Yafe - Albino Carpet Progression Thread

[dakski]

Quick Update:

First, Yafe spent the entire day curled up above the top lock for his doors (pictures below). There is a little ledge there he wedged himself onto and between that and squeezing in between it and the ceiling of the tank, and wrapping his tail around the lock mechanism, I guess he was comfortable. It's 80F in that spot, and I'd like him on the 90F branch, or the 90F UTH, but that's his decision. No noticeable bubbles today, but I am leaving him completely alone until Monday night when he needs another injection.

I don't think the antibiotics would have kicked in yet, and the vet said I probably wouldn't notice any improvement until the 2nd or 3rd injection, or after, but it's not impossible it happens sooner. If this is the correct medicine (90% chance), he could start improving quickly. That's my hope, but I am not getting too excited yet. I am glad he had the energy to climb up there today.

Secondly, I got an email back from the breeder. He said he thought my offer/compromise was very reasonable, but wants to discuss Monday (he's traveling this weekend) and work out what happens if he needs more/different medicine, this first bout of antibiotics doesn't fix this, etc. He also said he would discuss the neurological symptoms I mentioned with me. I had mentioned in the email that prompted this response, that he might want to wait until Yafe is done with treatment and we can make a good assessment of him, before reimbursing me.

I also emailed the vet about the neurological symptoms. She is back Monday, so I should hear from both on Monday. I am pretty confident I can cure the RI. So far so good between me and Katie RE injections and I know my husbandry is, and will continue to be, dialed in.

My concern, as mentioned, is the odd movements. If this stress brought out a bigger issue, I am not sure what to do. However, I don't want to get ahead of myself, and just hoping the odd movements were caused by him being uncomfortable and/or temporary neurological issues brought on by stress.

Either way, the breeder appreciated my "olive branch" and said he will work with me. He brought up discussing "what ifs" in this email, while I had merely touched on it in the previous email. I think we are getting on the same page, and he also realizes, and has admitted, that Yafe should not have been sent without a heat pack.

It is clear that neither of us want Yafe to suffer and he's stopped second guessing me. I asked him to look at it from my perspective and realize I am not a newbie. Something was very wrong here. I also have other animals in the house to worry about (although Yafe is on strict quarantine). I acted as quickly and in the best way I could. Again, I have zero regrets.

I'll update more when I know more, probably Monday evening after his injection, and I've heard from the vet and the breeder again.

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