Glynis
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My brave beautiful baby Velvet has gone to the bridge 8...8...8...
It was her heart that gave out.........
Just over 24hrs from when she started to not eat and drink, i helped her to eat and drink but early this morning i knew it was not good her breathing had gone from laboured to quietening down......
I will NEVER forget the day i was told i was going to be a mummy!
I got a text and i was told that i would be a mummy to two beautiful little girls. They were almost identical (all four were except for little bits of tan on them in different places) Niki helped me name them both. Velvet Duchess after Duke RIP and cause her fur was so velvety. I got to first see you Velvet when you were two wheeks old i fell totally in love with you of course. I got a quick cuddle cause you were so fast and wanted to be with your mummy and sisters. At six wheeks old you came to live with me, you and Onyx.
The biggest wheeeeeker you were, if you knew i was coming with food you'd wheek and let Onyx know. Then one day you gave me a huge fright your eye was cloudy, off to the vets and whee find out you had a cataract. Exactly a month later your other eye went cloudy... by then i'd done lots of research, also a huge thanks to everyone on here that helped me. I was convinced you had diabetes, Brendan (the vet) said nope no way he'd never seen a diabetic piggie. Well you proved him wrong and you taught him quite a bit my sweet baby girl. Had to change diet, that was difficult and you missed your corn so much, so for Christmas and birthday's i'd make your 'cake' with corn nibblets as a real treat.
Then you again gave me a huge fright, this time i knew it was bad real bad........ you started wheeking in pain and passing urine, then when whee went to the vets Brendan expelled this 'thing' You had a hysterectomy and came out of it amazingly, so strong and so so brave. Syringe feeds were never an issue as you'd been bought up on the syringe, you knew nice things could come from it. You would sit so beautifully on my knee whilst i fed you the meds, probiotics and top you up with some critical care too. It was a long road to recovery with a set back of a very persistent UTI but once again you rallied.
Whee were going to the vets for Onyx cause of two lumps i found, but then you decided not to eat and your breathing changed, i jumped online and pretty well guessed it was heart or kidneys. Thankyou to Christina who i messaged as she'd lost her precious Bugs with heart problems, so she was able to tell me some signs. I asked Brendan was there some miracle drug for you? No he said, so he gave her some pain relief and said it would either help or she'd go down quickly as he said yes it was cardio
Onyx said her goodbyes, she tried to kiss you awake it was so beautiful. She and I will miss you so much, my heart is torn apart and i can barely see this screen. You will be laid to rest with our darling Sully and Duke.
Bye bye baby, Velvet Duchess, Velvey, Velveteen, bubby girl, precious, sweet girl, soft girl, my long haired beauty, in my heart forever. Make sure you say hi to the boys, to Mum and Dad too as they will give you snuggles. Remember great grandpa loved you (mum never met you) and will find you some lovely silverbeet leaves for you to munch on, your fav.
This is of you this morning about 2.30am
7mths old
Christmas 2012
RUN FREE xoxo
It was her heart that gave out.........
Just over 24hrs from when she started to not eat and drink, i helped her to eat and drink but early this morning i knew it was not good her breathing had gone from laboured to quietening down......
I will NEVER forget the day i was told i was going to be a mummy!
I got a text and i was told that i would be a mummy to two beautiful little girls. They were almost identical (all four were except for little bits of tan on them in different places) Niki helped me name them both. Velvet Duchess after Duke RIP and cause her fur was so velvety. I got to first see you Velvet when you were two wheeks old i fell totally in love with you of course. I got a quick cuddle cause you were so fast and wanted to be with your mummy and sisters. At six wheeks old you came to live with me, you and Onyx.
The biggest wheeeeeker you were, if you knew i was coming with food you'd wheek and let Onyx know. Then one day you gave me a huge fright your eye was cloudy, off to the vets and whee find out you had a cataract. Exactly a month later your other eye went cloudy... by then i'd done lots of research, also a huge thanks to everyone on here that helped me. I was convinced you had diabetes, Brendan (the vet) said nope no way he'd never seen a diabetic piggie. Well you proved him wrong and you taught him quite a bit my sweet baby girl. Had to change diet, that was difficult and you missed your corn so much, so for Christmas and birthday's i'd make your 'cake' with corn nibblets as a real treat.
Then you again gave me a huge fright, this time i knew it was bad real bad........ you started wheeking in pain and passing urine, then when whee went to the vets Brendan expelled this 'thing' You had a hysterectomy and came out of it amazingly, so strong and so so brave. Syringe feeds were never an issue as you'd been bought up on the syringe, you knew nice things could come from it. You would sit so beautifully on my knee whilst i fed you the meds, probiotics and top you up with some critical care too. It was a long road to recovery with a set back of a very persistent UTI but once again you rallied.
Whee were going to the vets for Onyx cause of two lumps i found, but then you decided not to eat and your breathing changed, i jumped online and pretty well guessed it was heart or kidneys. Thankyou to Christina who i messaged as she'd lost her precious Bugs with heart problems, so she was able to tell me some signs. I asked Brendan was there some miracle drug for you? No he said, so he gave her some pain relief and said it would either help or she'd go down quickly as he said yes it was cardio
Onyx said her goodbyes, she tried to kiss you awake it was so beautiful. She and I will miss you so much, my heart is torn apart and i can barely see this screen. You will be laid to rest with our darling Sully and Duke.
Bye bye baby, Velvet Duchess, Velvey, Velveteen, bubby girl, precious, sweet girl, soft girl, my long haired beauty, in my heart forever. Make sure you say hi to the boys, to Mum and Dad too as they will give you snuggles. Remember great grandpa loved you (mum never met you) and will find you some lovely silverbeet leaves for you to munch on, your fav.
This is of you this morning about 2.30am
7mths old
Christmas 2012
RUN FREE xoxo
