poppymoon
Wise Old Thumper
i was an hour and a half later getting up and so he wouldn't eat. flopping uncomfortably so i gave him some metacam. way too floppy for my liking so i took him to my vets (save having to possibly use the emergency vet later as i have no faith in them at all).
head vet saw him. tummy totally empty so he kept him in for a few hours to syringe feed him. also had sub-cut fluids and gut stimulant. he had a good look at eric's teeth (we were booked in with our usual lady vet on tuesday) and said that although there was no damage right now, lower left molar is about to cause problems so we've brought the dental forward to monday (dreading it as last time head vet did it, it only lasted 4 weeks rather than the usual 3 months).
we're home now. i'm shattered and eric is munching a bit of hay in his tray. really pleased about that obviously but after parting with 60 quid today, i don't have enough for his dental on monday.
i have been sticking religiously to a really basic budget for ages now but its all gone out of the window as spending half of the dental money today means i can't afford the one i was budgeting for.
sorry for the rambling, woe is me, post but i feel so low right now. that awful voice in logic land says rehome him if you can't afford him but i really don't want to hear that voice.
i need 120 quid by monday. i have no one to borrow it from. if i ask the vets to let me pay in instalments, i won't be able to put anything aside for his next dental.
looking at his little face and i've just crumbled into a flood of stupid tears.
sorry. i'll probably delete this in a bit.
head vet saw him. tummy totally empty so he kept him in for a few hours to syringe feed him. also had sub-cut fluids and gut stimulant. he had a good look at eric's teeth (we were booked in with our usual lady vet on tuesday) and said that although there was no damage right now, lower left molar is about to cause problems so we've brought the dental forward to monday (dreading it as last time head vet did it, it only lasted 4 weeks rather than the usual 3 months).
we're home now. i'm shattered and eric is munching a bit of hay in his tray. really pleased about that obviously but after parting with 60 quid today, i don't have enough for his dental on monday.
i have been sticking religiously to a really basic budget for ages now but its all gone out of the window as spending half of the dental money today means i can't afford the one i was budgeting for.
sorry for the rambling, woe is me, post but i feel so low right now. that awful voice in logic land says rehome him if you can't afford him but i really don't want to hear that voice.
i need 120 quid by monday. i have no one to borrow it from. if i ask the vets to let me pay in instalments, i won't be able to put anything aside for his next dental.
looking at his little face and i've just crumbled into a flood of stupid tears.
sorry. i'll probably delete this in a bit.