Sammy

[EasternGirl]

Hi guys...I know it's been a while...and I was planning on coming on tonight to catch up. But first, I have some very sad news. Sammy, the red radix that Steve gave me last year, passed away this afternoon. He had been having problems with a prolapsed cloaca. I took him to the vet today and they put the protrusion back in and gave him antibiotics and anti-inflammatory medication. I don't know if it was a reaction to the medications...or a reaction to the vet putting the cloaca back in...he passed shortly after we returned home from the vet. I feel awful...I hope taking him to the vet was the right call. I will miss him very much, and Seeley is missing his roomie already. R.I.P. little fellow...see you on the other side.

[ProXimuS]

Very sorry to read about this :( Try not to feel so bad, you took him to the vet to try and help.

[indigoman]

You did your best, sorry for your loss.

[ScimitarX]

Sorry for your loss :(

[guidofatherof5]

Sorry to hear this. Thanks for all you did for him.

[chris-uk]

Sorry to hear this Marnie.

Don't question the decision to take him to the vet, because with a prolapse a vets opinion and medication will have been the best option.

[EKS56]

:(

[EasternGirl]

Thanks guys. I still wish I knew what happened. He also had a growth on the back of his neck, so it is possible that something bigger was going on. It just seems odd that he died so suddenly after getting medication. I talked to the vet tech that worked with him just now on the phone. She said she has never seen a reaction like that to antibiotics, but she is going to talk to the vet and call me back. I'm so sad. I will take Sammy and bury him in the yard today. Seeley is looking all over for his roomie. At least I held him while he was passing. I stroked him and talked to him so he wasn't alone...

[mikem]

Sorry for your loss. You did your best. It was just his time. RIP Sammy.

[Stefan-A]

Sorry to hear it.

[Dan72]

Sad news. Stinks.

[Foxrun402]

This is sad :( I'm sorry to hear it. It always hurts when this happens, hope you start feeling better soon.

[EasternGirl]

Thanks everyone :)