R.I.P Padme
Hello again, readers,
Today we wanted to talk about losing our beloved Padme quite some time ago. She was 2 and a half years old when she passed away, but despite that, her passing was still very unexpected.
Padme had come down with what we had believed to be a suspected UTI (urinary tract infection) and had also developed a small mammary lump - about the size of a blueberry. The timing was incredibly bizarre, her daughter Leia was going through the recovery stages of near enough the exact same illnesses.
The vet was confident they'd be able to safely remove the lump due to it's location, but with Padme's age, it would've been high risk. The vet advised we dealt with the suspected UTI first so it posed less of a risk during surgery.
Padme was put on a course of Baytril (antibiotic) and Meloxicam/Metacam (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) in the hope it would've cleared up the small amount of blood coming from her genitalia. Initially, Padme responded well to the antibiotics, but near the end of the course, she appeared to be a bit slow in herself - nothing overly concerning. Luckily, we already had a post-surgical appointment at the vet with Leia the following day, and we thought it would've been sensible for Padme to tag along too.
Tragically, Padme passed away before the appointment. We couldn't believe it, we knew she wasn't very well - but not dying. Her passing indicated that she was dealing with something along the lines of Pyometra. It was most likely fatal due to Padme's age/fragile state, making it more difficult to fight off the infection. We felt terrible, we kicked ourselves for weeks. We would say "if only we had booked an emergency appointment, maybe she would still be with us". However, now we have had a chance to grieve and accept what has happened, we weren't to have known.
Padme crossed the rainbow bridge on 23/11/17.
Today we wanted to talk about losing our beloved Padme quite some time ago. She was 2 and a half years old when she passed away, but despite that, her passing was still very unexpected.
Padme had come down with what we had believed to be a suspected UTI (urinary tract infection) and had also developed a small mammary lump - about the size of a blueberry. The timing was incredibly bizarre, her daughter Leia was going through the recovery stages of near enough the exact same illnesses.
The vet was confident they'd be able to safely remove the lump due to it's location, but with Padme's age, it would've been high risk. The vet advised we dealt with the suspected UTI first so it posed less of a risk during surgery.
Padme was put on a course of Baytril (antibiotic) and Meloxicam/Metacam (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory) in the hope it would've cleared up the small amount of blood coming from her genitalia. Initially, Padme responded well to the antibiotics, but near the end of the course, she appeared to be a bit slow in herself - nothing overly concerning. Luckily, we already had a post-surgical appointment at the vet with Leia the following day, and we thought it would've been sensible for Padme to tag along too.
Tragically, Padme passed away before the appointment. We couldn't believe it, we knew she wasn't very well - but not dying. Her passing indicated that she was dealing with something along the lines of Pyometra. It was most likely fatal due to Padme's age/fragile state, making it more difficult to fight off the infection. We felt terrible, we kicked ourselves for weeks. We would say "if only we had booked an emergency appointment, maybe she would still be with us". However, now we have had a chance to grieve and accept what has happened, we weren't to have known.
Padme crossed the rainbow bridge on 23/11/17.
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