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lindsayfawn

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I am still in shock....Starbuck just died in my arms 30 minutes or so ago :cry: I went to go let the kids out and saw that she wasn't moving. When I picked her up I knew something was wrong she was limp and couldn't move at first I thought she had a stroke but then I saw she was doing the clubbed paws and going into the half moon. PT :sad3:

I let the kids out and wrapped her up in a blanket and took her downstairs to see if I could get meds into her but she couldn't open her mouth. With in an hr or so she started going into seizures and passed away :( It was so fast...the other day she was fine...I hate PT....and I hate seizures I've never had experienced them and that was horrible watching her go through that.

I'm not sure how old she was as we rescued her from the SPCA. She was such a shy and reserved girl and kept to herself mostly but when she wanted lovins she was right there to get some.

She was so hard to take pictures of I can't even find any good ones this is the only one I could find :( I'm so heart broken....down to 9 kids now it's happening so fast I didn't think they would be leaving us so soon.

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This literally just happened to me with Oliver...at the exact same time. I'm so sorry for your loss and I'm right there with you. This is my first experience with PT and it truly does suck. :cry:

Maybe they were soulmates and had to go together?
 
So sorry Lindsay & Angie!
We know Starbuck had a great life here with you. It's pretty hard to feel bad for her, but so easy to feel your heartbreak.
I've seen my kids have seizures, and sometimes do that 'running' thing at the end, it's so painful to see in your baby. I saw it a few times before I got a computer and found jorats.. In the beginning I believe it was my Ladybug that had that seizure and I felt awful thinking she needed something from me. What's important to you is that Jo told me that at that point they really are too gone to feel or hurt or know what's going on, and there really was nothing you could do desperately as you wanted to. That sure gave me comfort to hear then, and I remember it every time I need to since. I know you know it already but I hope it gives you comfort to hear it right now when you need to. A critter couldn't do better heading to heaven than to have god opening the doors and their loving people's hands under their feet. Hugs.
 
Sorry I disappeared from chat yesterday while this was going on :( RIP Starbuck.
 
Chevalrose said:
:hugs:
This literally just happened to me with Oliver...at the exact same time. I'm so sorry for your loss and I'm right there with you. This is my first experience with PT and it truly does suck. :cry:

Maybe they were soulmates and had to go together?


i believe you may be correct.
thank you everyone for your kindness.. i hate that linds had to go through this alone as i was at work. :( thank you for being there for her
 
I realize this is old, but holy crap, we have a white rat, named starbuck who acts in a manner similar to what you just described. now I'm really sad, for many reasons including your loss 3 years ago.
 
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