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katbird554419
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- May 20, 2019
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She is in bed with me now. I pray to the heavens that she does not suffer any more. This is so hard.
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I’m far from an expert, but if it were my girl, I would just allow her to rest on a soft towel near you. She will feel you near. Remember, you need to stay calm & keep your breathing calm. They react to us!!
My Harley had Ascites, an illness in older girls. She was breathing hard. We had several nights like this.... I drained the built up fluid from her abdomen. It helped relieve her for a short time. A couple of days later, she fell asleep in my arms.
I did check her and didn't feel anything in there. Sadly, she passed early this morning. I need to do a lot of research to make sure this isn't going to happen to the others.I also have a hen with this, I’m glad you were able to give her some relief (I’m at the waiting for my weather to improve enough to drain my girl again stage) I don’t think that is what is going on here, though the rest of your advice is very sound. Calm and supportive, like dealing with a small child with a skinned knee (you show too much worry and they will freak out worse)
@katbird554419 Have you been able to check for egg binding? The warm soak even with just warm water, if you don’t have Epsom salts on hand, can help.
PS, I live in Mississippi, if that helpsI just got home to bury her and am reading these sweet, helpful post from you all. I didn't think to consider a necropsy and actually had to look that word up. So, I looked at the expected cost(100 to 200 is a stretch for me this week) I think it is something I have to do. She is a blanket(she passed in bed w/me this am), will she be safe and not too late for me to take her to a vet in the am? do they charge more than mailing to a lab? If She needs to be mailed, how do you do that? How does this work? I had a friend tell me she did this years ago and the test was wrong, she kept losing birds. Thank you all for your advice and support.