It's not easy to hug a hedgehog, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
A downside to living abroad is that anything can happen to your loved ones while you are away. In actuality, it's my biggest fear because it's something that I cannot predict or circumvent. Before I came to Japan, I entrusted my five* pets to my parents knowing very well that two of the five were advanced in years, and that I might not see them alive upon my return.
This morning my boyfriend informed me that my hedgehog, Mrs. Pricklepants, passed away. During my visit in the summer, I noticed that she had thinned - a drastic contrast from the rest of my pets that my mother fattened - and seemed a bit sluggish. Nevertheless, I hoped beyond reason that she would live past the extent of her hedgehog live span.
That just didn't happen.
To my sweetest pet that loved booty scratches,
Goodbye (´；ω；`)
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| RIP Mustang and Mrs. P. |
Five Pets
1. Chin Chin (cat) - 15 soon!
2. Napoleon a.k.a. Nappi-poo (Red-earred slider; turtle) - 10
3. Panda (Shih Tzu) - 7
4. Tiger (cat) - 7
5. Mrs. Pricklepants - 6
By the way, I don't consider Feisty (cat; 14) as my pet even though she's an indoor cat.