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herperboy Apr 17, 2005 08:14 PM

Last weekend i was faced witha major decision. I either had to attempt to keep my uro alive or finally put him to sleep. I've been struggling with him since january when his back legs stopped working. At that point he weighed 300g. Then about two thirds of his tail died and had to be amputated. That was in march. I've been keeping him at home and he just wasnt eating much and slept all the time. I could tell he was in pain because he would always try to bite me. So finally on saturday April 9th i put him to rest because after $400 there wasnt much left to do and he wasnt going to get better. I am still waiting on necropsy results but ill keep you posted on what i know.

RIP "Spike" April 9, 2005

Replies (3)

jeune18 Apr 17, 2005 09:04 PM

oh that is so sad. i am sorry that he had to go through so much and it sucks to lose a lizard but you definitely made the right decision. he was lucky to have someone who cared so much.
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vonnie
***There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it. Mary Wilson Little ***

PHEve Apr 17, 2005 09:07 PM

Thats very sad, sorry Spike has had to go through so much suffering. Must be tough for you also not having any answers, as to what was causing all this trouble for him.

I'm glad he's finally okay, no more pain, just running with all the other critters, happy and healthy!

Hope you do find the cause and let us know, may help others down the line.

Hope you feel better about things soon also.

Take Care,
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PHEve / Eve

purduecg Apr 18, 2005 12:56 PM

Oh, that is hard news. You are in my thoughts!

Elizabeth
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