tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post6037669032710850615..comments2024-03-26T00:36:21.896-06:00Comments on Hyperbole and a Half: IsabelleAlliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04259303604002690708noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-78447056958620777512010-08-24T22:23:03.466-06:002010-08-24T22:23:03.466-06:00I know this happened a while for you, but I just f...I know this happened a while for you, but I just found your blog today. I wanted to tell you how sorry I am for your loss, and that I understand how hard it is to lose a pet that many people don't see as special. I also had a pet rat named Millie who died a year ago, and she was the most important thing to me. I found it sort of amazing what you said about her encouraging others--even those afraid of rats--to love them. Millie did the same. It's unfortunate they don't get enough credit; I could never have made it through some of the hardest years of my life without my Millie. Again, I'm really sorry about your loss, and I hope the two of them have made friends wherever they are, as obviously they are both two of the same kind. :) -LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-61595187808131125782010-08-22T07:26:39.887-06:002010-08-22T07:26:39.887-06:00Totally part of the 'old' gang here with p...Totally part of the 'old' gang here with posting, but this blog hit home hard. I lost my little angel Coco last week, she looked exactly like Isabelle and she was my ambassador rat too.<br /><br />I know how it hurts.. it was really bad for me because my boyfriend was (is still) away in England.. and I rang him frantically in the middle of the night as she died in my hands. I couldn't let her go for two hours (of course I'm crying all over again).. Everyone has made me feel really silly about it, because I choose to drive for an hour to get her cremated.. but she was family, y'know? Now thanks to you I feel inspired to write a blog, because stuff what anyone says.. she was my baby and I will miss her.<br /><br />I hope my little girl finds your little girl up there in ratty heaven :)<br /><br />Silvia xxMiss Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464001651962555868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-89009648161694604192010-04-09T21:15:55.378-06:002010-04-09T21:15:55.378-06:00Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rai...Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here n earth, that pet goes to the Rainbow Bridge.<br /><br />There, there are meadows and hills and soft, green grass. There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine, and all of the animals are warm and comfortable. Every pet who had been ill or old is restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams and memories of time gone by. The animals are all happy and content.<br /><br />Except for one small thing...they each miss someone very special to them, a person they had to leave behind.<br /><br />They all run and play together, sleep in comforting piles, share their food, and pass the days until the day comes when one suddenly stops. Her ears prick<br />up, her whiskers twitch, her eager body quivers. Suddenly she leaves the group, flying over the grass, scampering faster and faster.<br /><br />You have been expected, you see. Hoped for.<br /><br />When you and your special friend finally are reunited, you cling together, and never again will part. Happy kisses cover your hands, your face; you again can<br />caress the head, scratch the ears, and look once again into eyes full of the love that only a pet can have. It has been so very long since they left your life, but they never left your heart. She climbs to your shoulder and noses at your ear once again, urging you onward.<br /><br />Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....Shadowtigernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-21511922092112267732010-04-06T14:44:40.391-06:002010-04-06T14:44:40.391-06:00so sorry about your rat... when my puppy (he was 1...so sorry about your rat... when my puppy (he was 10) died last year, i had to come home from university, and no one on my floor understood, they thought i was being "over dramtatic".. <br />i love pet lovers, and i understand the pain of losing a furry one.. it's so hard. and no many people sympathize or even understand it, but i totally do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09789580064557550100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-4952078187347105612010-04-05T15:45:07.100-06:002010-04-05T15:45:07.100-06:00Joining in on the "OLD" bandwagon, but I...Joining in on the "OLD" bandwagon, but I just lost my Nigel a month ago and discovered your blog last night. Your little girl looked and acted just like Nigel. You never get over the pain, even with the little critters. I didn't really have any point to saying this other than I feel for you and you get an A in my book for being a fellow rat person.Agent Honeywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06284479534063915909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-26346361976244064402010-04-05T15:03:16.602-06:002010-04-05T15:03:16.602-06:00I just discovered your blog earlier this week. Yes...I just discovered your blog earlier this week. Yesterday my parents contacted me to tell me the cat I grew up with died. I've had other cats since moving out, but he was the first - the cat that made me into the cat lover I am today. I was browsing your archives to laugh some and get my mind off of it, but your posts about Isabelle have probably helped me feel better about it even moreso than all of your other hilarious posts. It was a perfect find for me today. Thanks for opening up and sharing this with your viewers - it makes everything else you do that much more endearing and interesting.Chad Whitleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860984685959305881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-87143478581739482442010-04-03T16:18:54.693-06:002010-04-03T16:18:54.693-06:00I know this was a while