Farewell To Liza, Our Sunshine

It always takes me a while to write about such sad news. A week and a half ago, we lost our beautiful gerbil Liza after battling a respiratory infection for five days. Her illness came on very suddenly. Despite daily trips to the vet, hand-feedings to keep her hydrated, a warm lamp in one corner of the tank, and treatment with vet-prescribed antibiotics; Liza did not make it. :(

The day before her death, she seemed to be feeling better, which makes her loss that much harder, because I had hope that she would pull through. On the other hand, I'm so thankful that she had a good day and that I have some good memories of her feeling better.

Liza went downhill in the last 15 hours of her life, and despite another trip to the vet and lots of care and attention, she passed away in my hands at 9:23pm on March 23rd.

I put together a little memorial video for Liza last Tuesday, and last Wednesday, Liza was laid to rest next to her great-great aunt Nellie at the pet cemetery.

It has been such a sad couple of weeks. Liza’s sister Hallie is doing well, though. Most days, I think she’s handled Liza’s death better than I have.

Goodbye, sweet Liza. We didn’t have nearly enough time together. I will always miss you.