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SugarCookie Glider MD, USA 133 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by MamaBird</i> <br />Sorry to hear she's not doing well. How old is Button? Have to ask, why did you take her to school if she wasn't doing well? Have you gone to the vet? It may be "her time" to see a vet. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> She's approximately 4 years old, she was doing fine yesterday when I took her, it was just last night she was acting a lil strange and yeah I figured the vet would be the best option but right now I'm broke and like if this happened 2 weeks ago I would be able to but unfortuneatley I can't . Thanks btw I mean I'm pretty sure so far she is doing better but I meant like anything I could do furthermore at home? DoubleBogey Fuzzy Wuzzy USA 1244 Posts I am sorry to hear that Button passed. Very sorry. I would like to encourage you to do the following from here.... 1) I would encourage you to talk to your vet about a Care Credit account. You would be surprised how much that can help when you are short on cash for a vet visit. 2) In the meanwhile, I would also start an emergency vet fund in her honor for your other gliders so that they will have a chance if they are sick. 3) Another thing that I would suggest is to build a good relationship with your vet so that they might consider payment arrangements for you in an emergency. This is one of the reasons I suggest seeing your vet at a minimum for regular fecals - it helps you know a status and potentially head off any issues but it also affords you the opportunity to establish a relationship with your vet for times like these. 4) Try to get your gliders in twice a year (see above) to keep a close eye on fecal s/UA status. It is not expensive. AND most importantly for RIGHT now... 5) Please pull together the funds and have your other gliders checked out - at a minimum for fecals/UA so that if there was something contagious..you can treat your other gliders accordingly. Again, I am so sorry that Button passed, tragic really for her to pass so young. 4 years old is just not an old glider in the spectrum of a potential 15 year lifespan. It was certainly not "her time" unless there was something from birth, etc. SugarCookie Glider MD, USA 133 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DoubleBogey</i> <br />I am sorry to hear that Button passed. Very sorry. I would like to encourage you to do the following from here.... 1) I would encourage you to talk to your vet about a Care Credit account. You would be surprised how much that can help when you are short on cash for a vet visit. 2) In the meanwhile, I would also start an emergency vet fund in her honor for your other gliders so that they will have a chance if they are sick. 3) Another thing that I would suggest is to build a good relationship with your vet so that they might consider payment arrangements for you in an emergency. This is one of the reasons I suggest seeing your vet at a minimum for regular fecals - it helps you know a status and potentially head off any issues but it also affords you the opportunity to establish a relationship with your vet for times like these. 4) Try to get your gliders in twice a year (see above) to keep a close eye on fecal s/UA status. It is not expensive. AND most importantly for RIGHT now... 5) Please pull together the funds and have your other gliders checked out - at a minimum for fecals/UA so that if there was something contagious..you can treat your other gliders accordingly. Again, I am so sorry that Button passed, tragic really for her to pass so young. 4 years old is just not an old glider in the spectrum of a potential 15 year lifespan. It was certainly not "her time" unless there was something from birth, etc. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Thank you and those r good ideas, I know she wasn't old, I knew she was young that's why I was so sad, when I said "her time" I meant she was dying
Some photos from our members Rukiya Glider USA 121 Posts So sorry for you loss. Glide free little Button. DoubleBogey Fuzzy Wuzzy USA 1244 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by SugarCookie</i> <br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by MamaBird</i> <br />Sorry to hear she's not doing well. How old is Button? Have to ask, why did you take her to school if she wasn't doing well? Have you gone to the vet? It may be "her time" to see a vet. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> She's approximately 4 years old, she was doing fine yesterday when I took her, it was just last night she was acting a lil strange and <b>yeah I figured the vet would be the best option but right now I'm broke and like if this happened 2 weeks ago I would be able to but unfortuneatley I can't .</b> Thanks btw I mean I'm pretty sure so far she is doing better but I meant like anything I could do furthermore at home? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> For Alden - it appears money was the issue. Omis n Kais g-ma Pouch Protector TX, USA 7524 Posts Sometimes there is just nothing you can do though. I wouldn't assume anything at this point. My daughter had a hamster die last week. She was really sick and I wanted to take her to the vet but she was 2 1/2 years old and that's the life expectancy for them. I could have taken her but for what? For them to tell me she was dying of old age? I'm sorry Kim, I tend to lean towards soothing a broken heart. Unless she comes right out and says she didn't take her because she didn't have money. And for the OP, please apply for the Care Credit now. You want it before you 'need' it. <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DoubleBogey</i> <br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by SugarCookie</i> <br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by MamaBird</i> <br />Sorry to hear she's not doing well. How old is Button? Have to ask, why did you take her to school if she wasn't doing well? Have you gone to the vet? It may be "her time" to see a vet. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> She's approximately 4 years old, she was doing fine yesterday when I took her, it was just last night she was acting a lil strange and <b>yeah I figured the vet would be the best option but right now I'm broke and like if this happened 2 weeks ago I would be able to but unfortuneatley I can't .</b> Thanks btw I mean I'm pretty sure so far she is doing better but I meant like anything I could do furthermore at home? <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> For Alden - it appears money was the issue. