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

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Posted by Michelle on August 03, 2001 at 11:26:35:

In Reply to: there seems to be little hope for Rocko.............. posted by Tif on August 03, 2001 at 10:48:57:

I am so sorry to hear such bad news, I was crying while reading.
You can't help but get attached... I think most of us here are the same way.
What about surgery? I once had an iguana die after eating a peice of cellophane. He got out once while I was at work, and I did not know he ate it. (must have found it in the trash, he had knocked that over!) The vet found it in the autopsy, and said the only way to have found that would have been exploratory surgery, as it would not have shown up on ex-rays.
Until then, I will have my fingers crossed, and say a little prayer for you and Rocko.

: 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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: I am so sorry to hear such bad news, I was crying while reading. : You can't help but get attached... I think most of us here are the same way. : What about surgery? I once had an iguana die after eating a peice of cellophane. He got out once while I was at work, and I did not know he ate it. (must have found it in the trash, he had knocked that over!) The vet found it in the autopsy, and said the only way to have found that would have been exploratory surgery, as it would not have shown up on ex-rays. : Until then, I will have my fingers crossed, and say a little prayer for you and Rocko. : : : 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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