Re: Update (WAS Re: Calming a Pet: Mom is getting more desperate, I'm getting more anxious)

"jmcquown" <jmcquown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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jmcquown wrote:
So... I just placed a call to Persia's vet.

I want to find out if he thinks something like Rescue Remedy will
help keep her calm in what will amount to a two or three leg journey
(with stays in pet-friendly motels), me driving us about 700 miles.

Well he was no help. He asked if I could pill Persia. Well, sure, I can.
I know how and have done it. Has some sort of pill, or something he says
he
could distill in liquid for me to give her if that's easier.

I said, Doc, I don't want to knock her out, I just want her to not be
anxious the entire trip. We're talking 12-13 hours. I'll be on the road
and with her in a car for 2-3 days. Checking into motels, etc.

I was asking about known herbal remedies you might recommend (or not). He
said "Oh, well I have nothing against herbals. They may or may not work."
In other words, YMMV.

Great, thanks. Why am I not comforted? And my brother who promised to
take
care of Peaches just went out of town on business. Oh great. He thinks
you
can leave a cat alone for 3-4 days. So he's a great one to leave a small
parrot with.

I don't want to go to SC right now. It's just not right. I have to make
sure my animals are taken care of. But I'll feel so terribly guilty if
something happens to my mother in the interim. Dammit.

Jill

It sounds as though you're between a rock and a hard place. You'd also feel
guilty if your animals weren't properly taken care of and something happened
to one of them. Nobody but you can make the decision. I hope you've been
able to talk with your mother's doctor about how she is really doing. From
here, it seems as though she's pressuring you and trying to make you feel
guilty. In that case, my inclination would be to wait until you can make
sure the animals are cared for. However, you are the one who has to decide.

I remember when I was growing up, I couldn't wait to be old enough to make
my own decisions. I can't count the number of times since I grew up when I
wished I didn't have to make my own decisions.

My sympathy is with you, whatever you decide.

(((((((Jill)))))))

Joy


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