Pyometra - looking anemic

[minnow]

The dread of every girly-keeper has struck poor Stephi. The vet still has to confirm, but from the foul odor to the vaginal discharge to the abdominal mass to the ouchie stretches it looks like pyometra. She's on Baytril and Ibuprofen, and going in to the vet tomorrow.

Any advice on things I can try to tempt her to eat that are rich in iron? Anything I can do to bolster her strength for surgery? Any advice otherwise?

 

[Moon]

Oh, I'm so sorry about your sweetie!

I have no advice, but many hugs and good thoughts.

 

[littledevils]

Beef liver is really good for rats that loose blood... I always give mine some before/after surgery.

Poor girlie

 

[jorats]

Oh no!! I would try everything to tempt her.

 

[minnow]

I've been giving her bits of egg, baby cereal, and Ensure, but it's hard to get her to eat much at all and her toes are still too pale. :gaah:

I'll have to make a run to get liver for her... gotta try everything I can to give her a better chance. My mind keeps going back to the "guarded prognosis" bit on the rat guide. I dunno what I'd do if she doesn't make it... :cry3:

 

[lj]

:hugs:

 

[Godmother]

I'm so sorry. I'll be thinking of you and her tomorrow. All toes and fingers crossed for her.

 

[lilspaz68]

Good luck little girly!

Now that I have dusted off my food processor you could grind up all sorts of good foods and put them in oatmeal like I have been doing...liver, spinach or kale, then yummy things like peas..its soft and easy to eat and it might tempt her a little.

I am sorry you are going through this.

 

[mamarat]

Good luck at the vet, poor sweetie.

 

[bruxxy]

Good luck with Stephi.

 

[minnow]

She's not even tempted much by Ensure now, though I keep trying to tempt her with little bits of everything.

Exploratory surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning.

 

[Fidget]

Had to look up pyometra... I don't guess you need any more iron suggestions if she isn't eating Ensure even...
Hoping the very best for your Stephi tomorrow, that something can be found and done to fix whatever's going on and let her get all better.

 

[PiedPiper]

Any word yet? raying: Praying that all went well. :cuddle:

 

[lilspaz68]

Good luck little lass!!

 

[minnow]

She made it through surgery okay, and is now minus one very badly infected uterus, though there was a lot of scar tissue that my vet couldn't remove. Now it's all up to her and how well she can heal up from this.

 

[lilspaz68]

even after surgery I bet she will soon feel a lot better without that nasty load in her.
Healing vibes from Toronto!! :heart:

 

[mamarat]

Hoping for the best, soft :tumkiss: for your sweetie.

 

[Godmother]

So glad that she came through the surgery OK!! I hope that she will recover quickly now that she doesn't have all that infection inside her.

 

[PiedPiper]

:joy: Get well soon, Stephi!

 

[jorats]

I'm so glad she's all fixed up. Now we just need her to heal up and be back to normal.