Chilly 1999-2009

I don't know her birthday, but she died on 3/22. She was our first pet for our new apartment in 1999. We weren't allowed to have dogs, and since Brad's allergic to cats, that wouldn't work either. So, we decided to go with a less conventional pet & get a chinchilla. We tried to play with her & get her accustomed to being held, but she never really liked to be out of her cage. I have a few short videos of us playing with her, but that's about all. I don't have a lot of pictures, either, since they had to be taken with her inside the cage. Nevertheless, she was a part of our lives for almost 10 years, and we were sad to see her go. I was hoping that she would live a little longer, maybe 15 years or so. Some live to be in their 20s.
We were getting ready to go to bed on Sunday night when Brad noticed her laying at the bottom of her cage - on her side. She didn't do that too much, so he was worried. He opened the cage & she just laid there. He picked her up and held for a bit. She was breathing really slowly, and we knew it wouldn't be long. We tried to give her some banana, but she wouldn't even open her mouth. It must have been old age, everything else seemed to be fine. She had been hopping around a few days before, in usual Chilly fashion.

We will miss you.