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Any spare vibes for Emily please? U/D P16, 10/12 - We've had to let her go

Bunnyaddict

Wise Old Thumper
As some of you know we took Emily to the vets on Saturday as she had very sore hocks & was shivering - Jane thought she had an infection of some sort. After being on metacam & baytril since Saturday, she seemed to be picking up.

However, last night she would only eat if I hand fed her & the same again this morning. She has also completely stopped using her litter tray & had wee'd herself badly this morning. I cleaned her up before going to work, but came home early to find she was back in the same state :( She is also very, very unsteady on her feet but her hocks have improved since Saturday with sudocrem :? I know Emily has never been great on her back legs because of her poor start in life, but how she is behaving now is totally unlike her :(

We've been to see Jane tonight as I'm worried sick about her - I'm convinced this can't all be down to sore hocks & Jane agrees with me :? She's booked in for an xray tomorrow, even though I really don't want to put Emily through a GA - I feel we don't have any choice, as she is obviously not right :(

I have asked also if EC could be a possibility, which Jane thinks it could be :(

Sorry if I'm rambling, but I'm dreading what tomorrow might bring with the xray or that she might have EC.

Any spare vibes anyone has would be greatly appreciated.
 
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Oh no :( Im so sorry shes poorly Denise. I hope tomorrow brings some answers for you both :( Nose rubs to beautiful Emily xXx
 
Thanks guys.

No she's not Jane - I did mention that at the vets tonight, but was advised to wait until after tomorrow :?

Do you think I should start her? I have some in, so can start if needs be.
 
Thanks guys.

No she's not Jane - I did mention that at the vets tonight, but was advised to wait until after tomorrow :?

Do you think I should start her? I have some in, so can start if needs be.

I would follow the advice of Jane.......the Vet one !! :)
 
I can't believe I am typing this - but I am devastated to say we've sadly had to make the decision to let Emily go :cry::cry::cry:

Emily seemed like she had gone downhill overnight even more - she wouldn't move much & when she did she was shuffling the best way she could on her bottom. She was covered in more urnine this morning & seemed more depressed than ever. I took her in as planned for her xray & but we both just knew deep down that we would be faced with the decision to let her go peacfully :cry:

Up to now Jane our vet had only been able to examine Emily as much as Emily would let her, due to Emily's size & how stressed she got when being at the vets :cry: Jane rang me at 10.30am to advise she had sedated Emily & now she had examined her fully & xrayed, it was clear that Emily was suffering from severe muscle wastage & that she had bad arthritis in her spine :cry:

We discussed at length the quality of life that we felt Emily had at this moment in time & if we felt that it could be improved. Sadly we arrived at the conclusion that due to Emily's breed & the fact that she had such bad muscle wastage when we rescued her 10 months ago - that the situation wouldn't improve for Emily, no matter what we tried :cry: Jane also said that given how stressed Emily got at being handled or given medication, she feared it would cause her to have a heart attack if we decided to see if we could help her further.

I asked Jane what she would do in our situation & she advised if Emily was her little girl, she would let her pass peacefully under the GA. As much as it gutted us to do this, Mark & I both agreed that we felt it fairer to let her go now peacefully before she started to suffer anymore or go down hill further. I just hope that Emily understands why we've let her go - Emily was such a beautiful girl & we couldn't watch her suffer.

We've brought her home for Archie to see her & I thought my heart was going to break in two :cry: I think he knew this morning, before we went to the vets - but seeing him lay over her & wash her was so heartbreaking to see. That said, we are glad we let Archie see her - I really feel like he understands why - at least I hope he does.

When I feel a bit more with it, I'll post about Emily in RB - our big beautiful girl will remain within our hearts always xxx
 
Oh Denise I'm so sorry :cry::cry::cry:

You gave Emily a lovely home and a beautiful, loving husbun. She will have known how well-loved she was. Sending a hug to you and vibes for poor Archie.
 
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