My little rattie boy, Cuppa, is sick. He's wheezing and tired-the other boys are scrambling about being their normal excited selves, and he's napping quietly in the corner...

I'm giving their cage a good cleaning, and each of them are going to get a good cleaning as well. I called the vet, but they can't get him in until Tuesday, and I'm scared that by then, it'll be too late.

Besides, the local vet prefers to "wait and see what will happen" rather than providing the appropriate medicine directly. She doesn't really know much about rats, as far as I can tell. When Chewy had his myco flareup, she wanted to do an antibiotic injection, and got pissy when I told her that a procedure like that would cause ulcerations in the injection site. UGH.

I'm so frustrated and sad. These guys make my life worth living.

Sorry, guys, I don't like ranting at you, but I'm really feeling bad about this. I don't want him to die. *Goes off to hide in a corner*

By the way, commissions were a bit held up due to a few things going on this weekend. Promise, they'll be up and completed in the next week or so. I'm so sorry.