March 4, 2007, 1:30 am : Scratch

Today i had to take my hamster to the vet. I talked to the vet and she said Scratch had an infected womb and she would need surgery, there was a 50/50 chance she would make it through and then there was a risk of dying from complcations after the surgery or even from the infection if we hadnt caught it soon enough. I left her with the vet and went home to wait for the call.

I didn’t sleep at all last night and i finally crashed after i got back from the vets, i slept through the call but my dad took it and told me what he’d been told. When they’d opend Scratch up they didn’t find any pus in her womb so the infection was in a much earlier stage than had been thought and they decided that she should get better with fluids and antibiotics so the surgery wasnt needed, they said i could call anytime to check on her. After my dad told me this, i pretty much just fell right back to sleep.

When i woke up again i called to see how she was doing, they told me she was recovering well, she’d been very lively when she was awake and although she hadnt eaten by herself she was taking food well from the nurse. I’m meant to call tomorrow after 9.30am to see if i can pick her up.

I love my hamster to bits, i really hope i can take her home soon, my room seems so quiet without her running about her cage.