there seems to be little hope for Rocko..............

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Posted by Tif on August 03, 2001 at 10:48:57:

Well i got the dreaded call last night from the vet. Excuse me if i am a little out of it I got no sleep last night. I kept going over what the vet said in my head until i was half crazy! He first started in by telling me everything they had done for Rocko~ or to Rocko I guess. He said he still could not figure out what was wrong with Rocko~ The x-ray did not show much. He said they did an enema and only a little white came out. He said he was so full of gas that he put a needle into his belly and tried to see if there was any air in there that needed to come out?? I was kinda in a daze so i am trying to remember exactly what he said~ But he did say there was some blood particles in there but no air~ He was basically stumped~ And oh he also said maybe it was this thing called chripto spatics??? I think that is what he said~ I am not sure i even came close to spelling it right~ THAN he started going into the lets let her down easy speech~ I could tell in his voice he did not think Rocko would live through the night~ He said because of the stress from the ride down there and the new environment and everything they did to him....he said Rocko's condition has worsened since i brought him there. WORSENED!!!! He was in such a bad way before just imagining what he looked like now!! He than said we won't know anything until the morning when the blood tests come back....just hang in there...than I hung up and started balling my head off~My daughter was there and we just hugged and for a while she sounded very much like the grown-up~ I told her Rocko was very sick and it didn't sound good~ She said she did not want rocko to die either~ Than she said lets not talk about it anymore~ So we did some arts and crafts to try and take our minds off it. But after her bedtime i just couldn't get to sleep~ I layed there and wondered if i would ever see Rocko alive again~ So all night i cried and worried~ and ran what the vet said thru my head. He said he would call before noon today~ I feel horrible~ My eyes are all puffed up~ I am in no way ready for any bad news~ I kept looking at Rocko's empty cage this morning~ and when i made Floyd & Miya's salad I wanted so much to make Rocko his~ This is really to hard ~ Why do we let ourselves get so attached???? I am leaving tomorow morning so this will be my last day online for a week~ I will try to come online and let you know what the vet says~ Thanks for all your kind words~ It really helps to have people who understand~ My husband is already in London this week working so I have not had his shoulder to cry on~

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: Well i got the dreaded call last night from the vet. Excuse me if i am a little out of it I got no sleep last night. I kept going over what the vet said in my head until i was half crazy! He first started in by telling me everything they had done for Rocko~ or to Rocko I guess. He said he still could not figure out what was wrong with Rocko~ The x-ray did not show much. He said they did an enema and only a little white came out. He said he was so full of gas that he put a needle into his belly and tried to see if there was any air in there that needed to come out?? I was kinda in a daze so i am trying to remember exactly what he said~ But he did say there was some blood particles in there but no air~ He was basically stumped~ And oh he also said maybe it was this thing called chripto spatics??? I think that is what he said~ I am not sure i even came close to spelling it right~ THAN he started going into the lets let her down easy speech~ I could tell in his voice he did not think Rocko would live through the night~ He said because of the stress from the ride down there and the new environment and everything they did to him....he said Rocko's condition has worsened since i brought him there. WORSENED!!!! He was in such a bad way before just imagining what he looked like now!! He than said we won't know anything until the morning when the blood tests come back....just hang in there...than I hung up and started balling my head off~My daughter was there and we just hugged and for a while she sounded very much like the grown-up~ I told her Rocko was very sick and it didn't sound good~ She said she did not want rocko to die either~ Than she said lets not talk about it anymore~ So we did some arts and crafts to try and take our minds off it. But after her bedtime i just couldn't get to sleep~ I layed there and wondered if i would ever see Rocko alive again~ So all night i cried and worried~ and ran what the vet said thru my head. He said he would call before noon today~ I feel horrible~ My eyes are all puffed up~ I am in no way ready for any bad news~ I kept looking at Rocko's empty cage this morning~ and when i made Floyd & Miya's salad I wanted so much to make Rocko his~ This is really to hard ~ Why do we let ourselves get so attached???? I am leaving tomorow morning so this will be my last day online for a week~ I will try to come online and let you know what the vet says~ Thanks for all your kind words~ It really helps to have people who understand~ My husband is already in London this week working so I have not had his shoulder to cry on~

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