Lise
Well-Known Member
With the very short lifespan of rats, it seems that each month (and each day!) is precious.
I work at a vet clinic, and actually a particularly open minded one... even though we don't treat exotics.
Today though, while discussing how much (I hate thinking about it) I have spent on my rats in the past couple of years on their vet bills, and how even after spending hundreds on some rats they didn't live much longer than a few more months -- people were questioning why I would do such a thing. And why even after seeing that a few times it hasn't helped, I will still put myself out there and repeat the process.
Sometimes I even wonder why, but in my heart I know. If I only get to spend a year, or two years with a rat that I love dearly... even having one more month with that rat means something to me. It is not a short period of time, in the grand scheme of things.
My rats bring invaluable joy into my life -- they are the first pets of my own, and so far the only. Any amount of time I have with them is special.
I work at a vet clinic, and actually a particularly open minded one... even though we don't treat exotics.
Today though, while discussing how much (I hate thinking about it) I have spent on my rats in the past couple of years on their vet bills, and how even after spending hundreds on some rats they didn't live much longer than a few more months -- people were questioning why I would do such a thing. And why even after seeing that a few times it hasn't helped, I will still put myself out there and repeat the process.
Sometimes I even wonder why, but in my heart I know. If I only get to spend a year, or two years with a rat that I love dearly... even having one more month with that rat means something to me. It is not a short period of time, in the grand scheme of things.
My rats bring invaluable joy into my life -- they are the first pets of my own, and so far the only. Any amount of time I have with them is special.