My Poor Londo :(

[PitLuvs]

Londo started loosing weight after we lost his son, G'Kar... upon taking him to the vet, she decided that he seemed healthy and it was just a depression. I have been spending so much time trying to bring him around and hope that he would bounce back from the loss.

Tonight, I see for myself that this is not in fact an issue with a loss, but... *sigh*... PT

At feeding time tonight, I saw Londo with his block in the corner of the cage. He's sitting flat on his bottom, two feet stretched out, toes up and holding onto his block with his paws on the floor.

My papa rat has PT Londo is around 17months old, we know this as he was rescued by Twitch from Marimichi. His son's were born Jan-ish 2010, with Londo not being much older than them.

First G'Kar with his CHF, now Londo with PT and poor Lenir has been on meds since December for URI that just won't go away. These boys are breaking my heart.

We have decided once we see issues with pain in Londo, we are taking him to be PTS. I watched my Cas suffer with PT, blindly thinking I was just seeing things and not able to let go of my heart rat. I know better now, PT is real and it's awful. I refuse to let Londo suffer Please wish us luck and hope that he remains with us a little longer without discomfort. I love my Londo, he's always been the wiser calmer rat who loves hoomans. Today I am so happy I took Ash and Loki, as they will now be there for Lenir through losing his family

Londo and G'Kar

That smile, always smiling :heart:

 

[Cinderwolf]

Oh hun, I'm so sorry to hear about this, so soon after poor G'Kar.

I hope your boy has many more pain free months with you :hugs: !

 

[PitLuvs]

Oh hun, I'm so sorry to hear about this, so soon after poor G'Kar.

I hope your boy has many more pain free months with you :hugs: !

Sadly, what Ive seen myself with Cas and with others on here, PT doesn't take it's time. It's been a month since I noticed the slight weight loss, he still has a good weight to him but I see a large difference since he was one of my heavy rats. Now that I am seeing the real signs of PT, I am feeling I will be lucky if he moves with us on May 1st to our new place

I don't want to use meds that prolong his life for a little while, knowing that he will have to be put to sleep regardless. I also cannot even imagine affording the miracle meds everyone has been trying at this time. I would rather let him go with dignity, knowing he's loved and his hoomans couldnt bare to see him suffer.

Heartbreaking. I have had to let my boys go to end suffering before, but never to avoid suffering. I don't know how people do it, it's so hard

 

[Cinderwolf]

Oh hun, I'm so sorry to hear about this, so soon after poor G'Kar.

I hope your boy has many more pain free months with you :hugs: !

Sadly, what Ive seen myself with Cas and with others on here, PT doesn't take it's time. It's been a month since I noticed the slight weight loss, he still has a good weight to him but I see a large difference since he was one of my heavy rats. Now that I am seeing the real signs of PT, I am feeling I will be lucky if he moves with us on May 1st to our new place

I don't want to use meds that prolong his life for a little while, knowing that he will have to be put to sleep regardless. I also cannot even imagine affording the miracle meds everyone has been trying at this time. I would rather let him go with dignity, knowing he's loved and his hoomans couldnt bare to see him suffer.

Heartbreaking. I have had to let my boys go to end suffering before, but never to avoid suffering. I don't know how people do it, it's so hard

Its so sad to hear about PT, it sounds like an awful thing to go through. I wish you lots of snuggle time and little rat kisses, if I can't wish you time. I'm sure he understands that you're doing what's best for him and he appreciates it. <3 Good luck.

 

I'm so sorry :hugs:

I hope this PT is very slow and he has lots of time left with you :heart:

It never ever gets easier

 

[jorats]

I'm so sorry London has PT. It really sucks. One thing I noticed though... Rats rarely suffer or be in pain with PT. ...small comfort.

 

It may look to us as they are suffering, but really they have no idea! It is really hard to watch and think that though :hugs:

 

[mamarat]

Your poor baby.

 

[Godmother]

I am so sorry to hear that your Londo has PT. It is a miserable disease, because they become no longer their normal selves even before they lose the ability to grasp.

I am fortunate that Cadillac and Caramel have responded to Prednisone and (Caddy) to Bromocriptine, but they still seem a little confused. I am happy that they have regained mobility, but I miss their personalities.

I agree with Jorats that rats with PT don't seem to suffer pain. Once they get soft food and no longer feel hungry, the saddest part is when they lose the ability to groom themselves or near the end when they often get seizures.

I hope that you have some quality time left.

 

[temblabamomo]

I am so sorry :hugs: I hope that Londo can stick around in comfort for awhile longer, for both your and Lenir's sake.