Happy Endings

Meet The Rats

Maddie, Phoebe and Emmy

Maddie is a shy, sweet little girl who doesn't quite know what to think of her human, but she does love cuddling and playing with her sisters! Favorite pastimes include sleeping, making nest inside human's couch, chewing phone cords, running from human and hiding from human. My sponsor is Anna Godel!

Phoebe is an energetic and outgoing girl who loves to play outside her cage and spend lots of time with her human. She is always the first one in line to get a treat! Favorite pastimes include snacking, wrestling and attacking human's hand, bullying sisters and tormenting other Happy Endings residents. My sponsor is Anna Godel!

Emmy is a gentle, easy-going girl who thoroughly enjoys her daily playtime and she is right there next to Phoebe when her human brings her a snack! Favorite pastimes include sleeping, snacking, playtime, climbing on human, listening to classical music and sniffing the air. My sponsor is Amy Howell!

Chloe, Charity, Hope, Zoe and Olivia

Chloe is sweet, curious and loves her human, often hitching rides on a shoulder or in a pocket. Her big, adorable ears set her apart from her sisters. Favorite pastimes include cuddling with sisters, sleeping in human's sleeve or up human's pants leg and modeling. My sponsor is Laura Welsh!

Charity is an inquisitive and pretty little girl who has lots of energy and is always anxious to play with her human. When the cage door is opened, she is up on a shoulder for a ride or ready to play! Favorite pastimes include playing games with human, climbing out of cage when door is opened for any reason and track and field. My sponsor is Heidi Um!

Hope is a very gentle little girl. She loves to play, whether it be with her human or her sisters. She also loves treats and is always right there ready to grab one! Favorite pastimes include kissing human, playing, grooming human, exploring, licking human and impersonating a raccoon. My sponsor is Katie Newton!

Zoe is an energetic and beautiful little girl. Though she loves playtime with her sisters, she doesn't quite know what to think of her human. She becomes very shy when her cage door is opened and likes to hide in her wooden house. Favorite passtimes include hiding, playing, hiding, cuddling with sisters and Yoga. My sponsor is Carly Myers!

Olivia is a happy and pretty little girl who also has lots of energy. Unlike her sister Zoe, she is not shy at all and loves her human! Whenever her cage door is opened she is right there in line to come out and play! Favorite passtimes include getting kisses, playing, more playing and Winsor Pilates. My Sponsor is Carly Myers!

Sebastian and Templeton

Sebastian is an outgoing and goofy big boy who is very curious about his surroundings. He is an intelligent boy who knows what he wants, and for the most part, gets it! Favorite pastimes include climbing, jumping and leisurely strolls through the yard on his harness (after climbing up human and demanding to be carried). My sponsor is Kelly Godel!

Templeton is a very shy and sweet boy who often likes to stay safe in his little house. With lots of TLC, he is slowly coming out of his shell and deciding that maybe his human isn't so bad after all! Favorite pastimes include sleeping, dreaming, yawning, stretching and occasionally exploring new nap frontiers. My sponsor is Kelly Godel!

Bailey, Duncan and Toby

Bailey is a very sweet, loving boy who is often seen grooming one of his brothers or sleeping in a big cuddly pile with them. He gets along great with everyone, be it rat or human! Favorite pastimes include snacking, being with brother Duncun, playing with human and watching Animal Planet. My sponsor is Mark Newton!

Duncan is a gentle boy with beautiful "blue" fur. He is very affectionate towards his brothers and his human, but when he isn't cuddling, he is ready for a snack! Favorite pastimes include snacking, being with brother Bailey, cuddling with human and watching Sci-Fi. My sponsor is Mark Newton!

Toby is a big sweet boy who is ALWAYS ready to eat or come out to play! Although he pretends to be the dominant male of the 3, he is really just a big softy at heart! Favorite pastimes include bossing brothers around, marking territory, puffing out fur to look big and powerful and marking human. My sponsor is Mark Newton!

