Goodbye, Sweet Bear
At 8:51am Koda was injected, and her heart stopped at 8:53. The vet said it took so long because it was pumping so poorly it wasn't getting the drug distributed. Her lungs weren't working very well either, probably because of her heart. She was under general anesthesia though, no pain at that point.
Koda rallied a bit late last night, but I didn't expect it to last and it didn't. I was prepared to make a decision if I had to, but the vet outright recommended this. She felt a very large mass in her abdomen, probably her adrenal gland escaped the Lupron treatments and metastasized very rapidly over the last month. It was painful for Koda to even touch her around it, and there was basically no hope. She also offered to do a necropsy free of charge so exactly what happened could be determined. She was a complex case with so many things wrong at once, but Koda made it months longer than I expected as it is. There's no question at all this was the right thing to do for her at this time.
When I got home I found out I'd forgotten to close Ayame and Koda's cage. Ayame didn't even try to leave though, she was waiting in her hammock. I made sure each of them got to snuggle and sniff Koda this morning before we left. I don't think they understood, but they seemed to know it was soemthing important.
Koda rallied a bit late last night, but I didn't expect it to last and it didn't. I was prepared to make a decision if I had to, but the vet outright recommended this. She felt a very large mass in her abdomen, probably her adrenal gland escaped the Lupron treatments and metastasized very rapidly over the last month. It was painful for Koda to even touch her around it, and there was basically no hope. She also offered to do a necropsy free of charge so exactly what happened could be determined. She was a complex case with so many things wrong at once, but Koda made it months longer than I expected as it is. There's no question at all this was the right thing to do for her at this time.
When I got home I found out I'd forgotten to close Ayame and Koda's cage. Ayame didn't even try to leave though, she was waiting in her hammock. I made sure each of them got to snuggle and sniff Koda this morning before we left. I don't think they understood, but they seemed to know it was soemthing important.