To be honest, the dr did not sound too confident that the senior vet, or remaining pathology results, are going to explain anything else. I’m hoping maybe they can offer some answers, because from what the vet told me, I have to deal with the fact that-
1). Putting Rygel to sleep was the best and only option.
2). If I had taken him in a year ago, they possibly may have given him an antibiotic injection that would have fought off the infection before it could overwhelm him.
3). Rygel may not have been feeling well for almost a year, and I had no idea. My boy was sick and I didn’t help him. I feel like I let him down.
As for how I’m doing (thank you for asking) - I’m trying to take it one day at a time. I still find myself reaching out to pet him, as it was always our routine that he sat under his basking lamp in the living room next to my arm chair every morning whilst I worked. The other day I had some stressful issues to deal with, reached out a hand without thinking to pet him, and broke my heart all over again when he wasn’t there. Today has been rough, but I knew it would be - 2 weeks since I had him put to sleep, and not very conclusive necropsy results.
1). Putting Rygel to sleep was the best and only option.
2). If I had taken him in a year ago, they possibly may have given him an antibiotic injection that would have fought off the infection before it could overwhelm him.
3). Rygel may not have been feeling well for almost a year, and I had no idea. My boy was sick and I didn’t help him. I feel like I let him down.
As for how I’m doing (thank you for asking) - I’m trying to take it one day at a time. I still find myself reaching out to pet him, as it was always our routine that he sat under his basking lamp in the living room next to my arm chair every morning whilst I worked. The other day I had some stressful issues to deal with, reached out a hand without thinking to pet him, and broke my heart all over again when he wasn’t there. Today has been rough, but I knew it would be - 2 weeks since I had him put to sleep, and not very conclusive necropsy results.