We Are Saddened By The Passing Of Our Hamster, Cutie

It's a sad evening at the Kozlowsky household as we mourn the passing of our hamster, Cutie.

He was a gift to Sophia for her starting to read a few years ago and was an affectionate little bugger. We originally thought that Cutie was a girl and it took us a year to realize she was a he. Cutie was 2-1/2 which is about 6 months beyond the normal life expectancy of a hamster. A few months ago he developed a bladder infection which was the result of a stone in his bladder and a maintence dose of antiobiotics kept him going for the past few months.

He had a knack for getting out of his cage and after a few days on the loose we always found him inside a baseboard heater or behind the refridgerator. One time he managed to crawl between the main and top floors of our house and we had to cut a hole in a closet floor to try and get him out. Our cat, Jello, and dog, Emma, were really gentle with Cutie and we're amazed that Jello never got a hold of Cutie and used him as a toy or a meal.

Cutie will be missed.