h no! I just read your e-mail message and saw this. Poor Taffy! Smudge, Patches, me and Chiquito (betta)will pray for your dear Taffy. I can understand how you're feeling, although Smudge and Patches have never been seriously sick, it is devastating when something bad happens to pets.
Taffy will be in my prayers, and I really hope he overcomes the problem.