Marty
Born ? - Died 10/31/03
Marty was a save from the Chatsworth shelter where he and his two sisters
were going to be put to sleep, in March of 2003. One of his sisters
had some issues and died a week later. The other went to a real nice home
and Marty ended up staying with me. He was one of the best I've ever had,
despite his short stay with me (not quite seven months). He loved to
be able to stay out all night and when he would, he would come onto my bed
and lie right next to me. His last night on Earth, he did that. He
passed on in my arms about 6:45pm on Halloween. I don't know how old he was
and I'm not even sure why he died, but I do know he was a really friendly
and happy boy, he used to always make me laugh with the way he would be for
treats and run across the room with his weird back legs (he couldn't actually
run, there was something wrong with his back legs, he couldn't use them normally,
so when he "ran" it was kind of sideways, and it was more of a fast hop).
He never fought with any rats a day in his life and was friendly to humans
and rats alike. He was very close to the other three boys that ended up with
me a few weeks after Marty came here (the Menlo Park boys). Marty also
enjoyed lying next to me on the couch for a good long scratch, or even sitting
on my knee watching all the movement and colors on the TV, which baffled
him. He was as good a rat as you could ever ask for. He will be missed.
