I Worry
Balboa's laying another egg. Last time, I wasn't paying attention and so I only noticed the egg. Now it's clear she's still in the process. She looked dead a couple of times and it freaked me out. I opened her cage to check and she hopped back to her perch; shot me a look as if to say, "what the hell is wrong with you? Get out."
I read that it can take a couple hours but sometimes there are complications which they can die from. I'll give her an hour, and if she isn't making any progress then I'll take her to the vet. 😕
It gets expensive. I double-checked my credit card statements and saw just how much of that went to vet fees, and emergency room trips and doctor visits for members of my family and myself.
When I was a kid, my parents didn't take anyone to the doctor if and when we needed it. It didn't matter how bad things might have gotten. And I've argued with my mom a lot about how she yelled at people for being sick. I remember times I'd passed out and my health not being what it should have been for someone in her teens to 20s. Turned out I had anemia and needed to keep that in check. I would have known what the problem was if I'd been taken to the doctor the first couple times it happened.
So when something goes wrong, I don't like to ignore it. If someone is hurt or ill, I'll scrounge up what money I can and we're going to the doctor...or vet. I don't like not doing anything when someone or an animal needs some help. I know I'm worrying more than needs be over an egg. I know.
I read that it can take a couple hours but sometimes there are complications which they can die from. I'll give her an hour, and if she isn't making any progress then I'll take her to the vet. 😕
It gets expensive. I double-checked my credit card statements and saw just how much of that went to vet fees, and emergency room trips and doctor visits for members of my family and myself.
When I was a kid, my parents didn't take anyone to the doctor if and when we needed it. It didn't matter how bad things might have gotten. And I've argued with my mom a lot about how she yelled at people for being sick. I remember times I'd passed out and my health not being what it should have been for someone in her teens to 20s. Turned out I had anemia and needed to keep that in check. I would have known what the problem was if I'd been taken to the doctor the first couple times it happened.
So when something goes wrong, I don't like to ignore it. If someone is hurt or ill, I'll scrounge up what money I can and we're going to the doctor...or vet. I don't like not doing anything when someone or an animal needs some help. I know I'm worrying more than needs be over an egg. I know.
