Good luck, my dude. Don't think of it as what you've lost, think of it as what you're gaining.
Took one of my vermin to the vet today. She is extremely neurotic, and since we've been back she's been hiding in one of the dens. The vet has changed her medication, and now she's refusing to take it in her usual jam treat. I gave her the meds via syringe instead, and she's shut down even more. Rats are easily spooked, but this isn't the spooks, this is complete disengagement and passivity and I'm very worried. The first time I took her to the vet it took her several days to recover and come back to her old self, but I'm worried that having to syringe medicate her is going to kill her with stress. I am not in a good position right now.