Maybe not my entire weekend, but definitely a good feel of it.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Boozing and Bedazzling
This photo explains my entire weekend in one go:
Maybe not my entire weekend, but definitely a good feel of it.
Maybe not my entire weekend, but definitely a good feel of it.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Link
We lost our beloved Link yesterday.
It's been a rough week for sure. I've had three 15-hr work days in a row, so coming home to Link bleeding almost every night has been even harder. I never knew how long he was bleeding for, just that it was going everywhere and his wound was infected.He would pick at it, in attempts to clean it I'm sure, but just end up making it worse.
When I got home yesterday, his penis had swollen up and I knew that he wasn't going to be able to urinate. I called the vet immediately, wrapped him up in my jacket, and took off.
It was ironic. I had already called the vet that morning while I was at work and made an appointment to bring him in the following day (today). We talked about how it was to the point where he was too uncomfortable. We talked about how it was probably time to say good bye. The vet even asked if I would be able to bring him in that day; it would probably be best for him if we could do it sooner.
The people at the Sycamore Vet Hospital are amazing. They were already staying afterhours to help some other poor critter. Dr. Mackey told me she'd been thinking about me and Link and that she was so glad she had answered the phone when she did. They are absolutely the best veterinarians I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I trust them 100%.
Just like with Bingley, they let me stay in the room and hold Link's paw as they gassed him into sleep. I even got to hold his paw as they injected the needle into his heart. I will always be grateful I was there and that I was the last thing he touched before he left me.
Link was named after the character Link from the Zelda video games. He had a sword pattern on his back. He was always escaping his cage when he was young while the others stayed behind. He always liked to sit in my lap. He was precious to me, like all my other critters, and I will miss him sorely.
Thank you Link, for all your time and your sweet kisses. Thank you for all the snuggles. Say hello to Bingley and Goku for me.
It's been a rough week for sure. I've had three 15-hr work days in a row, so coming home to Link bleeding almost every night has been even harder. I never knew how long he was bleeding for, just that it was going everywhere and his wound was infected.He would pick at it, in attempts to clean it I'm sure, but just end up making it worse.
When I got home yesterday, his penis had swollen up and I knew that he wasn't going to be able to urinate. I called the vet immediately, wrapped him up in my jacket, and took off.
It was ironic. I had already called the vet that morning while I was at work and made an appointment to bring him in the following day (today). We talked about how it was to the point where he was too uncomfortable. We talked about how it was probably time to say good bye. The vet even asked if I would be able to bring him in that day; it would probably be best for him if we could do it sooner.
The people at the Sycamore Vet Hospital are amazing. They were already staying afterhours to help some other poor critter. Dr. Mackey told me she'd been thinking about me and Link and that she was so glad she had answered the phone when she did. They are absolutely the best veterinarians I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. I trust them 100%.
Just like with Bingley, they let me stay in the room and hold Link's paw as they gassed him into sleep. I even got to hold his paw as they injected the needle into his heart. I will always be grateful I was there and that I was the last thing he touched before he left me.
Link was named after the character Link from the Zelda video games. He had a sword pattern on his back. He was always escaping his cage when he was young while the others stayed behind. He always liked to sit in my lap. He was precious to me, like all my other critters, and I will miss him sorely.
Thank you Link, for all your time and your sweet kisses. Thank you for all the snuggles. Say hello to Bingley and Goku for me.
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