R.I.P Speedy
Hello Readers,
We sadly lost Speedy on the 15th of October 2017.
Speedy had recently been diagnosed with a brain tumour, and we were told to prepare for the inevitable. Speedy's brain tumour had caused her to have glaucoma, which meant she needed pain killers every day from that moment forward.
Speedy was great at taking her pain medication, I think that also had something to do with her reward being a piece of cheese - Speedy loved cheese.
When we took Speedy in, she arrived with her cage mate, Sam. The pair were fighting and had to be separated on arrival.
Sadly, Sam unexpectedly passed away within the first few weeks of having her back in 2015.
Speedy could have a bit of an unpredictable personality when she first arrived here, until we discovered she was mad about cheese. Once we discovered her all time favorite food, gaining her trust was easy.
After that, Speedy was one of the most loving hamsters in our care. She absolutely adored being handled and came out every day before having her dinner. She would sit on your hands grooming you and licking you non-stop.
Speedy lived a very long and happy life. People always used to ask about her, and loved to see her pictures - she photographed very well.
Towards the end of her life, it became apparent Speedy was ill. When she was going to see the vets, I already knew what they were going to say. It was devastating to hear that our beloved Speedy was terminally ill.
When we saw her every morning for her medicine, she still used to race up out of bed to come and see us. She was a fighter till the very end.
One day we came down as usual to give Speedy her medicine, she came running out of bed as always, but we discovered she was very "jittery", and had a little bit of a wet patch from urinating herself. As soon as we saw her, we knew that she was only going to get worse quickly, and it wasn't fair on Speedy.
We got her in the vets that evening, and the vets agreed with our decision, it was time.
We take comfort in knowing we made the right decision, but it is still strange to not have her around anymore, we all miss her terribly.
Good night Speedy, we all love you.
We sadly lost Speedy on the 15th of October 2017.
Speedy had recently been diagnosed with a brain tumour, and we were told to prepare for the inevitable. Speedy's brain tumour had caused her to have glaucoma, which meant she needed pain killers every day from that moment forward.
Speedy was great at taking her pain medication, I think that also had something to do with her reward being a piece of cheese - Speedy loved cheese.
When we took Speedy in, she arrived with her cage mate, Sam. The pair were fighting and had to be separated on arrival.
Sadly, Sam unexpectedly passed away within the first few weeks of having her back in 2015.
Speedy could have a bit of an unpredictable personality when she first arrived here, until we discovered she was mad about cheese. Once we discovered her all time favorite food, gaining her trust was easy.
After that, Speedy was one of the most loving hamsters in our care. She absolutely adored being handled and came out every day before having her dinner. She would sit on your hands grooming you and licking you non-stop.
Speedy lived a very long and happy life. People always used to ask about her, and loved to see her pictures - she photographed very well.
Towards the end of her life, it became apparent Speedy was ill. When she was going to see the vets, I already knew what they were going to say. It was devastating to hear that our beloved Speedy was terminally ill.
When we saw her every morning for her medicine, she still used to race up out of bed to come and see us. She was a fighter till the very end.
One day we came down as usual to give Speedy her medicine, she came running out of bed as always, but we discovered she was very "jittery", and had a little bit of a wet patch from urinating herself. As soon as we saw her, we knew that she was only going to get worse quickly, and it wasn't fair on Speedy.
We got her in the vets that evening, and the vets agreed with our decision, it was time.
We take comfort in knowing we made the right decision, but it is still strange to not have her around anymore, we all miss her terribly.
Good night Speedy, we all love you.
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