Shaun's too sweet.

Shaun's too sweet.  I wanted the new China Glaze Magnetix II Collection, but I couldn't buy it for myself because I knew I had vet bills coming.  So I wouldn't miss out I told him I wanted it for my birthday (which is in November), but that he should buy it now.  Well, it came in today and he gave it to me.  I'm considering not using it until November, that way, it's still my birthday present.  LOL  I didn't get him two gifts for his birthday - he can't get me two!  That is totally not fair!

Shaun.  You're a strange one.

"Who wants to sign my cast?"

"Who wants to sign my cast?"

So, we're home.  Her thigh is the broken bone, but the doctor said that in order for it to heal he needed to stabilize the surrounding joints - hip and knee.  Fancy little getup she's wearing.  Gotta be careful not to cover her vent and all that.  She doesn't seem to mind it too much - just glad to be home.  No baths until this thing is off (so I'm not quite done syringe-feeding lizards yet - gotta ensure she doesn't get dehydrated), and I have to make sure she doesn't get poop on it.  Doc wants to change it every week for the next 4-6.

When they brought her to me at the vet, she climbed (with her other 3 legs) up on my shoulder.  That seems to be her comfort place.  ❤  Glad to see that she can still get around some.

Also, FYI, Shaun fixed that fucking light.  He tried to snatch it down and it's not budging.  I hope to not have anymore hurt or sick babies anytime soon!

😐

Despite Teyla not eating anything at all yesterday and for most of today she didn't want dinner.  I'm REALLY hoping that it's because she's on medication (which is supposed to help stimulate her appetite), or because maybe she's just over-all not feeling well.  She didn't have any pain meds prescribed for her leg so I have no idea if she's hurting or not.  Doesn't seem to be, but animals hide it well.  I've never had a broken bone, but I would imagine it hurts like hell.  Don't know about after it's set, though.  Anyone out there able to clue me in?

On the bright side she did drink some water for me.  I had critical care mixed in, and tomorrow it will have some jump start for reptiles.  As long as she keeps drinking I won't freak out just yet.  She's got fat stores and is far from boney or emaciated or dehydrated.  I just don't want it to go on for too long.

Other than that she's getting around ok.  She even jumped a small distance with her one back leg.  But I had to put a puppy pad on her log - her bandages got snagged and she couldn't walk, so started to freak out a little.  Poor thing.  It's an adjustment, for sure.

I love this place. I love Dr. Atlas.

I love this place.  I love Dr. Atlas, the vet who took care of Teyla and Teal'c for me.  He asked about Teal'c first thing, and when I told him that he passed away last night he looked genuinely sad.  I really appreciated that.

I told him that his clinic was beautiful and really well thought-out.  I love that the rooms have doors (I hate that some vet offices don't.  It's a pain to hold leashes in a small space) and that the offices have whole doors on one side and split-in-half doors on the other.  The whole doors have windows all the way down so you can see if a critter is loose in the room, and of course you can see over the half-door, or close it totally for privacy.  Also, at the dog entrance they have slip leashes... I guess for those doofy people who think it's a good idea to take a dog in a place like that without.

After that he showed me around a little more.  I got to meet his foster tortoises.  He's also got a bird who's family brought her in to be put down because the family dog ripped her beak off.  He said he couldn't put her down, that he kept her and did a couple of surgeries, and that she's doing well now.  He has a good heart.  I only wish he was closer!

Any of you with exotic pets I definitely recommend this place.  For serious.  They are open late and on weekends.  Please don't let your exotic pet go without good care just because there is no one here in Anniston.  I promise you that this place is worth the drive.  ❤

Heading out to pick up my broken leezard.

Heading out to pick up my broken leezard.  I'll be glad to have her home.  Last night was just not easy without a scale-baby here.  🙁

Even though they weren't living together, Teyla and Teal'c got to see each other once in a while.  I wonder if she's gonna miss him like I do.  I hope she isn't sad.  ❤

Y'all know who's on my mind. ❤

Y'all know who's on my mind.  ❤

Teal'c just passed away.

Teal'c just passed away.  I think we got home from dinner just in time for me to hug him one last time.  ❤❤❤

I'm gonna miss you, Mama's Boy.

Ok, back from the vet.

Ok, back from the vet.  I'm still processing everything.  And wait until the "Teyla" paragraph... this is some M. Knight Shyamalan shit.

So Teal'c... yeah.  His poop tested clean and the vet was just like, "How can he have a full belly and still be so emaciated?"  He said that it looked like a basic case of failing to thrive.  He's getting nutrition (I've been making damn sure of that), but it's not being processed.  There just isn't much to be done about that, unfortunately.  🙁  That was one thing I did not want to hear.  🙁  He said that it just happens sometimes, and that it could have been anything from genes that were passed down to problems with incubation in the egg, etc.  We have no way of knowing, but he told me he was sure that it was nothing I did wrong (which I really needed to hear).  He told me to take him home, keep him warm, keep up the supportive care, and cross my fingers.  He put Teal'c and Teyla both on a medication that should help with appetite and anything the poop test might not have caught.  That is all we can do.  I guess that's the best I can expect.  You should have seen the shock on the vet's face when I told him that they were the same age.  🙁

Teyla... well.  She's spending the night with Dr. Atlas tonight.  This morning when I was packing them up I noticed that her UV light had fallen on one side.  What I didn't notice was that... her leg is broken.  🙁  I just scooped her up and left.  When they put her on the scale to weigh her, the tech was like, "Does her leg always look like this?"  And I was like, "NO!  What hap... ohhh..."  It hit me like a ton of bricks.  Her fucking light fell on her.  🙁  I'm going to make sure it's impossible for that to happen again before she comes home tomorrow.  Thankfully, it's a clean break.  Dr. Atlas is recommending a splint, and I will have to take her back to Birmingham every week for 6 weeks to have it changed.  ... Um... while I'm totally sad that she is hurt, really, that couldn't have been better timing.  If you're gonna get hurt, doing it right before a trip to the vet is a good idea.  Not that it was in any way her fault.  I'm not actually sure how that happened, but it WILL NOT happen again.  Bloody hell.  I can't afford accidents.  😳

So, there it is.  While I had hoped there was something more to be done for Teal'c - something that I'd missed or overlooked - I feel better just knowing that Dr. Atlas thinks I've done the right things.  And he is totally nice.  He made me feel better, and yeah, I couldn't help it; when I was telling him about Teal'c, I just busted out crying.  I SO don't want him to die on me.  I'm not giving up on him as long as he's hanging in there, though.  But I do need to accept that whatever happens now is beyond my control.  Unfortunately, that is a REALLY hard thing for me to do.  🙁

You know, none of the people there knew how to pronounce his name and every one of them ended up calling him TLC.  I didn't correct them because damn, he's been getting a lot of that.  It fits.  🙂  But I never noticed until today how that is all of the letters in his name, except for the vowels.  Odd coincidence, I guess.

Oh, and I'll find out about the bill tomorrow.  I'm a little nervous.  Between the cost of the office visit, the x-ray, and Teyla's ongoing care... yeah.  I might be in a little deeper than I expected.  Oh well.  I feel less stressed over money than I do over my little ones when they are not doing well.  I'll survive.  Just might get a few more gray hairs in the process.  😳