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Posted 2024-01-24 14:48:23
That's actually pretty awesome and just made me cry. I mean, I'm ltierally crying atm, so if I write weirdly, it's because I can't see everything because of the tears.
It's almost 11pm and I normally would've have school tomorrow, but I probably won't go. My 9 years old degu Waldorf has a tumor since a certain amount of time. I was just watching one of my favourite series and wanted to go to sleep, when I noticed pretty much of the just today fresh-made pet litter (I got the word pet litter from Google Translater, so it might be wrong) had been thrown out of the cage. Waldorf was having very terrible twitches. I immediately fetched my mother and together, we comforted him and put him back into the nest to Mantis, our other degu.
He's still alive and has always been a very tough little guy, but I've never seen him in a worse condition. I'm so worried and really scared.
Sorry for talking so much about that, but it's too late to call any of my friends and I just had to get it out of my chest.

Midnight
#116791

Posted 2024-01-24 14:59:40
I'm so sorry to hear about your degu, Midnight. It is always sad when a pet is sick. But your degu is nine years old, which is old for a degu. Wikipedia says: "The average lifespan of a common degu in captivity is typically around six to eight years of age." Waldorf has lived a good long life.

spotpc
#9204

Posted 2024-01-24 14:59:40
Do you have an exotic animal vet nearby?

Maybe you should take him :(

thesacredorchard
#10528

Posted 2024-01-24 15:09:01
Thank you guys. I know he's very old, but that's also a thing that makes everything so difficult since I've known him for so long. I just hope hell be completely fine when I wake up tomorrow and look after him :'(

Where I live, not many animal vets are really good with rodents, sadly. I remember going to an animal vet with our four rats and they didn't even know how to hold them-
Wait, taking him is the English word for putting a pet peacefully asleep, right....?
We thought about that and depending on how he's doing tomorrow (if he's still alive 😥), we'll go to an animal vet. I'm scared that we need to put him asleep, or whatever the English word for that is. I know it's sometimes necessary and the most humane thing you can do, but I'm really afraid of something like that, especially since this would be the first time for me to have to put one of my animals asleep. My mother says it's peaceful and I can hold him, but I'm so afraid and yeah....
Sorry again for talking so much about that here in our Rp topic.

Midnight
#116791

Posted 2024-01-24 15:20:48
I was there when the vet put my dog to sleep. Our vet did "house calls", which means he would come to our house. Most vets won't do that anymore, unless they take care of large farm animals that are difficult to move. The vet let my mom hold the dog in her arms while he gave the injections. It was very peaceful and the right thing to do for her.

spotpc
#9204

Posted 2024-01-24 15:27:05
The English word for that would be "putting him down" or "euthanize him".

I was referring to taking him to a vet.

Sorry for the misunderstanding!

thesacredorchard
#10528

Posted 2024-01-24 15:28:07
Thank you guys....let's just hope the best, though I will be there for Waldorf if the vet says it's better for him to be put asleep, though I'll cry and be sad. A lot. But I don't want him to suffer.

Midnight
#116791

Posted 2024-01-25 04:26:04 (edited)
I finished your part of the Taiga, spotpc! :D
Tell me if you'd like anything changed!

This is your part of the Taiga

And this is how the camp looked how I first drew it, before I put it reduced in size on the map.


Waldorf's btw better. When we woke up and looked after him, we first didn't find him. We then looked in their sleep root and Waldorf looked pouting to us, as if he wanted to say: Why are you guys waking me up?
He ate something and now went to sleep again. He's completely okay. Maybe he had a stroke, but he seems okay now.

Midnight
#116791

Posted 2024-01-25 07:20:42
The map looks great! And I'm glad to hear about Waldorf. That's wonderful news!

spotpc
#9204

Posted 2024-01-25 07:58:08
Waldorf!! I'm glad he's okay.

Update on my poorly fishie — he's okay, as well. He's still acting lethargic and I think something is wrong with his swim bladder, but he still swims up and eats for me. Scares me when he sleeps, since fish can't blink and bettas prefer to sleep on their sides... on the substrate... like they've stopped breathing...

But he hasn't!

thesacredorchard
#10528

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