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Willow - low body temperature and bloated

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Oh my god I am so so sorry. I am so upset and you must be a million times worse. I cannot say how sorry I am. You must be deverstated. I hope you are not alone. My thoughts are with you.
 
Oh I am so sorry - had a bit of de ja vue there - my skinny died in my arms too after only having her two weeks. I still will never get over that. Love to you and big hugs ...run free little Willow - find Tansy and be happy together forever x x
 
8... so so so so sorry to hear this.

At least you were with her and she didn't suffer, not that that's much consolation

Hugs to you and the rest of the furries
 
Willow was my first

I am so sorry - when I joined the forum a few months ago yours was the first post I read and the first picture of a skinny pig I had ever seen - I cant tell you how sorry I am x
 
Oh I am so sorry :0 I shed a few tears when I read this. Your picture of Willow was the first skinny pig I'd ever seen too, & it always brought a smile to my face when I saw it.

Rest in peace sweet Willow x
 
I've sent a reply in RB :0:0:0


RIP Willow you dear little fuzzy faced character, whee will miss you and your beautiful lips and pigsonality soooooo much :(


Glynis, Velvet, Onyx, Tommy and Bella xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 
Oh no- I'm so sorry! I have read about Willow enough that I kind of feel that I know her. ((HUGS)) to you, and RIP to Willow. I'm so sorry. :(
 
Gucci also had a low body temperature just before she died. I'm sure it's something to do with their fast metabolism. I'm really sorry you lost her, I know how special Skinnies are.
 
so sorry to hear this. R.I.P Willow :( i always thought she was beautiful and from posts i read she was very special. run free on the bridge sweety x hugs to you, you did everything you could
 
Oh no, I was really hoping not to be reading this, what terrible news. So sorry, rest in peace poor little Willow.8...
 
I didn't want to post anything until I had spoken to Kim as understandably she is pretty devastated at the moment.

From the description on the thread (and having been in communication with Kim)it might be that Willow did not have bloat but instead had fluid in the abdomen.

Please see below an extract of my letter to her that she has given permission to be put on this thread so other forum members can recognise the difference between the two conditions

I have gone through your thread...and i think from your description that Willow might not have had bloat (this presents as being a hard and painful, taut swelling of the abdomen that sounds like a drum when you tap your finger on the side of the piggie)

From your description, it sounds more like fluid accumulation in the abdomen (a bit more "squishy" and which is called ascites) may have been the problem/indicator.

If that is the case , then it means that your lovely Willow probably had acute renal/heart/both failure...and there was nothing you or any vet could do to save her (even within 30mins drive)...and equally there would probably have been no "advance warning" in terms of symptoms...so you could never have known

It also means that she probably wasn't in any pain when she made her journey to The Bridge

I'm so very sorry Kim that you have lost your lovely piggie Willow..she was one of the "characters" on the Forum and much loved by us all.

Run free little one....and big hugs to your mummy at this very sad time.
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Pebble said:
I didn't want to post anything until I had spoken to Kim as understandably she is pretty devastated at the moment.

From the description on the thread (and having been in communication with Kim)it might be that Willow did not have bloat but instead had fluid in the abdomen.

Please see below an extract of my letter to her that she has given permission to be put on this thread so other forum members can recognise the difference between the two conditions

I have gone through your thread...and i think from your description that Willow might not have had bloat (this presents as being a hard and painful, taut swelling of the abdomen that sounds like a drum when you tap your finger on the side of the piggie)

From your description, it sounds more like fluid accumulation in the abdomen (a bit more "squishy" and which is called ascites) may have been the problem/indicator.

If that is the case , then it means that your lovely Willow probably had acute renal/heart/both failure...and there was nothing you or any vet could do to save her (even within 30mins drive)...and equally there would probably have been no "advance warning" in terms of symptoms...so you could never have known

It also means that she probably wasn't in any pain when she made her journey to The Bridge

I'm so very sorry Kim that you have lost your lovely piggie Willow..she was one of the "characters" on the Forum and much loved by us all.

Run free little one....and big hugs to your mummy at this very sad time.
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Hopefully your knowledge can be of some comfort to Kim, and like you say, be an education to the rest of us!
 
Pebble said:
From your description, it sounds more like fluid accumulation in the abdomen (a bit more "squishy" and which is called ascites) may have been the problem/indicator.

If that is the case , then it means that your lovely Willow probably had acute renal/heart/both failure...and there was nothing you or any vet could do to save her (even within 30mins drive)...and equally there would probably have been no "advance warning" in terms of symptoms...
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I'm glad you posted this; I was going to suggest torsion or intussusception until I read this, and it makes perfect sense. My old cat, Thomas, lived past the age of 20, but one day he started grunting and moving slowly, and after that developed ascites. The vet said he had right heart failure, and just like you said, there was no advance warning, and there was nothing anyone could have done.

God rest little Willow, I am so sad to hear of all this.
 
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