ago, but I just discovered...I know this was a while ago, but I just discovered your blog and have spent the last 2 days reading through everything you've posted. Isabelle looks just like Angel, the rat my sister had when I was in highschool. I'd get home from school, take Angel out of her cage, and she crawl under my hair to hide and, if I laid on my tummy, she'd crawl down the back of my shirt to sleep on my back. Due to money issues right now, we don't have a rat, but I really want to get one. They are some of the best pets I've ever known, and she wasn't even mine!ThatDarnKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14655664442741154783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-56833593684388555842010-04-01T01:07:42.573-06:002010-04-01T01:07:42.573-06:00Sooo..i know this post is way old but i just came ...Sooo..i know this post is way old but i just came across your blog tonight. First i was laughing until i cried (at other posts...obviously) andddd now i'm crying like a baby over your rat friend. :( She certainly was a cute little beastie!Poppleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06137455887513419313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-27525274613659836352010-03-31T15:26:36.114-06:002010-03-31T15:26:36.114-06:00Ok I know this was a while ago and everyone finish...Ok I know this was a while ago and everyone finished commenting already and everything but I just had to tell you that I USED TO HAVE RATS TOO!! and I had to give them away to a friend because I *get this* developed an ALLERGY to them!!?!?! I know I couldn't believe it either.<br /><br />I tried putting up with the asthma attacks and red welts all over my skin and swollen red itchy eyes and nonstop sneezing and coughing and miserableness out of love for my darling rats but discovered that I was too weak to endure all this out of love for them and ended up giving them away to a very good friend who had rats too and took very good care of them for me and let me visit them.<br /><br />But I just wanted to say that I know a little bit how you feel, I was so sad, and I hear that our body chemistry changes every 7 years (according to House if I remember right) so I think it's been 7 years by now so I'm gonna try getting some rats again soon or just play with someone elses to see if I still have my allergies to them. If I'm not allergic to them anymore I'm gonna run out and buy some right away and carry them with me EVERYWHERE!<br /><br />I remember I used to bring them to the grocery store with me or on the bus in the collar of my coat and would have so much fun imagining the reaction of the lady behind me on the bus when she realized that there was a grey fuzzy pink rat nose poking out of my collar wiggling it's whiskers at her :D:D:D<br /><br />And it's true it's surprising how many people like them! Like all the people who noticed didn't freak out and start screaming but they were all like "awww how cute!!!"<br /><br />*BIG DRAMATIC SIGH*<br /><br />I really love rats and really hope that I can have some again someday as I just had to give away my cats a few weeks ago because of allergies too.<br /><br />I don't want to get a snake or a chameleon or fish, they're just not fuzzy and cute and affectionate. Oh well.<br /><br />But yeah *BIG HUGS* I feel your pain.Chocolatesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493321160124151967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-84011493772949054272010-03-30T21:53:40.530-06:002010-03-30T21:53:40.530-06:00I just found your blog today and I haven't com...I just found your blog today and I haven't commented yet either, but 1. you're unbelieveably awesome and talented<br />and 2. I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet rat. I myself just adopted several rats even though I'd never had any before and they're so awesome and have such different personalities. I know how hard it is to lose a pet and I'm very sorry. Totally unrelated, I'm telling everyone i know just how freaking cool your blog is. P.s. I vote for Zepplin of Zombies. It sounds more flowy :)PlayboyMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05484326419584018789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-33248768739478038382010-03-24T08:22:36.887-06:002010-03-24T08:22:36.887-06:00Hey Allie
I have two ratties, Sheldon and Koopa, ...Hey Allie<br /><br />I have two ratties, Sheldon and Koopa, and Koopa had a friend called Boo who had a tumour and I had to have her put down, so I know exactly how you feel. I didn't want Koopa to be all alone so I adopted Sheldon to be her friend. The girl in the pet shop told me Sheldon was a girl, but he's not, he has ratty balls! But I only realised that when I got home and I'd already fallen in love with him by then so I've had his ratty balls chopped off and now he lives happily ever after with Koopa.<br /><br />Rats rock and anyone who says otherwise just sucks.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397836858744566151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-29362560959578550222010-03-24T08:04:32.531-06:002010-03-24T08:04:32.531-06:00I totally know how it feels. Our pets are part of ...I totally know how it feels. Our pets are part of the family, so it hurts very deeply when one passes away.<br /><br />One of our guinea pigs passed away about a year ago, and we still miss her terribly. It was awful going through it, and I cried a lot.<br /><br />Isabelle looked like an angel. She was so lucky to have had you.