My heart is hurting.

Sep 03, 2007 09:17

My heart is breaking. My nerves are shattered. As I write this, I am working on three hours of sleep. I am worried, petrified more like, and I can't stop thinking. My mind is a torture chamber, designed to make me lose sight of what I need to focus on, making every part of my body shake. I am an absolute mess; I don't know how I am going to get through all this illness.

Early this morning, I noticed that both Bear and Cocoa's poop was mucousy and neon yellow. I have never seen this before, so I brought them to the Metro Animal Hospital. The fecal sample was analyzed; and though there didn't appear to be any parasites, that left them with either a bacterial or a viral infection. I kept stressing to the vet that Precious and Whirly are probably sick too, Dr. Benoit always sends me home with meds for all, but she wouldn't do it; saying she could only treat the two that were showing signs of illness. Sure enough, when I got home, I looked at the litterbox and it looked like a battlefield; yellow poop everywhere.

So now, I have to call Vetopia on Tuesday and hope to God Dr. Benoit will dispense the meds to get them all through this, WITHOUT having to pay for another checkup. The animal hospital refused to simply call in a prescription for the others, and boy oh boy don't I have a feeling I'll be flipping a big bill this week to fix up the other two.

Someone I know has just learned of the ferret's poor health, and has offered graciously to pay for the bill I had to charge on my SECOND emergency credit card. I am eternally grateful for this act of kindness; it provides a bit of relief in these troubling times. Thank you, and I love you.

Cocoa is the sickest. She is full of bald spots from itching, and her bowel is enlarged, causing her to cry when picking her up. It hurts like hell to hear it.

If anyone reading this believes in a God, would they please send out a prayer for myself and my babies?! 
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