I only met you for the first time 3 weeks ago, but little girl you made a profound effect on my life. I promised you when I found your throat abscess that I would make you feel better for however long you decided to stay with me. Sadly the abscess beat both of us and the only way I made you feel better besides caring and loving you was to let your suffering end today.
I really hope this sweet girl will come back to me again one day, 3 weeks wasn’t long enough for me. :’( Her 2 year old cagemate is hale and hearty at least.
No nasty medical pics in here, her loving, kind nature is being celebrated instead.
Maddy is a 30 month tilty girl I took in from a "friend" who was rehoming most of her rats. The throat abscess was never mentioned and I found it soon after she was dropped off. I started her on abs and treating the abscess. The throat or tooth abscess seemed to be healing and I was very happy. Then it recurred and got a lot worse. It never responded to meds the 2nd time, and she seemed to have a vaginal infection as well. I think sweet Maddy has a raging systemic infection going on and her poor beaten up immune system has given up. Exactly a week ago on Monday she was unable to eat and drink so I have been syringing strawberry meal replacement into her. I figured she would stop eating and would pass, but she very eagerly licks her 5-10 cc's per feeding. May 5 her head tilt was back with a vengeance along with the infection. On May 7 she stopped eating and I started syringe feeding. For the past 4 days I have been giving her gentocin hoping that would help in her fight. Sadly on a personal note, I was injured at my new job through an employment agency and have been off work. No money, not able to walk at all while this was all going on. I am a bit more mobile now.
I found a vet fairly close by that I am trying to make an appointment at for tomorrow's euthanization.
When the head tilt came back the bleeding started as well. It was bleeding that would just keep flowing, very very disturbing. I didn't get a necropsy done. The guess is a tooth abscess. I was hoping it was just a regular abscess that would heal with normal care. Not our luck.
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