Have had a bit of a stressful afternoon and had to rush poor Crystal the Angora to the vets as her babies are overdue.I felt movement in her tum over the weekend, butwas concerned this morning as no babies had appeared, and due date was end of last week.
Crystal seemed well in herself, but was panting and stretching out a lot!.
I had a gut feeling all was not well, so took Crystal to the vets an hour ago for an ultra sound.
vet confirmed A pregnancy, but sadly baby looks abnormal and is huge
the Vet could feel no heartbeat nor see any other babies apart from this large one :? :? I had to make a very difficult decision and instruct the vet to do an emergency operation on Crystal as things dont look good, and chance of her passing baby herself is now slim
I feel so sorry for Crystal as her hormones have geared her up to have this baby, but faced with waiting another day to see what happened, and possibly seeing Crystal deteriorate healthwise rapidly, I opted to save her!.Poor Crystal has been bred from continiously for the past year and a half, so after she is spayed and recovered, we will bond her into a group of Angoras where she can live out her days in peace
I was all tearful at the surgery, but vet was very kind and supportive.
It was horrible to be in this position, but we rescued Crystal and I feel we have to focus on giving her the best chance of life possible.
Please keep everything crossed for Crystal as it is a risky op when she is heavily pregnant, but we really had no choice
Her poor baby is probably at Rainbow Bridge anyway
All the other angoras we rescued are doing brilliantly and enjoying their first hops of freedom around the garden
I hope to collect Crystal around 6pm tonight, all being well, so will let you know when we hear any news.
Love from a very distressed Adele
