Cinderwolf
Well-Known Member
Well, it has been a few weeks since I first saw the laboured breathing and to be honest the update is not great.
La Jolla is on Baytril, Zithro and a brochodialator, as well as gentymicine in the nebulizer. And even with all these meds, she has not really improved. Her breathing is very bad, very labored and harsh and just recently she has started making monkey noises. She is also very thin and not really putting on weight, she may be losing still, I am not entirely sure. I hesitate to say she is active because, it isnt a normal kind of active it is almost like she gets panicked and runs all over the place without stopping. She isnt sleeping all the time but this panicked running is just not normal either. She isnt really groomin herself any more.. infact she had some ensure dried onto her face so long that when she tried to clean it she pulled all her hair out, now she has a bald spot on her face and chin. I didnt want to give her a bath because ti would just stress her out.. but we did anyways she hated it but she is a bit cleaner now. She still eats ensure and coconut water as well as gel food but its not much. For a while my mom said she heard her heart pounding very hard.. When I went on vacation, she ended up hurting her toe and needing minor surgery, which she miraculously pulled through. But all of her vet visits and such have added up to a very high amount and my dad really isnt up to spending anymore on her, I understand, we are short on cash.. so I cant really afford to explore more options drug wise, since these ones are already costing so much. So all I can really do is sit and wait to see if she improves or wait until she passes on. It has been really hard on me.. She is my first very sick rat and will most likely be my first loss. She is also one of my first rats, the other being Roxy, who is fortunately very healthy.
I just feel as though her time with me is not much longer. I canceled a weekend trip to be with her because I cant stand the idea that if I leave she might pass on without me here and I just cant handle that. The worse part is I really want to cuddle her like we used to but every time she is out of the cage she is just running everywhere like she is possessed. It is just so sad. She is so tiny and frail and she runs around like crazy. I just wish she could get better or get worse so I know it is time.
The other 3 are still on baytril/ doxy since their sniffles and sneezing and squeaky breath remains. Bu they are still healthy and happy and normal acting, minus the sneezes and such.
La Jolla is on Baytril, Zithro and a brochodialator, as well as gentymicine in the nebulizer. And even with all these meds, she has not really improved. Her breathing is very bad, very labored and harsh and just recently she has started making monkey noises. She is also very thin and not really putting on weight, she may be losing still, I am not entirely sure. I hesitate to say she is active because, it isnt a normal kind of active it is almost like she gets panicked and runs all over the place without stopping. She isnt sleeping all the time but this panicked running is just not normal either. She isnt really groomin herself any more.. infact she had some ensure dried onto her face so long that when she tried to clean it she pulled all her hair out, now she has a bald spot on her face and chin. I didnt want to give her a bath because ti would just stress her out.. but we did anyways she hated it but she is a bit cleaner now. She still eats ensure and coconut water as well as gel food but its not much. For a while my mom said she heard her heart pounding very hard.. When I went on vacation, she ended up hurting her toe and needing minor surgery, which she miraculously pulled through. But all of her vet visits and such have added up to a very high amount and my dad really isnt up to spending anymore on her, I understand, we are short on cash.. so I cant really afford to explore more options drug wise, since these ones are already costing so much. So all I can really do is sit and wait to see if she improves or wait until she passes on. It has been really hard on me.. She is my first very sick rat and will most likely be my first loss. She is also one of my first rats, the other being Roxy, who is fortunately very healthy.
I just feel as though her time with me is not much longer. I canceled a weekend trip to be with her because I cant stand the idea that if I leave she might pass on without me here and I just cant handle that. The worse part is I really want to cuddle her like we used to but every time she is out of the cage she is just running everywhere like she is possessed. It is just so sad. She is so tiny and frail and she runs around like crazy. I just wish she could get better or get worse so I know it is time.
The other 3 are still on baytril/ doxy since their sniffles and sneezing and squeaky breath remains. Bu they are still healthy and happy and normal acting, minus the sneezes and such.
Just tryign to keep her alive until she is ready.
