As some of you know, Old Lady Jasmine is really struggling right now. While I don't know her exact age, I do know she is somewhere around 2 and she has greatly slowed down over the last few weeks. And during the last 3 or 4 days, she has really taken a turn for the worse. In fact, on Saturday night, I said my goodbyes to her because I honestly didn't think she would make it through the night.
She is still fighting but she is now only eating baby food and slightly nibbling at yogurt drops. She has been spending most of her time sleeping and when she does try to move around, she is very unsteady on her feet.
As morbid as it may sound, and as much as I don't want to lose her on too of already losing Cheeto, I am sort of hoping she just drifts away in her sleep. I really don't want to stress her out with a vet visit if I don't have to. Plus right now I am alone and I have no car and can't get to a vet easily. I would have to take her on public transportation in order to get anywhere, which would be very stressful for her. So I am doing my best to nurse her at home for the next couple days. If she is still fighting (but obviously struggling) when I have access to a car again on Friday I will, without a doubt, get her to the vet at that point.
I have removed her shelf from her cage. I have also placed food and water near where she is sleeping and provided her with some extra shredded toilet paper in case she wants it. But even though there is water near her, she is insisting on walking over to where she knows her water bottle always is and it is not easy for her. It breaks my heart to watch her do it because of how unsteady she is, but she ignores the water I put near her.
- Do you think I should move her into a "hospital" cage?
- Or would I be better off leaving her in her familiar surroundings at this point?
- And is there anything else you can recommend that I can be doing for her to make her as comfortable as possible?
Thanks everyone, in advance, for the input. I'm an emotional wreck right now and can use all the advice I can get.