Also looks like Jacques is trying to sneak up on it. LolIt's really impossible to see from this photo, but the dense white area under this shrimp's abdomen is bunches of EGGS attached to her swimmerettes! She's moving them rapidly to keep them aerated.
BUT we all know this can only mean ONE thing...there has been GHOST SHRIMP HANKY PANKY !!!!!
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Lol.
And pose!! And kick....and pose!!...and kick
Whahaha. Absolutely perfect usage of the word. Lets see how many other people get it.
@Yvonne G you seem to have created a word frenzy...
She is still floating very level, though.
Oh no Mooz. Big hug and keeping you all in my thoughts.[emoji8] [emoji8] [emoji8]Well, friends, I'm not sure what to think right now.
For the past 7- 10 days Jacques has quit eating. Not even SALMON tempts her.
She has stopped coming up to the front of her tank watching and interacting with us, and won't use her basking platform. She just hangs out in the dark area in the back of her tank, float-basking near her heater.
This is the behavior she had when she was developing the pneumonia after her near-drowning.
We have an appointment with her specialist vet next Tuesday, but they'll call us if anyone cancels so I can get her in sooner.
My fear is we all THOUGHT the pneumonia was totally cured before, but maybe it was only 99% cured. If that teeny little 1% grew and has come back again then the pneumonia may have recurred.
Although her treatment before was less costly than I had feared ($600 rather than over $1000, which is what it would have been for one of our cats!!! ) we are just NOT in a position to keep spending that kind of money.
Hubby and I have had several talks about this. He is entirely supportive, wants me to be happy and he loves Jacques too, BUT the expense may be too much for us to maintain. I know that, because the expense before was quite a hit for us.
When she goes in next Tuesday (April 10) I'm sure he'll do a blood count. Depending on what it shows and what he thinks is going on, she may or may not come back home with me.
It was hard to write that sentence just now.
i'm not sure what else to say.
I may not be on here much between now and then. I hate to leave you hanging because I know a lot of you really enjoy her too. It's just really, really hard to think about it.
I will post here FOR SURE the results of next Tuesday's appointment.
I love you all. I delight in your enjoyment of Jacques' antics!!!
And I am always so very grateful for the advice and support you so willingly share.
And if we're lucky, my fears are unfounded and we will have a happy solution!
Hugs to all.
Mooz
