Sorry for being such a bummer lately, perhaps I am still adjusting to my new meds as far as that is concerned but also I just found out my rat Lachrymae now has a mammary tumor. I felt it on her last night and it is visible. š¢
Some of you may remember earlier this year when my other rat Furiae underwent 2 tumor removal surgeries:
Female rats due to genetics and hormones can be prone to mammary tumors once they stop ovulating around 18 months of age which is about Lachrymae's age now. Most of their mammary tumors are benign but they will keep growing and fast to the point where it can press on organs, cut-off blood supply and cause other harm which can kill the rat. Maybe this sounds dumb because to some they are just rodents but I just love them so much and they each have such distinct personalities. The loss of my spunky girl Chromaggia earlier this year to chronic respiratory infection still hits me hard. I was inconsolable and cried hysterically.
Ugh...just seeing these pics again makes me sad...basically this is not the news I wanted to find out after my hours have been cut. It's $250 for a tumor removel surgery and it just seems like a lot right now with rent and other bills and not working as much. I hope my hours pick up next week, maybe it'll be better then and I can get on track with this. In the meantime I will be purchasing a Green Roads CBD vial as feeding some to Furiae when she had another potential tumor (wasn't sure if it was a tumor growing off her second tumor since they can grow back super fast or if it was just blood pooling under her skin and making it lumpy but it felt like a tumor and she didn't have a post-surgery blood pooling from her first removal) so hopefully that will reduce or slow or make it disappear like whatever was growing on Furiae last time.
TL;DR My rat has a tumor.
Sorry for the long post but this is my life and my girls make me happier than I ever imagined and I don't want to lose another. So don't be surprised if I am just not on here much or slow to reply to messages, I am stressed out and sad...I don't ever borrow or ask for money but everyone's thoughtful tips are appreciated and if anyone is so moved my Paypal is paypal.me/romanysuicide Venmo is @romanysuicide and I feel bad to even list these.
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