This story is a bit of a funny one in a way. I had gotten an email forwarded to me from a rescue friend hoping I could at least advise this lovely woman who had these old ratboys. She was unable to help them (not due to any fault of her own) and we worked out a plan for me to pick them up. We lost the sickest one in the early hours before the meet up, but he was being loved on as he passed so it was okay.
When I got the boys from this wonderful rescuer, they looked incredibly familiar. Going through my old emails and checking the pics attached, I realized these 3 boys were from a woman in Stratford who wanted me to take in them and many other rats (19 in total) but I was unable to help at the time. Jenny was able to transport them to another rescue, and fell in love with these boys, and almost took them home LOL. I looked up their old names they had had for most of their original lives and called them that,.
I guess they were meant to always end up with me :P
Nacho sadly had a terrible tumour on his side, and his age and condition definitely precluded surgery. Nacho and I became very close. They were all lovely boys but Sirus and Buddy had their own agendas, Nacho just wanted to be with me.
You know when a dog leans on his owners leg and looks up happily into their eyes? That was my Nacho...he would lie, with his head propped up on my side and just stare at me.
All the boys had health issues but when Nacho started to age quickly, with no real signs of something I could treat, I knew he was coming to the end of a pretty long life. He stayed on the bed with me, sleeping under my pillow until I came home, then sleeping under my other pillow or curled up near me. His (and mine) favourite thing was his rubbing/scratching sessions...he often ended up on his back, his frail little legs in the air, quivering with HED, and sleeping comfortably. I adored this boy!!
Nacho in September 2013

Nacho when I got him on April 19th


A day later, less nervous and much happier


With his brother Sirus

All the boys having a lovely snooze

The brothers all adored each other, and comforted and cuddled all the time <3

Leaning on me

Grooming on his side


Zzzzzzzzz



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