Babs, Flea and Toebiter

Babs is a pretty, sweet and squishy girl who loves her playtime and her mealtimes and loves to snuggle with her sisters. Favorite passtimes include playtime with sisters, eating oatmeal for breakfast and looking pouty through the bars of her cage so human will get her out. My sponsor is Emily Carson!

Flea is a very sweet girl who has real personality! She shows the resident cats at Happy Endings who's the boss! She hasn't put her human in her place just yet...and her human is thankful for that! Favorite passtimes include eating, playing with sisters and looking innocent. My sponsor is Emily Carson!

Toe biter is beautiful little girl with an extremely sweet and gentle disposition She looks a lot like her sister flea but has a very unique personality. She is, paws down, the best behaved rat that has gone to the vet so far! Favorite passtimes include playing and cuddling with sisters, eating and defending territory. My sponsor is Emily Carson!

Sid, Lestat, Plato, Aristotle and Socrates

Sid is a handsome, very friendly boy who loves and trusts his human and is always right there at his bowl when it is feeding time! Favorite passtimes include playing games with his human, eating, looking way too cute to resist and playing more games with his human. My sponsor is Carly Myers!

Lestat is an adorable boy and also a talented escape artist! He likes to work on his skills often, but luckily, he never wanders far and his human always finds him just in time to eat! Favorite passtimes include impersonating Hudini, eating and playing games with his human. My sponsor is Carly Myers!

Plato loves his 4 brothers and he is also beginning to really love his human! He is always right at his door ready for playtime or mealtime! Favorite passtimes include cuddling with brothers, puffing out fur constantly, eating and daily playtime. My sponsor is Katie Newton!

Aristotle is a shy, gentle boy who also doesn't stray far from his brothers...even at meal time! He is slowly getting to know and trust his human. Favorite passtimes include hide and seek, cuddling with brothers and of course, mealtime! My sponsor is Katie Newton!

Socrates still does not quite know what to think of his human. He is a big shy boy with a gentle disposition. When his human finally catches him, he loves playtime with his brothers! Favorite passtimes include napping, eating and dodging human hands. My sponsor is Katie Newton!

Meet The Mice

Macy, Megan, Amber and Ariel

Macy is a beautiful little girl who loves to sleep in her box and run on her wheel. Unfortunately, she lost her mother Maya, the other mouse in the picture, but she is still a happy and friendly little girl! My sponsor is Laura Welsh!

Megan, Amber and Ariel are new to Happy Endings. They are frisky little brown girls who absolutely LOVE their new big sister! (And she is extremely happy to have new roommates too!) Our sponsor is Laura Welsh!
(pictures will be posted soon!)

Happy Endings Updates

2/3/04 Toebiter had a pre-operative checkup today for a mammory tumor. She will have surgery to have it removed tomorrow.

1/24/04 Macy got 3 new sisters today and is sooo happy to have friends to cuddle with again!

1/10/04 We lost our beautiful little mouse Maya today. She was the mother of Macy and will be missed very much by her little girl and by all of us at Happy Endings.

12/30/03 Duncun visited the vet today for a possible inner ear infection. Much to his dismay, he will have to be on meds for a while.

11/9/03 Today our two foster boys went home with their new parents, Katie and Mark Newton! They will be missed but we know they are going to be very happy in their new home!!!

10/27/03 Happy Endings lost a very sweet resident today. Faith had had respiratory disease since she came to us and though she had been on antibiotics, the disease finally took its toll on this sweet girl. We will miss her very much.

10/21/03 Happy Endings had another visitor, Carly Myers, who now sponsors 4 rats! Thank you! Carly also transported 4 baby rats to Happy Endings, 2 of which are being fostered until their new parents can take them home.

9/29/03 Phoebe had her stitches removed (much to her disapproval) and is doing great!!!

9/21/03 We had two visitors here at Happy Endings, Katie and Mark Newton, who now sponsor 7 rats! Thanks guys!

9/19/03 Phoebe had surgery to remove a mammary tumor and a leg tumor. She is recovering nicely and is already back to her old, outgoing self! She will have her stitches removed on 9/29.

9/15/03 Phoebe had a vet appointment to determine whether or not surgery for her two large tumors would benefit her or not. It was decided that the surgery would be done the following Friday.

