Recently (end of december), I had to put down my rattie Pippa. But at the same time, I noticed she started eating less. I tought she was depressing, so I gave her unconditional love, keeping her by my side until I was too sleepy to stay awake. But on closer inspection, I saw a lump forming on her cheek. We went to the vet as soon as possible, who said it was an infection caused by her teeth. That was that and we were send home with extremely expensive antibiotics. I tried everyhing, but she wouldn't take her medication. I contacted the vets, who gave me advise, which didn't help. On top of that, she had this gag-worthy smell developing around her head. And a bad smell is almost always caused by bacteria. And to my absolute horror, I discovered that the swelling had popped open. I could litteraly see Inside her head. I could see all the yellow mucus benath her skin, it was absolutely horrific. I couldn't stop crying, and cuddling her, because in the end the only thing she did was breath and lie in my lap. I was so afraid she would die, she was always on my mind. Finally, my parents had time to take me to the vet, who said what I feared the most; it was an open tumor. So either we put her asleep and she would die slowly in my arms, or she would die in a couple of days, on her own, because she would've suffered so much. I chose the best for her, and with a broken heart I felt her heart slow down. I could'nt stop crying, and the following week I bursted out crying at the most random moments, my heart aching.
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