Gawd...

[ostarella]

Well, went through a nearly sleepless night. Fang hurt himself Friday (I think when he jumped from my arm and landed wrong) and yesterday he was very very shaky on his feet, and wasn't at all active like he usually is. So I fixed a box in the tool house, with some straw covered with my sweatshirt, put his food and water right there by it, and carried him in. He sniffed the sweatshirt and started purring before going inside and snuggling down. But I was worried sick all night and today I delayed going out to check on him because I was quite sure I'd find his little body all cold and stiff. (Yeah, well, that's what I do when I worry...)

Anyway, he's alive and somewhat better than yesterday. He's walking normally, but still not able to jump down from my lap without falling (I only let him try that once!) but I stood there while he ate and drank, and we sat out in the garden, both of us dozing in the warmth. Then I took him back to his "nest" and he snuggled back down again. I see now he's out in another garden, full sun, washing - which he didn't even try to do yesterday. So I think he's on the mend, although I think he lost some weight. He seemed awfully fragile.

Okay, so yeah. This is what I do with pets and animals in general - get paranoid and make mountains out of molehills...

Comments

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

Yeah - I went out and rearranged the sweatshirt so it made a little nest for him too - he can just snuggle into a circle of fabric :D

[beckyblack]

I wanna see a picture of that. :D

[ostarella.livejournal.com]

I'll see if he'll hold still long enough ;-)