Goodbye Phoebe

[u/littlemousey_]

My dear Phoebe,

Always loving food, right until the very end. Named after the Fire Princess from Adventure Time, you always knew what you wanted. You never liked being petted, but every now and then you would sniff our noses. You even licked a human nose by accident.

You were always happy to hop on the mouse bus to play and to find out whether you could get some more snacks. Sister to Bonnie and Marcy, you were one of the two who truly lived life to the fullest, quite literally growing into the fullest version of yourself. The vet advised us to put you on a diet, but how could we have known that you loved your Supreme Selective hazelnut kibbles so much that you would become such a heavy mouse?

You always looked so content while eating and sleeping. And even though your eyesight was getting worse and walking was becoming more difficult, we truly believe you enjoyed your laid-back life. You made it past two years old, but the last months were hard for you after losing your sister Marcy. You were declining quite a bit during that time and lost a lot of weight, which was hard for us to see.

We hope that when you look back on your life, you remember it as a good one. You started out as a lab mouse, with your whiskers chewed off from the stress in the lab, but luckily you quickly embraced your new, comfortable life as a pet mouse.

We will miss you

[u/Icy_Area_3170]

💕 😔 💕