<br /><br />Big hugs.Mary@Holy Mackerelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04026873878364041551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-12483151860999940512010-03-17T17:05:24.275-06:002010-03-17T17:05:24.275-06:00I found your blog yesterday, and I've read thr...I found your blog yesterday, and I've read through to this point, and this is the first time I've stopped to comment. <br /><br />You just made a grown man cry.Thomas M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10477441880255314967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-64175399259736801112010-03-17T16:54:07.211-06:002010-03-17T16:54:07.211-06:00My hamster, Teddo, died last summer (ironically, w...My hamster, Teddo, died last summer (ironically, while I was in Montana). I still haven't found a hamster nearly as awesome as he was, and I still miss him every time I see his cage (or look at my other, not as cool hamster). I'm sorry for your loss. :( She looked so cute! I bet Teddo and Isabelle would have been friends.Mindeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251317199336991630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-65054230729352412142010-03-11T15:39:45.680-07:002010-03-11T15:39:45.680-07:00Oh my God, that video was too sad for words.Oh my God, that video was too sad for words.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673004935181153712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-68237068939584684912010-02-08T09:55:48.677-07:002010-02-08T09:55:48.677-07:00I just found your blog, from Steam me up, Kid &...I just found your blog, from Steam me up, Kid & I had to say I'm sorry about the loss of Isabelle. <br />I have vastly odd stories of my pet rats from when I was a teen. They're way awesomer than most people know. I actually attempted chest compressions & mouth to mouth(how creepy & gross am I, but, I didnt know what to do!) to save one little guy ( he was too young, i think, in retrospect)so, I'm pretty hardcore ( or freakish) for rats. <br />She sounded like a faithful, snuggly wonderful girl!Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034133152497487899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-21085615759208297682010-02-04T07:27:05.597-07:002010-02-04T07:27:05.597-07:00I realize you have 90 comments on this post and mi...I realize you have 90 comments on this post and might not even see this, but I'm sorry for your loss. I'm not a fan of rats, but I definitely get how losing a member of your family can be devastating.<br /><br />I have an English Bulldog that is almost 12 years old. I feel like all I think about lately is how much time I have left with her. I have to stop myself from thinking about it and realize how fortunate I've been to have THAT MUCH time with her.<br /><br />I'm so sorry this comment is late; I'm just catching up on blog-reading. I hope you're okay and again, I'm really sorry.Sherrihttp://www.blogsareforlosers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-15123832103565336322010-01-31T17:39:23.767-07:002010-01-31T17:39:23.767-07:00I, too had a pet rat that I loved. Her name was M...I, too had a pet rat that I loved. Her name was Mouse and she looked just like Isabelle. She would come when I called her name and was so sweet. I got her when I was 18 and she lived 2 1/2 years before passing away from old age. :( My parents would rat-sit for me and even my mom cried when Mouse died. So I know how much they can touch your lives.Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653772424879574613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-52268647860179027332010-01-30T07:09:29.350-07:002010-01-30T07:09:29.350-07:00what a great video tribute to an awesome little be...what a great video tribute to an awesome little best friend.My Walkabouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496419020044744807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-89905597240187288242010-01-29T22:34:10.957-07:002010-01-29T22:34:10.957-07:00Rats are my second favorite living companion (next...Rats are my second favorite living companion (next to cats. Boys are third but they make money so I tell them they're first). <br />Unfortunately, my now boyfriend is terrified of rodents. I kind of hate him for that. <br />I'm so sorry for your loss. I just found your blog a few days ago and am now reading your most recent update. You have made me laugh at times I most need it. Thanks.<br />Sorry, Jagermeister may have written most of this.Mariannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-73550816002808428882010-01-29T21:12:03.318-07:002010-01-29T21:12:03.318-07:00Or eight.Or eight.Matthew J Bevisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-37333931253796214282010-01-29T17:50:42.250-07:002010-01-29T17:50:42.250-07:00de-lurking to wish you peace and give you a big fa...de-lurking to wish you peace and give you a big fat virtual hug. family is family; two legs or four.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12717044712439750517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-69119856436024941572010-01-29T16:05:08.737-07:002010-01-29T16:05:08.737-07:00Jeez, Allie. I didn't even get the chance to k...Jeez, Allie. I didn't even get the chance to know Isabelle OR you very well before this ... but it makes me all weepy :(<br /><br />I hope you feel better soon and find comfort in knowing that she's all better now. <br /><br />Much love!Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15502229874099798730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-23698981818918119962010-01-29T12:17:45.980-07:002010-01-29T12:17:45.980-07:00We lost out ratty, Carissa Bean, a week prior ro C...We lost out ratty, Carissa Bean, a week prior ro Christmas. It was so quick. We had her for only 3 years but she was so sweet. I still have her cleaned empty cage right there in the living room with her toys in it. Sometimes I forget and I call out "Carissa Bean-ooo" when I walk past her cage. I'm sorry. It was tough for me to watch my daughter go through it also. She's 6 and this was her first pet. She held her and cried after we found her. Heartbreaking. Hang in there, kiddo. *squeaks and whisker kisses to you*Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508694862088508879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4643741973264866223.post-90923370458697368322010-01-29T07:44:03.555-07:002010-01-29T07:44:03.555-07:00Hang in there Allie, the sting will go away eventu...Hang in there Allie, the sting will go away eventually and you'll be left with the good feelings of remembering a really great pet.Jimbonoreply@blogger.com