merry is hurt BAD

[luckies4me]

At this point does it really matter what happened? Accidents do happen, I know, I've had plenty. Jynelle I want to apologize for being harsh. I do hope you look into care credit as it could really come in handy.

Once, Dylan got bit by a rat. He needed 16 stitches. He had to go to the ER and was bleeding horribly. We had to watch as they strapped him down so he couldn't move. It's the worse thing a parent could see. It was horrible! He cried even more from being restrained. All in all it could have been avoided, but it was an accident. It was a rescue rat I already knew had a bad temper, but unfortunately Dan forgot to shut the door and it only took a few seconds for this to occur. It was a HORRIBLE mistake, but a mistake none the less. I am sure Jynelle feels the same way and will get him the treatment he needs when the time comes. Us bitching about it is not going to make a difference when she takes him in.

Now lets just stop bickering and go read the other thread about happy thoughts for Merry. I stepped back before when I knew I was being harsh, and I know I would not want the same to happen to me if one of my pets were ill. Lets just move on and wish Merry well.

[G.P.girl]

Get well soon Merry

[Twisterdog]

Jynnelle said she chooses not to explain how the rat got hurt. She said it very plainly. It is not difficult to understand - she is choosing not to explain. That is her right and her choice.

Asking her a dozen more times is quite uncalled for.

Leave it alone. It's obviously none of our business if she doesn't choose to make it so.

I can certainly empathise with her not wanting to explain. Any thing she said would be held against her, and she'd have a dozen people jumping all over her again.

Let it go, people. Your behavior in this thread is becoming quite childish and obnoxious. Say something nice or close your mouths. It's called common courtesy.

[carole]

Twisterdog, I think you are being a tad harsh here, no-one was being childish or obnoxious in my opinion, although I did not agree with some of the comments myself, and I respect Jynelles wishes and also agree accidents do happen, most of the people who did voice a disagreeable opinion did it out of pure concern nothing else.JMHO.

[Twisterdog]

Originally posted by carole
Twisterdog, I think you are being a tad harsh here, no-one was being childish or obnoxious in my opinion, although I did not agree with some of the comments myself, and I respect Jynelles wishes and also agree accidents do happen, most of the people who did voice a disagreeable opinion did it out of pure concern nothing else.JMHO.

Yes, I suppose you are right ... if one were to only look at this one thread out of context. I probably sound a bit harsh here because I am simply sick and tired of the the same little cliche ganging up on Jynelle and Jordan every time they post anything. It gets old fast, and it degrades this website for the rest of us.

And, probably having said much too much already, I will now bow out of this thread, before it becomes even uglier than it has already become.

[carole]

Honestly Twisterdog, I do not think this thread will turn ugly, it had its moments,but it all seems to have been cleared up , with apologies given and accepted (I think) sometimes when people are very concerned about the welfare of another's animal, their emotions run away with them , and maybe say too much, I know what you mean, I have seen threads before concerning Jynelle and her pets and they have turned particularly nasty, which is a shame, because deep down we all just really care about our pets.

I would have to agree education, help,and positive messages to Jynelle would be of far more benefit than berating her, especially for something she did not even do, however we are all human, and sometimes we just don't always say or do the right thing, we are all guilty of that somewhere in our lives I am sure.

Well enough said, let us just hope Merry is well on the road to recovery now, any news Jynelle?

[QueenScoopalot]

Originally posted by wolfsoul
It wasn't from a fight with another rat; Merry loves the new ratty. Anyways his leg is not broken, because he is now moving it and his toes are moving. He took some tylenol and he'll be going to the vets on Monday. I'll let Jynnelle explain the rest if she wants.

I'm glad to read that Merry is feeling better, but Tylenol can kill cats and dogs. I don't know about giving it to rats, but I would never take that kind of risk without talking to a vet! Rats are great creatures. I had several during my lifetime, but none lately. Please talk to the vet about that Tylenol though O.K? Jan

[guster girl]

Good lord, this thread was hard to read. Nasty. I just am curious how the rat is doing.....any more updates? I may have missed a newer thread about his progress, but, I'm curious, now, how Merry is doing....

[Desert Arabian]

You won't get any updates for the meer fact that Jynelle is not around anymore..... You can try e-mailing her maybe!?

I hope Merry is still alive and well.

[Karen]

Jynelle is having trouble logging in, I hope to get that solved soon, so she'll be back, folks.

[guster girl]

Cool, I hope she gets logged in and can update us on Merry's leg!

[luckies4me]

Originally posted by QueenScoopalot
I'm glad to read that Merry is feeling better, but Tylenol can kill cats and dogs. I don't know about giving it to rats, but I would never take that kind of risk without talking to a vet! Rats are great creatures. I had several during my lifetime, but none lately. Please talk to the vet about that Tylenol though O.K? Jan

Tylenol is safe for rats.

[CathyBogart]

I MISS YOU JYNELLE!

QueenScoopalot: Cass keeps us all in check where the ratties are concerned, please leave the rat expert advice to her! Jynelle gets enough flak from some people here without other people coming in and saying "Well, that MIGHT be a bad thing to do!"

Hey, how is Merry-boy?

[trayi52]

I'm with you on that, WolfChan, I miss her too.

Willie

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This has been a hard thread for me to read, but I got through it....

My thoughts exactly! I was sort of once in Jynelle's shoes before, although I didn't have a whole lot of animals, Floyd, a wonderful parrot, came to me with mites. I simply came to Pet Talk with a request for advice while my husband was on the phone with a bird vet getting the advice we needed to get that problem resolved-I was too attacked by well-meaning PT peers, and was very hurt by that-so Jynelle I am so sorry Merry has been injured and also sorry that your peers were harsh, I hope both you and Merry are alright. I know you will nurse and take care of him the best you can; it is obvious that you love him and I know you will get him to the vet asap. I am proud of luckies4me for her conscience in apologizing to you, it takes a good person to know when they have said things harshly and take action to correct that, she also had some really good advice. When these threads become hurtful, I think maybe i wouldn't want to share any unfortunate situations if they were to happen as I would not want to endure such harshness. My point is, I hope we will all be kind when we try to give our very different opinions...I know that we are all good people, we have to be to open our hearts and our homes to animals and then love them so much that we join a forum where we can talk to others about them and learn from the wisdom of others here to better care for our fur and feathered friends.
My prayers will be with Merry tonight, and with Jynelle too!