Happy Endings Little Visitors

Blake and Sebastian

Aubrey and Charity

Megan and Hope

Nathan and Bailey

Wish List

Food
boxed white or brown minute rice
dry beans of any kind
dry pasta (anything but egg noodles)
fresh fruit and veggies***We go through a LOT of this!!! (fresh foods we eat include berries, bananas, grapes, melons, plums, apples, kale, brocolli, bok choy, sprouts, tomatos, parsley, corn, squash, peas, carrots and sweet potatos)
Green Mush dietary supplement
dried fruit such as raisins or prunes
plain rice cakes
rodent blocks (with soy as the first ingredient)
rolled oats
Total cereal/unsweetened puffed rice or wheat cereal
unsalted seeds and nuts
vitamin drops for rats
Supplies
boxes (big enough for rats to play in)***Much needed!!!
cages (ferret, rabbit, guinea pig...the bigger the better!)
new water bottles/new or used food dishes
non-toxic bedding such as CareFRESH or aspen (no cedar or pine)***We go through a LOT of this!!!
rattie playground toys such as ramps, ladders, tubes, etc.
tupperware type containers
used blankets, sheets or towels/rat hammocks***Much needed!!!
Wodent Wheels (“Friends don't let friends run in wire wheels.”)
wooden, plastic or ceramic rat houses
Other
monetary donations for vet care, medicine, etc.

Visit the Rat-alog for great gift ideas!

Sponsor a Rat

With a donation of $10 or the equivalent donation of a cage or supplies you will be able to sponsor your own rat! Sponsors will recieve email updates on how he/she is doing and pictures of their rat by request! Sponsors are welcome to visit any time!!!
(All rats have sponsors at this time but donations are still welcome of course!)

If you would like to make a donation or sponsor a rat please email me and let me know!

Rainbow Bridge

Why Rats Are Only With Us a Short While

One day, some angels went to God and asked if they might spend some time on Earth, to learn and perhaps to teach. He answered that some of the people might be frightened of the angels, that His children's idea of beauty might not be His own. The angels replied that maybe those who could look past the differences deserved the blessings that they could give. But God was still concerned. The angels needed Heaven's air to breathe; they would suffocate down on Earth. The angels promised to hold their breath as long as possible, and would return when they could not hold it anymore. God agreed and sent down the angels.

Many people were frightened of these creatures, despised them, and tried to kill them in large numbers. However, the few who recognized the angelic qualities in the beings took them in and sheltered and fed them. In return, they received more joy and laughter then they could possibly imagine. But alas, soon the angels could hold their breath no longer. After just a short Earth time, they left to go back to Heaven. But they were sure to tell the next group of angels exactly who to seek out when they went down.

~Author Unknown~

Angels
These angels don't strum golden harps
Have long white gowns to wear
They don't show themselves in visions
But we know that they are there
These angels don't wear halos
Or fly on feathered wings
They may not sleep on cotton clouds
They just don't need those things
These angels are all around us
In every breath we take
They're in the falling autumn leaves
In the ripples on the lake
These angels once had silky fur
And prickly little tails
They gave licky kisses with tiny tongues
Had scratchy little nails
These angels always made us smile
They could melt a heart of stone
One look at tiny angel eyes
And we never felt alone
These angels are still with us
Still twitching little noses
You see them in the sunset
And the beauty of the roses.

~Heather Leughmyer

In Loving Memory Of

Sabre, Simon, Benji, Ty, Abby, Sophie, Holly, Colby, Whiskers, Faith, Maya

Remembering Our Kitty Friends

Free
Adoring eyes, contented purr
Twitching tail and fluffy fur
Softly rolling through the sky
Making clouds float slowly by

Whiskers whisper past my face
playfully and full of grace
You bat my hair with pie-dough paws
You grab my clothes with clingy claws

You brush my leg, you pounce and play
Frolicking throughout the day
Then at night you stretch and yawn
Reminding me that you're not gone

With every blade of grass you blow
You're only wanting me to know
Each dancing leaf , each swaying tree
You're telling me that you are free