MimzMum
Wise Old Thumper
Fiver has begun snoring. Suddenly. It is not all the time, but he does sleep with his head slightly elevated lately. I hear the snoring after he's been laying down for a bit. If I move to check him and he sees me and sits up, it stops...so shifting position seems to make a difference. He has been sneezing also.
He is a mini rex. He is almost 9 years old and he's had one major surgery this year for a bladder stone that he doesn't seem to have come back quite the same from. I am terrified that he is developing heart disease.
I have to take Ebon in tomorrow (early...9 AM) because she's had some kind of issue with her feet, chewing the paws constantly. Since it's been so wet here for weeks, I am presuming a yeast infection in the toe pads, at the worst she's caught a thorn or foxtail and she'll need it removed. Great. She is a menace at the vets, she will growl and snarl and snap at everyone and keeping a muzzle on her is impossible. So... Possible GA/surgery coupled with long periods of anti-biotics or anti-fungals depending on diagnosis and probably steroids again. My OH will be cross for certain. I can't deal with it when he is angry.
Between this, my worries that Mimzy is nearing the end of his life, and now Fiver, when I'd had hopes I might have bonded the two of them, plus all the craziness I'm already dealing with regarding our move with my other animals, and also my son's having had to return home and how this has affected him...no matter where I turn there is a problem. I don't know how much more I can take.
Sorry to whinge, RU, but my world is crumbling and I don't have the ability to shore it up anymore. If both Fiver and Mimzy can't pass their health checks, I will have to let them go. I can't put them through a plane flight if it's going to literally frighten them to death.
One has to wonder what kind of person one was in a past life to deserve karma like this. Just so angry right now at the injustice of it all. I'm sorry to be venting it here but my family cannot relate to me and seem to be tired of me talking about it.
I'll have to see if I can take Fiver in on another day other than tomorrow because he wouldn't do well in the car with the dog.
I might take Mimzy in with him when we go, although they really aren't ready for their travel vetting (it has to be no longer than a month from departure and we have more like two months to go yet) just to see if he is eligible for something else besides metacam to cover body pain. He is getting about a little better since the weather has warmed again, but he still looks so gimpy. I just hope this is not the last visit for the both of them, but I am prepared for just about any bad turn at this point. Not even sure how much testing I can afford, but luckily my current vet is not into racking up lots of expenses if he can go a cheaper route for the same result.
If there are any vibes going spare, could I beg a few please? I am reaching the stage where I dread getting up in the morning and finding something else has gone 's up!
Thank you for reading. xx
He is a mini rex. He is almost 9 years old and he's had one major surgery this year for a bladder stone that he doesn't seem to have come back quite the same from. I am terrified that he is developing heart disease.
I have to take Ebon in tomorrow (early...9 AM) because she's had some kind of issue with her feet, chewing the paws constantly. Since it's been so wet here for weeks, I am presuming a yeast infection in the toe pads, at the worst she's caught a thorn or foxtail and she'll need it removed. Great. She is a menace at the vets, she will growl and snarl and snap at everyone and keeping a muzzle on her is impossible. So... Possible GA/surgery coupled with long periods of anti-biotics or anti-fungals depending on diagnosis and probably steroids again. My OH will be cross for certain. I can't deal with it when he is angry.
Between this, my worries that Mimzy is nearing the end of his life, and now Fiver, when I'd had hopes I might have bonded the two of them, plus all the craziness I'm already dealing with regarding our move with my other animals, and also my son's having had to return home and how this has affected him...no matter where I turn there is a problem. I don't know how much more I can take.
Sorry to whinge, RU, but my world is crumbling and I don't have the ability to shore it up anymore. If both Fiver and Mimzy can't pass their health checks, I will have to let them go. I can't put them through a plane flight if it's going to literally frighten them to death.
One has to wonder what kind of person one was in a past life to deserve karma like this.
Just so angry right now at the injustice of it all. I'm sorry to be venting it here but my family cannot relate to me and seem to be tired of me talking about it.I'll have to see if I can take Fiver in on another day other than tomorrow because he wouldn't do well in the car with the dog.
I might take Mimzy in with him when we go, although they really aren't ready for their travel vetting (it has to be no longer than a month from departure and we have more like two months to go yet) just to see if he is eligible for something else besides metacam to cover body pain. He is getting about a little better since the weather has warmed again, but he still looks so gimpy. I just hope this is not the last visit for the both of them, but I am prepared for just about any bad turn at this point. Not even sure how much testing I can afford, but luckily my current vet is not into racking up lots of expenses if he can go a cheaper route for the same result.
If there are any vibes going spare, could I beg a few please? I am reaching the stage where I dread getting up in the morning and finding something else has gone
's up!Thank you for reading. xx
