Fidget
Senior Member
It's taken me days to post. First the shock, then the grief, then a period of depression. Savanna a month before Erin, Wanda (gratefully but you grieve all the same) just a week before Erin.
Erin passed completely unexpectedly. I have no idea why. She was fine the night before. I'd actually been thinking how healthy she was and how close we'd become.
She came to me Jan 13/07 as an adult from SARS BC rescue. Here is her beginning http://www.smallanimalrescue.org/erin.html
Aug 7/06 she went to a fosterhome where she had a buddy Sparrow. Sparrow died Nov 18/06 and she was alone again (but with a great fosterdad) til she came to me.
My tiny delicate Sahara totally adored her, and Erin was the most gentle loving sister til Sahara died Feb 25/07 and Erin was alone again. Apr 17 Wanda came, Erin was quite pushy with her at first but 5 days later they were happy together. I intro'd Savanna & Kelley to them Aug 11 and they all lived together til Savanna passed Aug 31, and when Wanda became ill Erin made a point going to her to keep her company and sleep with her so she was rarely alone til she passed Sept 23.
My poor little love went thru so much, and comforted and lost so many sisters. She kept coming to me all thru the night I lost my best girl Savanna, and stayed close to me ever afterwards, so often coming just to give me some love. She had a real depth of compassion, and I had come to so love and rely on her. I was looking forward to her looking after the old girl and 4 young ones I have coming today... Perhaps she felt she'd done enough looking after others in this life.
I love you Erin. Thankyou for looking after me, but I needed you longer honey.
My Erin:
Erin & Sahara:
Erin & Wanda:
Erin & Kelley looking after Wanda:
She & Kelley were asleep when I got up, I went in the bedroom about 2:30 pm and found her breathing somewhat heavy. I gave her some baytril which she took readily in Cool Whip. I lay with her and watched TV. She was not noisy, her breathing continued being even but heavy, she didn't seem to be in distress tho she was not active, just resting or sleeping. A couple times she went back to her house, but I'd bring her back to me shortly to keep an eye on her as she was resting after each effort, which I assumed was due to a respiratory problem. Hours later I picked her up and she felt rather light and limpish, and just 'not all there'. She was obviously worsening so I tried to give her some prednisone in ensure as I didn't know if it was a respiratory thing or a heart or a pt or stroke or what, she wouldn't take it, so I squirted it in but not much went down. She became really flaccid and began making what sounded like a hiccup periodically, so I tried some infant dimetapp in case she had some phlegm in her chest, and a squirt of my inhaler, when that didn't help at all I took her in the bathroom to steam her, after about 10 minutes she seemed to be rousing but instead took a few deep breaths and was gone at 7:15
I checked her over and noticed nothing but a very small bump by her groin. I lay with her a long time, then went to notify her fosterdad. When I went back and picked her up an hour and a half after she'd passed I found she'd bled from nose, especially the side she was lying on, enough to make a dime-sized stain where she was lying. Her nose was fine when I was checking her over.
Would this give any indication of why she died?
Erin passed completely unexpectedly. I have no idea why. She was fine the night before. I'd actually been thinking how healthy she was and how close we'd become.
She came to me Jan 13/07 as an adult from SARS BC rescue. Here is her beginning http://www.smallanimalrescue.org/erin.html
Aug 7/06 she went to a fosterhome where she had a buddy Sparrow. Sparrow died Nov 18/06 and she was alone again (but with a great fosterdad) til she came to me.
My tiny delicate Sahara totally adored her, and Erin was the most gentle loving sister til Sahara died Feb 25/07 and Erin was alone again. Apr 17 Wanda came, Erin was quite pushy with her at first but 5 days later they were happy together. I intro'd Savanna & Kelley to them Aug 11 and they all lived together til Savanna passed Aug 31, and when Wanda became ill Erin made a point going to her to keep her company and sleep with her so she was rarely alone til she passed Sept 23.
My poor little love went thru so much, and comforted and lost so many sisters. She kept coming to me all thru the night I lost my best girl Savanna, and stayed close to me ever afterwards, so often coming just to give me some love. She had a real depth of compassion, and I had come to so love and rely on her. I was looking forward to her looking after the old girl and 4 young ones I have coming today... Perhaps she felt she'd done enough looking after others in this life.
I love you Erin. Thankyou for looking after me, but I needed you longer honey.
My Erin:
Erin & Sahara:
Erin & Wanda:
Erin & Kelley looking after Wanda:
She & Kelley were asleep when I got up, I went in the bedroom about 2:30 pm and found her breathing somewhat heavy. I gave her some baytril which she took readily in Cool Whip. I lay with her and watched TV. She was not noisy, her breathing continued being even but heavy, she didn't seem to be in distress tho she was not active, just resting or sleeping. A couple times she went back to her house, but I'd bring her back to me shortly to keep an eye on her as she was resting after each effort, which I assumed was due to a respiratory problem. Hours later I picked her up and she felt rather light and limpish, and just 'not all there'. She was obviously worsening so I tried to give her some prednisone in ensure as I didn't know if it was a respiratory thing or a heart or a pt or stroke or what, she wouldn't take it, so I squirted it in but not much went down. She became really flaccid and began making what sounded like a hiccup periodically, so I tried some infant dimetapp in case she had some phlegm in her chest, and a squirt of my inhaler, when that didn't help at all I took her in the bathroom to steam her, after about 10 minutes she seemed to be rousing but instead took a few deep breaths and was gone at 7:15
I checked her over and noticed nothing but a very small bump by her groin. I lay with her a long time, then went to notify her fosterdad. When I went back and picked her up an hour and a half after she'd passed I found she'd bled from nose, especially the side she was lying on, enough to make a dime-sized stain where she was lying. Her nose was fine when I was checking her over.
Would this give any indication of why she died?
