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Rocky Update
Oct. 4th, 2012 08:34 pmThis may be old news for those of you on Facebook, but... Rocky had a glucose check tonight. 92. It's been a little over a week since he last had an insulin shot. So, his diabetes is gone. Gone!
It was September 7 that I took him in because he hadn't eaten for two days and he wasn't acting himself, and he was in the middle of a metabolic crash and reaction to the steroid he was on. A few more hours, and he might have died. Instead, he's not only lived, but made a full recovery! I am...still processing all this. So, I'm not sure how I feel. Well, I feel happy and relieved, obviously. But the emotional impact of this, along with the passing of TomTom at the beginning of the summer and YoYo at the end of the summer... I oscillate from feeling like a good pet parent to feeling like a really crummy and ineffectual pet parent.
I'm not entirely out of the woods, though. I still owe over $500 for all of Rocky's care. Though... I should maybe see about selling some of that food back. Not sure if I want to try to sell back the insulin and syringes, or maybe just donate them to a local shelter. If the bill was paid, I'd be more insistent on donation.
I'm thinking that, at some point, I should write a thank-you letter to Lantana. The end-of-life care TomTom and YoYo received was excellent, and helping Rocky recover has bordered on miraculous. Though...I'd like to think a contributing factor to Rocky's recovery is that he is generally happy and has a sense of purpose.
Also? Thank YOU for all of your comments and support. It's appreciated. By both me and Rocky. Hopefully, though, we won't need much more for awhile and we can go back to being the supporters and such.
On a final note... His neck is continuing to heal, so, he's discharged. Doesn't need to go back unless there's a problem. Or when he's due for annual shots. As for the allergies and hair pulling? They sent me home with a shampoo for him to reduce skin irritation/itchiness. So at some point, I'll have to at least attempt to give him a bath. It's been wonderful knowing you all...
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It was September 7 that I took him in because he hadn't eaten for two days and he wasn't acting himself, and he was in the middle of a metabolic crash and reaction to the steroid he was on. A few more hours, and he might have died. Instead, he's not only lived, but made a full recovery! I am...still processing all this. So, I'm not sure how I feel. Well, I feel happy and relieved, obviously. But the emotional impact of this, along with the passing of TomTom at the beginning of the summer and YoYo at the end of the summer... I oscillate from feeling like a good pet parent to feeling like a really crummy and ineffectual pet parent.
I'm not entirely out of the woods, though. I still owe over $500 for all of Rocky's care. Though... I should maybe see about selling some of that food back. Not sure if I want to try to sell back the insulin and syringes, or maybe just donate them to a local shelter. If the bill was paid, I'd be more insistent on donation.
I'm thinking that, at some point, I should write a thank-you letter to Lantana. The end-of-life care TomTom and YoYo received was excellent, and helping Rocky recover has bordered on miraculous. Though...I'd like to think a contributing factor to Rocky's recovery is that he is generally happy and has a sense of purpose.
Also? Thank YOU for all of your comments and support. It's appreciated. By both me and Rocky. Hopefully, though, we won't need much more for awhile and we can go back to being the supporters and such.
On a final note... His neck is continuing to heal, so, he's discharged. Doesn't need to go back unless there's a problem. Or when he's due for annual shots. As for the allergies and hair pulling? They sent me home with a shampoo for him to reduce skin irritation/itchiness. So at some point, I'll have to at least attempt to give him a bath. It's been wonderful knowing you all...
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