Tanzy's Chinchilla Rescue NZ.
Taking in Rescue and Unwanted Chinchilla's
Our Angels......
To Love Deeply Is To Grieve Deeply
I’ve often heard “why do we have pets, it hurts so much” and yes, it does hurt - but that is because we love them with all our hearts and care for them and ensure they have all they need to flourish - not only with food, or shelter - but companionship, laughter, cuddles, our time really and quality time at that.
We take these animals into our home and they become part of the family and cherished and while the hurting feels like your heart is ripped in two - one day it will get better - it may be in a week, it may months away, but there is a day you will remember your lost one and smile and remember the ‘good’ bits, but there are also days you will remember and cry and again, that is because you have a heart and you allowed yourself to love, the day we loose a baby and it doesn‘t hurt - that is the day we stop - so keep feeling as it shows you have a heart.
Lycia
On Sunday 29th June at 2.47pm she passed away while I was holding her and
had her wrapped up warmly - she was snuggling into my arms at the time and needless to say loosing her have been devastating and I’ve been second guessing myself and wondered what the hell I am doing. Sally and Jude have tried to help me understand it was nothing I could have done and with her inbreeding, stress on her body from being underweight (from her illness) as well as the possibility of a hidden illness due to her inbreeding, but it still doesn’t help and yes, I would give my soul to have her back - healthy.
I had Enya cremated on 1st July 2008 and she is now back home, with me, where she will remain.
Rest my precious baby and know - I love you now and always
Arohanui - Lycia
On Saturday 6th June 2009, Izzy suffered a minor stroke. I brought her into my room and in a cage with no shelving as her back leg was a bit wobbly, so I could care for her through the nights and also handfeed her. 
She was making wonderful progress, so it was very hopeful - too hopeful it turned out. On Saturday 13th June late at night, she suffered a another minor stroke, wherein she had more trouble with her back, so I moved her cage next to my bed and sat up with her snuggled into me through the night. Sunday morning, she suffered a major stroke and while I called the After Hours vet, I was dumbfounded by what I was told. I checked on Izzy at 11.10am Sunday and she has having little seizures and gently picked her up and cuddled her and she calmed down and just snuggled in my arms. At 11.37am she went to join her sister Enya in Chinnie Heaven.
Izzy was 4years, 3 months and 6 days old. Far too young and all a result of her inbreeding.
Today is 17th July 2009 and it’s taken me all this time to mention as it’s just devastated me. Her sister passed away 11 months and 2 weeks prior and her death was a result from her breeding - when does it stop?????
I had Izzy cremation - I knew there was no other option as I wanted both sisters together, so they are now together again, in their beautiful urn.
Rest In Peace My Precious Angel.
Arohanui - Lycia
Another Angel has been sent - yes, it’s been a terrible time. My precious wee man - Dante. Dante passed 
away on 7th July 2009 at 11.14pm. I noticed he wasn’t well in the afternoon and called my Vet to get him in on Wednesday, but that evening he took a turn for the worse so I brought him into my room and sat up in bed with him. He was all comfy wrapped in fleece and came up and gave me noses kisses at 11.13pm and just looked at me, then he settled back down and passed away.
Dante’s passing was hard as with the Sisters, I knew what it was, but I had some small tests done Dante done and it was his heart - 95% leading to his breeding and people wonder why I am so hard on breeders!
It took me til 7.30pm that night to go into the room he was kept in, as he had the funniest greeting and just refused to calm down til I was at his cage and he could get out on my shoulder and it’s only been recently that I have stopped looking for him. I know I say it about all my Chinchilla’s but Dante was so unique and such a Precious Boy.
I buried him under the Apple Tree, I wasn’t too sure on whether to get him cremation or not, but having Dante at rest under the apple tree - just seemed the perfect thing to do as he loved nothing better than when he got nicely prepared apple twigs.
So now Dante is with Tanzy, Enya and Izzy and I am sure - all four are running around creating all sorts of mischief.
It’s been a hard month here, it really has.
Rest Now Dante - Much Love - Now and Always - Lycia
