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Sigh…things just haven’t been going my way here recently..Okay, Saturday the cat figures out how to open the lid on our bearded dragon tank, gets inside and wounds Yoshii. So, naturally the day is spent making sure we’re doing all we can to make Yoshii comfortable. She had several small scratch spots so we were hoping she would make it. I get up sunday morning and find she died in the night. So sunday we bury her in the backyard.
So Monday…halfway through Monday afternoon I find out it will be the very last evening to spend with Maggie. Maggie is a 10 year old girl who has been spending the weekends and getting off the bus at my house (we had her three nights a week til 8:30 each night) for the past two and a half years. Her mom met someone online and has decided she wants to move in with him, she’s only known him a few weeks. As a mother this is terrifying to me…this guy could be a pedophile for goodness sakes…She quit her job, yanked Maggie out of school, and is moving 2 1/2 hours away…all for some guy who isn’t even interested in marraige, but her reasoning is that he’s really nice and he might marry her later…WHAT!!!???? I probably shouldn’t have thought of Maggie like she was one of my own but it was kinda hard not too, she was here so much and now I probably wont ever see her again….I probably sound like such a sap.
Sorry to vent, just needed to.Oh, I forgot to mention that the brakes went out in my car…but I was actually so happy that everyone’s ok that I kinda forgot that one…that was on friday, bleh…
Oh, I’m so sorry to hear about losing Maggie 😥 That must be especially hard. Of course you think of her as one of yours! And to lose her for such insipid reasoning on the part of her mum (or maybe I should say mother; it sounds like you are her mum) I have a sister in law that thinks like that and her kids were like mine, especially since we were childless for so long. Hopefully you’ll be able to keep in touch with Maggie and help keep her safe and loved. The rest of your week didn’t sound like fun either. Losing an animal part of your family is always hard, especially if another furry member of the family did the deed. 😥
And no, you are not a sap. You are a kindhearted, loving person. The world needs more people like you!
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Aw, I’m sorry about your problems. 🙁
This advice is for everyone: Wounds inflicted by a cat, even small scratches, are almost always lethal to birds, and often lethal to other small animals. Cats carry a natural bacteria that no amount of cleanlieness can prevent- it’s part of their natural flora just as we humans always have trace amounts of e. coli in our saliva etc- and that bacteria will cause a rapid decline in health, usually within 24-48 hours of the animal. If you have a small pet that gets bitten or scratched by a cat, take it to an emergency vet ASAP. With antibiotics the survival rate is high.. but only if you act quickly. 🙂 This is not common knowledge so I hope that this helps someone in the future.Volunteer mod- I'm here to help! Email me for the best response: nambroth at gmail.com
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It’s so strange about your neighbour… I don’t get people like that. She must be desperate for a companion.
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmSorry to hear about all of that. Hopefully you will be able to get another lizard and you will keep in touch with Maggie. I just wish people would think about things before they do that to their children.
Make sure Maggie has your phone number and knows that she can call you anytime, about anything. Maybe knowing that Maggie will call you if she needs help will lessen the worries a little.
She has our numbers memorized, her mom would leave her alone sometimes so I had her memorize it a long time ago. I told her if she really needed us we’d come, no matter how far they moved. But it just seems emptier here without her.
Her mom seems to have a very naive view of men. It wasn’t too long ago she let one guy move in with her and Maggie without knowing him either. Turns out he was engaged to three other women he’d met online and had a few others he was dating. That was pretty scary. 😯 Men have been sporadically in and out of their home the whole time I’ve known them. I used to work with Maggie’s mom. I offered a long time ago to let Maggie come to my house because the thought of a kid at home alone all the time bothered me greatly. I should have known this would happen eventually given her mom’s track record but I was caught totally by surprise…I”m sorry for all your troubles, PC. I can totally understand how you consider Maggie as one of your own.
At least she knows you’re there for her.And sorry for your other troubles. These things seem to come in waves…things will get better soon. And everyone needs to vent sometimes, we’re here for you. *Hugs*
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