Sunday is usually my only day off without school or work. So I tend to stay out late the night before, 4 or 5 am. Which means I don't wake up until after 12 or 1 pm. I enjoy being able to do this since it seems all my life consists of is running to school or work these days. My mother comes barging in my room a little after nine a.m. on sunday yelling about something. Of course she knew I just went to sleep a few hours before, but doesn't seem to care.
This next part may seem a little gross, but it's a big part of the story.
After I fully open my eyes and am able to partly digest what she is saying. I realize that she discovered her dog has a tapeworm. Which means more than likely my rabbit Buster has one, because they play together. They also spend a lot of time outside in the same area. So if one of them came in contact with another's feces, there's no doubt they both have it. I didn't even know a rabbit could get a tapeworm, considering there digestive systems can't handle much.
My mother is like an expert on this now. Seeing as she takes the dog out at six something in the morning, and came in my room at nine. She's been researching this topic for a few hours, I'm sure.
We don't know if the dog or rabbit got it first. They both spend a fair amount of time outside, and come in close contact with each other. They could have picked it up from fleas that ate a tapeworm egg, tapeworm eggs in the grass, anything.
Of course, I scheduled an appointment with Buster's vet, so they can determine if she has a tapeworm. Which is hard to determine. Who knew that a rabbit that cost six dollars that was being sold for someone to buy as part of there easter dinner, would be such a big part of my life and cost so much to take care of?
Hope it's okay!
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