Crazy
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My baby boy passed away Thursday and about 3:30 pm. Tuesday morning I had noticed that he had another bladder infection. They said to get a urine sample. I tried and then called Wednesday saying I'd take him in in the morning the next day so thy could do it, because I had no luck still. Wednesday night I noticed he wouldn't play and I got scared, but I didn't think he would die...I took him in and he was lathargic. In the car he got as close to me in the cage as he could and had his hands on the bars and gave me this look. Everyone thinks he was saying goodbye. So, I told him I'd be back later to pick him up and that I love him. They called me a couple hours later saying that he had a 60% chance to make it because he had wall to wall with white blood cells. Then 30 mins later called and said he wouldn't move. Three mins later he stopped breathing. He couldn't control his bladder in the end, and I just feel so awful that he passed before I made it to the vet to say goodbye. I said I'd be back and I didn't make it in time...I got him cremated and he's with me at my desk right now.
I have the problem with his brother. He didn't eat for like a day, but is eating a very small amount now. He lurched away from me thursday night and didn't want me to touch him. But now he sits around looking lonely and only seems happy when he's out. They did EVERYTHING together. They ate together, slept together to where they slept on each other, groomed each other, took a dust bath by squeezing themselves in the bathhouse together at the same time. He's never been alone before. The times I've had to separate them for health problems the cages were right next to each other. They would desperately try to reach each other. They were inseparable.
I'm giving him extra attention, but I'm worried that he's going to be so lonely. They were both about 4 years old, so he's so young I feel bad that he has to be alone from now on. I don't know if he'd accept another chinchilla. Any advice concerning him would be very appreciated.
On another note...I can't seem to eat or drink. I'm having difficulty sleeping. I'm becoming very ill and that's not good for my other animals. I'm jealous that Chico gets to see Chilli before I do. He may have not been human, but he was my adopted son and now he's gone. I felt no different that he was a chinchilla. I love my children as if they were biologically mine.
I was falling behind in school work from health problems, now I'm REALLY falling behind. It went to fast that the medicine has to take three days to work and they didn't know if bring him in earlier would have even saved him. I still feel as though I failed him.
I have the problem with his brother. He didn't eat for like a day, but is eating a very small amount now. He lurched away from me thursday night and didn't want me to touch him. But now he sits around looking lonely and only seems happy when he's out. They did EVERYTHING together. They ate together, slept together to where they slept on each other, groomed each other, took a dust bath by squeezing themselves in the bathhouse together at the same time. He's never been alone before. The times I've had to separate them for health problems the cages were right next to each other. They would desperately try to reach each other. They were inseparable.
I'm giving him extra attention, but I'm worried that he's going to be so lonely. They were both about 4 years old, so he's so young I feel bad that he has to be alone from now on. I don't know if he'd accept another chinchilla. Any advice concerning him would be very appreciated.
On another note...I can't seem to eat or drink. I'm having difficulty sleeping. I'm becoming very ill and that's not good for my other animals. I'm jealous that Chico gets to see Chilli before I do. He may have not been human, but he was my adopted son and now he's gone. I felt no different that he was a chinchilla. I love my children as if they were biologically mine.
I was falling behind in school work from health problems, now I'm REALLY falling behind. It went to fast that the medicine has to take three days to work and they didn't know if bring him in earlier would have even saved him. I still feel as though I failed him.
