He was born on Valentine's Day. That's how I came up with his name. I will never forget how I found him. online search a birthday gift for my eldest Daughter. He was about 1yr. old the only Brown one. The price for him wasn't what I had in mind, so my mother in law ended up buying him for her granddaughter (my youngest daughter). I ended up buying a black one from the same litter known to be his brother. Tino was quite calm and at ease compared to the others. when we brought him home, i would watch him adapt to his new surrounding. I watched him grow, so cute and cuddly. until one day one of my daughter's puppy got a hold of him and broke his leg. Not knowing until later on that I noticed something wrong when he hopped away. Just thinking how he felt when it happened, poor Tino had no way of telling me he wasn't ok. No sound or peep from him, wondering if he was in any pain. the next day we brought him to the vet for a check up, given the advice to massage his leg everyday. My daughter failed to do it, no matter how many times I reminded her. so years go by and his leg healed in the same position it was in when he got it broken. He lived the rest of his life with a crooked foot so it was hard for him to play. I would wonder what he was thinking every time I would get him out from his cage. 7yrs. had passed I will never forget his last day. He looked so fragile and weak, so we gave him a bath before we went to sleep. He hardly struggled as I washed the dirt off his feet. The next day, I got the news from his parents that they found him dead . Til this day I think about him and miss him dearly, no more suffering, I know that he's in a better place, he comes to visit me in my dreams:( R.I.P. Tin-Tin)
©mamacita
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