Getting a reputation...

[mylittleredgirl]

Okay, so now I'm back at DoveLewis with Celeste, who got her leg torn open and needs emergency sutures. She's happily munching a carrot, but I was a little perturbed by how I can see her whole thigh muscle. The vet hospital has some of the same people on staff as last night, and I can only hope that my file reads "incredibly unlucky rat owner" rather than "incredibly irresponsible."

New boy-who-needs-a-nickname has been very patient with my "um, yah, so for the second time in one weekend I cancel due to RATMERGENCY."

edit: Needs SURGERY. More than $500. And since she saw a vet it's animal abuse for me to just take her home and make her comfy, so no choice. I am now scary-ass broke, but Celeste will be ok (I hope - sometimes rats die of anaesthesia), and she will have a hilariously cute cone collar (on a RAT) so I'm trying not to freak out about food, and how I will buy it.

SRSLY. No more pets. REMIND ME.

Comments

[ornithoptercat.livejournal.com]

Oh, geez. :( I think at this point it'd be cheaper for you to get a vet license yourself.

Have you talked to the vet about the finances being a problem? They may not be able to offer any other option but putting her down, admittedly, but damn. You should not have to choose between being arrested for animal abuse, and eating.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

I don't know how far people would really get arresting someone for abusing a rat, you know? But I didn't want to risk it, or have some label put in my file where I can nevarrr go back to the animal hospital.

I did talk to the vet about finances being a problem, and the total bill came out to $300 instead of $500. Which is $200 worth of bettar. The stitches are non-dissolving, tho, so I'll need to take her for a follow-up to another vet, but eh, what's done is done and hopefully she will be OK.