That sucks for reals. We had a somewhat similar situation many years ago. After our dog had puppies, she went crazy and she wouldn't feed them. Eventually we had to get rid of her, which was harder than Mike during a game of sudoku.
The universe better respond to my note! Then again, I'll settle for them taking my details and calling me back at 10..
Lemme guess, it was the repetitive ones that helped you get through it?