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> DoubleBogey Fuzzy Wuzzy USA 1244 Posts Omis - I am confused why you are apologizing to me. I simply copy and pasted what the OP posted about not having money. She literally TYPED that, so I shared that with Alden. I didn't add any words or say anything nasty and she DID come right out and say that it was about money. Have you read the posts? As for soothing a broken heart, I believe I responded very nicely to clear up any of her confusion on my response. To be frank though, I am considerate of anyone's feelings after the loss of a glider, but I am first and foremost concerned about any other issues that could befall the remaining gliders...hence why I am advising on diagnostic care to eliminate risk for those surviving gliders and how to manage the financial side of that situation. It might sound brash that I care more about those gliders and their well being than I do someone's feelings - but if her others gliders get sick and die too, it will be MUCH worse for her emotions then, don't you agree? On the note of money - I have had a pet sick in the past that needed vet care when funds were tight. I'd like to say that there was ALWAYS a massive surplus of vet care funding - but that's not always the case. With that said though, I have never had an animal not receive the care they needed because I did leverage additional and creative resources (credit card, transferring funds, payment arrangements, paying a mortgage late or in the grace period, and many more ideas I could throw out there). This is one of the reasons that I listed 5 recommendations to help her in the future with her vet costs if money is tight again. I know the feeling of dread when you have to consider a lack of funds. Getting creative and leveraging as many resources as you can (preferably in advance) is the smartest thing you can do to ensure your pet gets the care they need. I literally posted those suggestions to help her in the future not sure how this was bad. With all of that said, I absolutely do NOT need to be reprimanded for a helpful post. Period. fazioli Face Hugger 906 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by SugarCookie</i> <br />Hey guys it's been a while since I've been on here. My sugar glider Button, the super mommy is unfortuneatley passing away. Right now she is either getting worse or better. She is sleeping with her family (all 5) and here's the short version of the story: family member wakes me up saying I think ur sugar glider is dead,I run to the cage and she is on the floor, once she is picked up she is cold, so I warm her up with my hot hands, I spoon Feed her water, and she won't eat yet she bites and nibbles on my finger. I frantic around but advise myself to stay calm, hold her close and then let her lay on my bed for a while, then I said my goodbyes just incase and let her snuggle up with her family <3 when I put her in there she was cuddled and licked by her family and now I check on her every 15 minutes and she's been fine :) she even moved her head around when I lifted the blanket. Yesterday I took her out like usual to school but I showed her off a lot so she prolly was tired last night and she was kept up by her family... Her left eye is kinda messed up bc I think she must have been sleepy last night and her depth perception was off and maybe fell and stayed there and that's when my family member found her. She is my favorite and most precious and always been a petite glider and it would be so sad if I check and she wasn't "there" :( So yeah just wanted to say what was going on... Any advice? Thanks - Jade P.s. her diet is the BML so she is getting a good diet :) and it has been since a year ago when I got her <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> If her left eye was kinda messed up, there could have been a reason for it (i.e. an abscess, etc.). Also, you put her back in with the other gliders, which if there is something transmissible, then your other gliders are now at risk. At a minimum, you should take your other gliders in for a wellness check, fecals, etc., to make sure they are all healthy. I totally agree with DoubleBogey on this one...she gave her some great advice in a very nice manner. She was not at all nasty or negative. Another point to be made...like others have said, a 4 year old glider is not old. Even if the glider was old, doesn't mean the glider doesn't deserve vet treatment. I have a 16 year old dog...she is old, but if she was acting strange, I wouldn't just say, "Oh, it's just her time"...I would take her to the vet to see if there was anything that they could do for her. My other dog is probably going to have to have neck surgery (which is going to be expensive), but I will find a way to pay for it. Point is...when there is a will, there is a way. Helen88uk Fuzzy Wuzzy United Kingdom 1774 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Tigerlily88</i> <br />I don't believe she mentioned that she was a minor until those suggestions had been made, or it most likely would have been an entirely different discussion. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> She did mention in the OP that she took the sick glider to school with that day and showed her off a lot, hense why she thought she was tired. I understand everybody's frustration and I know I'm one of the worst for replying without thinking so I chose not to do so immediately. Not even sure if this is even gona get read by the OP but by owning a pet YOU are responsible for it. If it gets sick, you are the one that is supposed to take it to the vets. Sugar gliders can run high vet bills, this is almost one of the 1st things I read about them. And quite clearly in situations like this, money IS the difference between life and death. The one thing I do recommend is that if you ever have a sick glider again, leave it at home during the day. Sick gliders need their rest, especially during THEIR night time. Being 'shown off' to your friends is the last thing you should have done. You say she's a super mommy and lives with 5 family members? Are the males neutered? 6 gliders is quite a lot for anybody to look after, especially somebody who relies on other people (parents) for money, travel etc. Please don't think i'm trying to shoot you down. I'm not. I couldn't imagine losing one of my gliders and it must be horrible to go thru it but a lot of things you did wrong (like taking her out of the house and disturbing her sleep) are probably 'adult' common sense things NOT to do. As much as you love your pets, if you cant afford to look after them then you aren't doing right by them. You said a glider would rather die being loved that at a vets suffering? I'm sure a glider of 4 yrs old would rather not die at all. It's almost 10 years before it's time. And if whatever it was WAS untreatable, the vet wouldn't have let the animal suffer. The best thing you could do is take your others in for a check up, with an unknown illness one of the others could well have the same thing. Again, sorry about your loss. petluv15 Fuzzy Wuzzy 1500 Posts I am very sorry for the loss of her glider. However, I think minors need to take a bit more responsibility in DECLINING to get pets knowing that they aren't able to get a job yet, get a credit card, drive to the vet, etc. or make the suggestion to REHOME them to people that can take care of those things until they are on their own. Especially those that are a part of this forum and have done their research, they know what emergencies can happen, they should be well aware of the costs, and if they don't have family who considers them as FAMILY responsibilities with parents who can ensure that care credit/vet funds are available, then they can at least voice that they are not ready yet for such a special pet or make the suggestion to rehome/sell the gliders and wait until they're out on their own to get more. That is the unselfish, responsible decision that they can make in the best interest of their gliders...and if that's not possible, they should at least save up enough for an emergency euthanasia to ensure their pet doesn't suffer longer than necessary...
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