Paradox died this afternoon. He made it all the way back to the top of the enclosure, and then crawled out onto the ladder leading out of his cage. So out we went into the sun. He died in my lap a few hours later, with the sun on his back. It's been a privilege and an honor to take care of him...
I'll ask the vet about pain meds. He perked up, so I built him a stick ladder from where he was sitting and he's slowly pulling himself back up towards the top. How can I tell if he's in pain?
That's amazing -- you must have had a great relationship with them.
I'm not sure what to do. I heard Paradox moving around late last night, and this morning he's down at the bottom of his cage. He must have crawled down last night. His head is up and he's awake, but he's not moving around much. I talked to the vet a few weeks ago about euthanasia, but her office...
My veiled, Paradox, is dying of cancer and I just wanted to write in to say thanks for all of the help this forum gave me while he's been under my care. He was the classroom pet in my son's elementary school class when we volunteered to take care of him for the summer four years ago. I spent the...