and it's not a joke!
Little Rhino has quickly become part of the family. LF loves his daily play with the furry rodent and whilst I am yet to actually cuddle it I have to admit to being fond of it...or at least fond of the pleasure he gives my son.
However...two days ago we noticed that Rhino seemed out of sorts...he was making squeaky noises and grinding sounds....not a good sign according to the various websites I checked!!
We promptly made an appointment to take him to see the vet....At 5pm yesterday, with Big D in tow, we made the journey to the vet...LF was happy that his furry mate was in the car, I was petrified that we were about to hear bad news...I can honestly say I was "fearful" !!
By coincidence we met my friend V and her kids at the vet...they were collecting their bunny rabbit who had been castrated that morning!! What a strange bunch we were....3 laughing kids, 3 stressed out parents and 2 poorly pets..
The vet called our name and off we went to face the news...
Well....its good and bad,....Poor Rhino has an abscesse and has been given antibiotics. If these don't work by Wednesday the vet says Rhino may have to have the abscess lanced under anasethic...he hinted that hamsters don't generally respond well to this...I understood what he was saying...LF has no idea how this may all end up...
I guess I should prepare LF for the worse....but how do you tell a seven year old that his pet may not be around much longer..
Watch this space.................
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