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In Memory of Lizardfacelizard
8 years ago
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Long story short: I took in a shelter leopard gecko. And it wound up dead after a little after a week.
According to the vet, it was a miracle the poor thing was even up crawling. As most of it's organs had been clinically dead for ~2 weeks. It had been starved for months. Was the worst case they'd ever seen. It was tail was thinner than it's limbs. And both the pelvis and shoulder bones were visible. Even the ribs.
Was apparently nothing I could have done. Still hurts even though I barely got to know it.
And it kept fighting, ate crickets every day. (had originally only been fed crickets bigger than it's head.) Its neck wobbled with each step. It didn't want to die. But its body failed them, they were doomed from over a month ago. It just refused to lie down.
Found it this morning splayed out, one eye dried up. It won't ever be licking any more. The vet gave it a shot, just in case it was still alive.
Didn't even become a year old...
So, currently super pissed about something that isn't inept and/or lazy hack artists. I will get justice for this gecko.
Partially because I was robbed of getting to give this creature a home and a chance to recover. But mainly for the gross negligence that allowed this in the first place.
I know there's A LOT of that around in the world. Both with other animals and also humans. But I'll try to tackle what I can.
Reptiles should cause the shedding of skin, not tears.
According to the vet, it was a miracle the poor thing was even up crawling. As most of it's organs had been clinically dead for ~2 weeks. It had been starved for months. Was the worst case they'd ever seen. It was tail was thinner than it's limbs. And both the pelvis and shoulder bones were visible. Even the ribs.
Was apparently nothing I could have done. Still hurts even though I barely got to know it.
And it kept fighting, ate crickets every day. (had originally only been fed crickets bigger than it's head.) Its neck wobbled with each step. It didn't want to die. But its body failed them, they were doomed from over a month ago. It just refused to lie down.
Found it this morning splayed out, one eye dried up. It won't ever be licking any more. The vet gave it a shot, just in case it was still alive.
Didn't even become a year old...
So, currently super pissed about something that isn't inept and/or lazy hack artists. I will get justice for this gecko.
Partially because I was robbed of getting to give this creature a home and a chance to recover. But mainly for the gross negligence that allowed this in the first place.
I know there's A LOT of that around in the world. Both with other animals and also humans. But I'll try to tackle what I can.
Reptiles should cause the shedding of skin, not tears.
This is clearly an unhealthy obsession.
You need therapy.
Gee, sure sucks not having the "correct" interests.
Then I could throw public hissy fits, and bribe admins to censor and ban people I don't like. Participate in dozens of fraudulent art folios. Brag about being an inept scalper. And also copy paste my own work.
Then have people tell me I deserve a vacation for my important contribution to this community.
But nah, care about the wrong thing ½ as much as people obsess about hyper dick and loli vag, and you are out of here~
But yeah, it really tried to pull through.