Heartbroken, decisions to be made...

[ChilliPepper]

My sweet Pepper stopped eating his pellets 2 nights ago. He is taking CC, and oats and a shredded wheat. Our vet isn't in until Tuesday, so I can keep up the feeding until then, but then what?
Our car needs work, the motorcycle that is hubby's transportation just died and needs a part, the van we were going to buy lost it's alternator and our rent is going up $90 a month. How do I justify spending $300 on him when everything else is falling apart. We could put it on credit cards, along with the car parts, but is that responsible?
How do I say I can't afford to even find out what's wrong? I am just sick about it. And if I am not careful with the stress, I will be really sick. Last time I got this stressed, I had an MS relapse. So there's that too.

 

[Lexieballerina]

Please be careful about your stress. It wouldn't be good for you to get sick on top of all your stress. I don't have any words to help only words of comfort. I hope the best for you and your fuzzy baby and your hubby. It'll all work out in the end. I hope your chin nugget is just being temperamental and making a fuss, so you don't have to go to the vet. Give your fur ball a kiss from me <3

 

[ChilliPepper]

I should add important info.
He is 10, came from Petsmart, he eats oxbow essentials.
He usually eats 2-3 tbsp pellets/ day, little hay.
I am thinking some sort of dental trauma, either abscess, broken tooth or malo.
Until 2 nights ago, he was cleaning his bowl.
He is running on his wheel, jumping in his dust bath, and eating his syringe food.

 

[Dreamlite]

The only way to know is do to xrays. You took him on as a pet, so you owe it to him to do what you can to care for him. $300 really isn't much when you think about it. You could get another 10 years out of that 'investment'

 

[CalicoPrairie]

Chilipepper---it sounds like you have a ton going on, which makes these situations very difficult. Your best is good enough, even if it's not what others would do. Just do your best.

 

[LGarl]

It's very hard to make a decision that will cause pain either way you go. I agree wholeheartedly with CalicoPrairie, just do your best and it will be good enough. Hoping things work out for you.

 

[ChilliPepper]

Update: Pepper ate 2 tablespoons of pellets last night and the night before. I still don't know why he stopped eating for a couple days, but he is back to his old self. Guess he heard about the trip to the vet. Whatever the reason, I am glad he is better. We were going to go ahead and do what ever we needed, but it helps not having that stress on my mind. I did the malo road with Chilli, I have tried to be prepared for it with Pepper, but we had bad luck in 6 instead of 3 this month. Besides the money stress, I love this guy. 10 is a long time to have a little fuzzball!

 

[Minccino]

That's awesome news that he is back to normal )
It's terrible to have so much stress, this time of year especially!
Good luck with everything <3

 

[Soft World Chins]

Glad that he is do better, 10 is not that old, and you could get another 10 years. The vet may just have to file a sharp point off a tooth or something that would not be that expensive. Glad that he is back to normal and he got the chance to live longer.

 

[Snickers]

Glad that he's doing better.

 

[Godofgods]

hows your boy doing?

 

[ChilliPepper]

He seems to be eating fine again, he has even been digging into his hay. I wonder if he just took an odd tumble in his cage and hurt his jaw or something and needed a few days to rest it. He has been back to begging for shreddies and pets. Thanks for checking in, I am having an MS flare so I haven't been online much.