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to say it was a bad night would be an understatement.
i had a big scare w/ riley.
for those of you who have met ry
you know that i'm obsessive about her and that she is my baby.
she's been having small symptoms of a respiratory infection for a while, and just lately i've been feeling like it is a big deal.
people make me feel stupid that i want to take my rat to the vet b/c she's a rat.
i decided that that's bullshit.
she's like any other pet and of course you'd jump to take your dog to get care if it was acting out of the norm for so long.
ry's been having trouble breathing among other things.
when i was little my brother had a rat named ozzy.
she was the sweetest little thing, and her life was short lived.
all of the babies from her batch including the mom died w/in a year of their birth.
ozzy couldn't breathe.
the last night we had her she was gasping for air with an open mouth.
i was only like 6 but i remember it in full detail
so you see, when ry started acting out of character, it really made me think.
last night was just especially scary.
she had blue spots on her nose which means she wasn't getting enough oxygen.
dean and i went to the only 24hour vet that treats rats.
the lady was really nice.
she gave me two antibiotics to try out for 10 days.
ry likes the banana one.
i hope they start to work soon.
when we got back she was still just acting really lethargic
so i had her out on my bed and layed next to her.
my hand was right next to her body
she opened it up and laid her head and front feet in my palm.
the thing is ry hates hands.
i felt like she understood what was going on.
like she feels awful and knows that i'm going to try to help her
so i guess time will tell.
i need to go back to sleep now.
i had a big scare w/ riley.
for those of you who have met ry
you know that i'm obsessive about her and that she is my baby.
she's been having small symptoms of a respiratory infection for a while, and just lately i've been feeling like it is a big deal.
people make me feel stupid that i want to take my rat to the vet b/c she's a rat.
i decided that that's bullshit.
she's like any other pet and of course you'd jump to take your dog to get care if it was acting out of the norm for so long.
ry's been having trouble breathing among other things.
when i was little my brother had a rat named ozzy.
she was the sweetest little thing, and her life was short lived.
all of the babies from her batch including the mom died w/in a year of their birth.
ozzy couldn't breathe.
the last night we had her she was gasping for air with an open mouth.
i was only like 6 but i remember it in full detail
so you see, when ry started acting out of character, it really made me think.
last night was just especially scary.
she had blue spots on her nose which means she wasn't getting enough oxygen.
dean and i went to the only 24hour vet that treats rats.
the lady was really nice.
she gave me two antibiotics to try out for 10 days.
ry likes the banana one.
i hope they start to work soon.
when we got back she was still just acting really lethargic
so i had her out on my bed and layed next to her.
my hand was right next to her body
she opened it up and laid her head and front feet in my palm.
the thing is ry hates hands.
i felt like she understood what was going on.
like she feels awful and knows that i'm going to try to help her
so i guess time will tell.
i need to go back to sleep now.