he would show his face, and of course try and get a few treats out of you. Caramel was always gentle and placid when he was out, he was an absolute delight.
Caramel was previously kept in a tiny, dirty cage and never had any interaction with his previous family. When we were informed about his situation in 2016, we decided to help him.
Caramel was very shy for the first few days of being in our care, however he was surprisingly very tame and showed no signs of aggression.
When we upgraded him to a large cage full of toys, he was over the moon. I genuinely think you could see in his eyes that he was incredibly thankful.
One day, we opened the cage to find that Caramel was dying. We held him and cradled him, he wasn't the first animal to pass away in our arms.
However, after a good 20 minutes had passed, Caramel was still with us. We decided that we would phone the vets and have him put to sleep, there was no point in dragging it out any longer. All his energy was going towards his breathing, it isn't nice to see an animal you love in such a way.
The vets were very understanding and thankfully we got him in right away. The vets confirmed our thoughts exactly and Caramel crossed over the rainbow bridge peacefully.
We miss Caramel, but we take great comfort in knowing he lived a long and brilliant life. We always used to say he was "the worlds oldest hamster".
Good night Caramel, you were very loved.
Today we wanted to write about losing our oldest resident hamster Caramel, on the 10th of June 2017.
Caramel lived a very long and full life, he was well over 3 years old - which is an amazing age for a hamster.
Caramel was always very loving and affectionate, he used to win people over with his huge ears and bright eyes.
Every day he would show his face, and of course try and get a few treats out of you. Caramel was always gentle and placid when he was out, he was an absolute delight.
Caramel was previously kept in a tiny, dirty cage and never had any interaction with his previous family. When we were informed about his situation in 2016, we decided to help him.
Caramel was very shy for the first few days of being in our care, however he was surprisingly very tame and showed no signs of aggression.
When we upgraded him to a large cage full of toys, he was over the moon. I genuinely think you could see in his eyes that he was incredibly thankful.
One day, we opened the cage to find that Caramel was dying. We held him and cradled him, he wasn't the first animal to pass away in our arms.
However, after a good 20 minutes had passed, Caramel was still with us. We decided that we would phone the vets and have him put to sleep, there was no point in dragging it out any longer. All his energy was going towards his breathing, it isn't nice to see an animal you love in such a way.
The vets were very understanding and thankfully we got him in right away. The vets confirmed our thoughts exactly and Caramel crossed over the rainbow bridge peacefully.
We miss Caramel, but we take great comfort in knowing he lived a long and brilliant life. We always used to say he was "the worlds oldest hamster".
Good night Caramel, you were very loved.
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