Fraught with anxiety: We have two sick sugar gliders. Mya, our oldest female, was the first to get sick and we took her to the vet yesterday. Now one of our youngest boys, Boo, is coming down with the same symptoms.→[More:]

The vet said Mya has a prolapsed third eyelid, most likely due to some trauma - it's swollen and mostly covering her left eye. Now both of Boo's eyes have what looks like something similar, but not as far advanced. Unless he had the same 'trauma' how would both of his eyes get irritated? What if our vet is wrong about Mya?

I'm freaking out. I'm so scared of losing them both. Plus, I've taken two days off work to tend to Mya and make sure she's getting better, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to do the same for Boo. Not to mention another $200+ dollar vet visit and buying another cage to keep him separated from both the colony and Mya (who's already separated in our only other cage).

I'm going to try and sleep now, but I'm pretty sure I'll be getting up several more times throughout the night to check on them both. We could all really use some whuffles right now.