Wilfy

Please walk away from this little memorial having reconsidered your opinion of rats. If you think that they are evil, biting, dirty things with horrible tails - then you never met Wilfy. Wilfy was the best companion I could have asked for. I've always had pets, hamsters, mice, dogs, cats - but y'know, I had the strongest bond I've ever had with Wilfy. It's like people really, some you love, some you hate, some are fine but some are really, really special. I found him in a feeder breeders pet shop - destined for a snake. He wasn't a baby anymore and the petshop owner was about to give him to a huge lizard for tea. "Come back in a week and I can get you a baby rat" she said. But I wanted Wilfy - he looked scruffy and he was so scared of me at first. I work from home and when he first arrived here - he sat at the end of my desk staring at me, he had a little foam kennel that he hid in and he looked terrified - he didn't bite me though. Over a few weeks he came to trust me and soon we were eating porridge together in the mornings - and he became glued to my side. He would do a trip around his favourite places and then climb up my leg and sit with me all day - chirping. When he was younger he would play, and skip around, as he got older, he just wanted to sit curled up with me - he was incredibly cuddly and he hated being put on the floor or table, he wanted to stay on my shoulder or knee always. And I wish he could have done. His last trip around his favourite places was very doddery, he stumbled a lot before reaching his favourite step. But we sat there together for a little while and he was even kind enough not to complain about watching the whole box set of Margaret Rutherford playing Miss Marple with me!! I slept on the floor in my sleeping bag with him a few times through the night in his last days. If you'd known him - I know you'd have loved him. All my love to Wilfy - the best companion, a wonderful friend. xxxxT

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