Elsa Pts This Evening ,I'm So Upset

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my lovely chocolate coloured 2 year old piggy has been PTS this evening.Elsa presented with swelling under her chin ,coming on rapidly,lumps appearing under her armpits.i had an emergency appointment as I was syringe feeding.the vet stated the lumps were too big to be caused by an infection,and diagnosed lukemia.I asked the vet if he was absolutely certain it was not an abcess,and stated aggressive tumours can progress rapidly.I'm just so upset,she had been well up until 24 hours ago and these swellings were getting bigger hourly.I did not want Elsa to suffer,so I had to trust the vets decision.i feel ive failed her for not insisting on a biopsy...she was only 2.i will miss her terribly,she followed toby everywhere.i am going to have to research on cavie lukemia to see if it can present itself so rapidly and aggressively.
RIP Elsa,you were very much loved.
 
I'm so sorry eileen. Please do not blame yourself no matter what you find out from your research.

We do our utmost best for our pigs, and part of the task of caring for them is deciding when it's too much for them.

I think we've all regretted a decision before, whether it be that we shouldn't have had them PTS, or we should have. It's part and parcel of loving them.

You did exactly what you did because you love her, and truly care. That's the important thing and she knows that.
 
I think sudden loss can be so very hard to accept, but you absolutely did the right thing for Elsa.
Even if your research shows that there are treatment options, it sounds like whatever she had was very aggressive and she could have suffered.
You made the bravest decision for Elsa, and the hardest one for you, but you put her needs first and that is never wrong.
Be kind to yourself.
Hugs from Switzerland.
 
Oh Eileen I am very sorry to hear this but please don't be harsh on yourself. It's the one decision we all don't want to make but you have done what was best for Elsa and she isn't suffering now x
 
Oh Eileen - I'm so sorry.


Sending you virtual hugs


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Please don't blame yourself . Our priority is to make sure our Guineas don't suffer - and you did that.


Popcorn free Elsa .
 
Really sorry Eileen but you can only be guided by your vet in these emergency situations. I think cavian leukaemia is also commonly referred to as lymphoma so have a search on that too as I know you will have to go through that stage :(.
Sleep tight little Elsa.
 
I'm so very sorry for your loss :(

Please do not beat yourself up. My Erika was diagnosed with lymphoma at the end of 2015. Her tumours grew rapidly to the point that her dewlap was almost 3 times the size it should have been and she had ping pong balls under her armpits :( We had to let her go two weeks after diagnosis.

Sleep tight Elsa xx
 
You I am so sorry, you gave the final gift to Elsa & took the pain away. I wouldn't search the internet if I was you, it will only upset you more.

Sleep tight
Little Elsa
Popcorn free over the bridge.
 
I'm so sorry. Some cancers can spread ridiculously fast and if they were cysts I think it would be strange to suddenly have so many.
You did the right thing, but what a horrible shock.
Be free at the Bridge sweet Elsa.

Huge hugs to you @eileen and to Toby :hug:
 
BIG HUGS

I am very sorry - it is one of these nightmare scenarios that you can never be prepared for and that leave you totally (and sometimes literally) shaken from the sheer shock, with the grieving and the pain of the loss still to hit fully later on. :(

You have made the right decision; if it was that fast and that aggressive, nothing would have helped once it was spreading in the lymphatic system. All you could do was spare her any suffering.

RIP Elsa
 
I'm so sorry, what horrible news!

I would have done the same in your situation, treatment would only have prolonged her suffering- you definately made the right decision for her so please don't doubt that.

Sleep tight Elsa, hugs to you Eileen xx
 
@eileen you did exactly the right thing for your girl. You were faced with an appalling situation and had to take a decision you weren't expecting to have to make. But the vets are the experts. And you were guided by what they said. You loved your girl enough not to put her through anything else. You have done exactly what I have done in your shoes. You've bravely put your own needs and feelings to one side and done what was best for her. You are in shock and quite rightly so. Hugest of hugs to you. Responsible pet ownership throws immense challenges at us and you were not lacking. Popcorn free Elsa xx
 
Claire W said:
I'm so very sorry for your loss :(

Please do not beat yourself up. My Erika was diagnosed with lymphoma at the end of 2015. Her tumours grew rapidly to the point that her dewlap was almost 3 times the size it should have been and she had ping pong balls under her armpits :( We had to let her go two weeks after diagnosis.

Sleep tight Elsa xx
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thanks clair w,it was exactly like that,massive swelling of dewlap,and pig pong balls under her arm pits,i feel from everyones comments it was definantley the right decision,even though ive found it hard to accept.Thanks everyone for your kind comments.x
 
eileen said:
thanks clair w,it was exactly like that,massive swelling of dewlap,and pig pong balls under her arm pits,i feel from everyones comments it was definantley the right decision,even though ive found it hard to accept.Thanks everyone for your kind comments.x
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You absolutely made the right decision.

If her dewlap was already that big from the tumours, it would only have been a matter of time before they would have started pushing on the windpipe if they wasn't already.

That's what happened to Erika and once she started coughing, I new it was time. It was heartbreaking to see her like that and I always go with the thought that it's better being a day too early than a day too late

(((Hugs))) xx
 
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So sorry to hear this sad news Eileen, you did the best thing hun. Massive hugs xx
RIP little Elsa xx
 
So sorry for loss. Not an easy decision but I am sure with time you will know it was the best one for your girl x x
 
I am so sorry :( You made absolutely the correct decision for her, it is the last act of love we can do for our loved ones. Massive hugs to you, I am really sorry for your loss

Sleep well little girl

RIP Elsa
x x
 
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