Keiran

Keiran - July 2010 to Feb. 27, 2013 :'(

I had an old girl named Pocky, last of my Sugahbabies. Sadly Pocky had had some bad experiences with other rats since her sisters left her and was truly terrified of others. We were picking up 2 baby boys from a local animal shelter for another rescue who had a lone baby boy, and the trip ended up with us taking home all of the baby boys, with me taking home tiny Keiran with just a hunch that Pocky might not be terrified of him. I adored my sweet fat Pocky and I knew she needed a friend desperately. My hunch was right. :D

 
Pocky was content


Silly Keiran!


I am not sure if he learned his gentle loving skills with Pocky, and then sweet old PT gal Brulee, or if it was just natural for him?



Well gentle…until hormones hit very very suddenly and unexpectedly, and IN my arm LOL


He was neutered, and became the sweet gentle happy boy again. He was introduced to his girls at this point.


Ready to play…always. *bounce giggle run*



He was much older than his ladies, and lost too much mobility as he aged. He lost his hind end power and had very little front end strength. He stopped being able to get up the FN ramp and always slept alone by himself. At this point I decided on a change. I moved him and one of the older girls in with Flower and Cesar. Flower was going to be pts for a horrible throat tumour the next day but I was hoping Keiran would take care of Cesar for after she was gone.
And the last chapter begins, the best one in my opinion. This group was very fluid, old rats came in and left. Keiran stayed.

Keiran cuddled with Cesar


My brave old boy grooming himself as usual, then giving kisses for the scratches .

  
Cuddled with everyone. Keiran was the type of boy who migrated to a sad or sick rat and would quietly cuddle up to them and lick them and groom them gently.

Keiran developed pneumonia and he and I really tried to get him through it, but his old tired body failed both of us. On his last night, feeling absolutely miserable, he cuddled up to also-sick Jonah (he had adopted another friend) and licked him and comforted him. In the morning, I held him on my chest, and scratched him, and he licked and bruxxed happily for me. He was sooo special, such a gentle kind soul, I really don’t know what we will do without him here.