Hello,
This is a little bit long, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart if you bear with me and read this. I'm heartbroken.
Background
My 15 year old chinchilla Egon has had issues with his teeth for over 11 years now. I was always told to put him down (even from people over here) but managed to find an exotics vet who wanted to give him a chance. After I found her, Egon's health has been much better for the last few years. The vet filed his teeth down every 2 months under sedation. Between the visits Egon's been really happy, bouncing and chirping.
But this time when he came back from the vet, he didn't want to eat. For 10 hours, we tried to appetite him into eating. He ate a limited amount and had his metacam, but continued to back off when I approached him with food. At this point he still ran around talking, and dust bathing.
The emergency vet
After another hour I took him to an emergency vet. They were not specialized with exocits and were very clear about this.
Vet said his stomach felt empty, and they weighted him at 430 grams. Egon's usual weight is 550-590. They said he didn't have much fluid in him, that they wanted to try and replenish fluids, give something for his stomach and some morphine.
They gave him:
Then they force fed him with critical care. He looked very tired at this point.
Back home
When we got home, he was moving even less. I put him in his transport cage so he wouldn't hurt himself on the ledges in his normal cage. After a few more hours, I took him out so he could move around on the floor, fearing his stomach would stop working. He looked almost limp, tilted his head and shook a little bit at first. I massaged his belly and put him back into the transport cage.
I tried to get some sleep, but woke up after 30 minutes because I could hear him whimper every 1-2 seconds. I've never heard him do that before. I called a family member to come and help me feed him again. We did, and when he was back in the cage he was no longer whimpering. I also called the vets and they said he could possibly be affected by the morphine (What morphine, the buprenodale?).
I looked after him every 30 minutes, thinking he was recovering. I noticed he was breathing a little bit slower than usual, and it looked like he had hiccups every 2-3 seconds.
When I returned 30 minutes later.. he was lying down on the side.. his coat pushing through the cage bars. I knew this was bad, rushed over to him and grabbed him. He didn't breath, and his eyes were open.. limbs were extremely stiff. But he was still warm. :cry4:
I don't understand.. what happened??? I'm guilting myself for making him go trough these last few hours!! I didn't want him to be in pain but looking back I think he was!
This is a little bit long, but I thank you from the bottom of my heart if you bear with me and read this. I'm heartbroken.
Background
My 15 year old chinchilla Egon has had issues with his teeth for over 11 years now. I was always told to put him down (even from people over here) but managed to find an exotics vet who wanted to give him a chance. After I found her, Egon's health has been much better for the last few years. The vet filed his teeth down every 2 months under sedation. Between the visits Egon's been really happy, bouncing and chirping.
But this time when he came back from the vet, he didn't want to eat. For 10 hours, we tried to appetite him into eating. He ate a limited amount and had his metacam, but continued to back off when I approached him with food. At this point he still ran around talking, and dust bathing.
The emergency vet
After another hour I took him to an emergency vet. They were not specialized with exocits and were very clear about this.
Vet said his stomach felt empty, and they weighted him at 430 grams. Egon's usual weight is 550-590. They said he didn't have much fluid in him, that they wanted to try and replenish fluids, give something for his stomach and some morphine.
They gave him:
- Primperan 5mg/ml
- Buprenodale 0,3mg/ml
- Sodium Chloride 9mg/ml
- Some unspecified injection (???)
Then they force fed him with critical care. He looked very tired at this point.
Back home
When we got home, he was moving even less. I put him in his transport cage so he wouldn't hurt himself on the ledges in his normal cage. After a few more hours, I took him out so he could move around on the floor, fearing his stomach would stop working. He looked almost limp, tilted his head and shook a little bit at first. I massaged his belly and put him back into the transport cage.
I tried to get some sleep, but woke up after 30 minutes because I could hear him whimper every 1-2 seconds. I've never heard him do that before. I called a family member to come and help me feed him again. We did, and when he was back in the cage he was no longer whimpering. I also called the vets and they said he could possibly be affected by the morphine (What morphine, the buprenodale?).
I looked after him every 30 minutes, thinking he was recovering. I noticed he was breathing a little bit slower than usual, and it looked like he had hiccups every 2-3 seconds.
When I returned 30 minutes later.. he was lying down on the side.. his coat pushing through the cage bars. I knew this was bad, rushed over to him and grabbed him. He didn't breath, and his eyes were open.. limbs were extremely stiff. But he was still warm. :cry4:
I don't understand.. what happened??? I'm guilting myself for making him go trough these last few hours!! I didn't want him to be in pain but looking back I think he was!
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