wendyzski | Not looking good

Renfield didn't come out to play last night, so I made sure to dig him out and check on him this morning. It's not looking good.

He is losing weight again, his left back leg is sticking out at a funny angle, and he had poo stuck to his butt and pee stains in his fur. I washed off his butt, and he didn't struggle as much as usual. He was licking the faucet handle, so I gave him some water from my hand. If he's that dehydrated that means he's not coming out to eat or drink, and that's really bad.

I got him clean and dried off, I took his little house away so I can monitor him a bit better, and changed the bedding in that section of the cage. I put a pile of food and a milk-bone right in front of him, and moved his water bottle to hang right above him. Then I covered him with a pile of the fleece scraps that I've been giving him for extra fluffy bedding, and gave him last night's dose of pain meds.

So he's about as comfy as I can make him. If he makes it through the day, I will probably have to have him put to sleep this weekend. He's obviously getting worse, not better, and he's clearly uncomfortable.

Sigh. It's gonna be hard.

Not looking good

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