I took Chancey to the vets this morning, in the same Timbit box he came home in.

I had warned the Tech on the phone that he was in very bad shape, and that I didn't feel there was any hope for recovery.

When the Vet Tech opened the box, she gasped. She was stunned at the state of this poor animal. She just kept saying..."oh you poor baby"...which made me promptly burst in to tears.

She agreed that trying to "cure" him would be a long, painful, likely unsuccessful ordeal, and that euthanasia was the most humane option.

This will be the third time that I know of that this particular vet has contacted the SPCA regarding this pet shop.

But, the Tech and I were talking about it, and her observations are pretty much the same as mine. That is: There seems to be this mentality that "It's only a reptile".

No one seems to take it seriously. I am SURE that if Chancey had of been a cute cuddly kitten or puppy, this never would have happened.

I'm not sure if the mentality is that only mammals deserve quality of life, and a pain free existance...but it sure seems that way.



Anyway, the Vet supported my decision, without question. She charged me only $16.00...no office visit fee, no medication fee, just the cost for cremation. She said she waived all the other fees because I was doing a "good deed". I appreciate that...but I don't see it as a good deed really. It's a damn shame that it had to be done at all, and that it was likely preventable. If not preventable, it certainly NEVER needed to be allowed to progress to the point that it did. (I'm so glad though, that my Vet is so compassionate. She's awesome.)



I had Chancey less than 24 hours, and I have cried as much for him as I did for Zoe when he died. I think just because of the amount of suffering he endured. I could NEVER have let Zoe linger on like that. Never.



I want to say thank you to each and every one of you who offered your support and kind words. It really REALLY means a lot to me. I was really second guessing myself last night, as I was looking at those pictures. Then, this morning, I knew what the right decision was, but it was still SO hard!



Thank you everyone!!
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Kim

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