Ginny's Medical Thread

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cavyslave8
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Post   » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:11 pm


I hope Ginny continues to be healthy. She really is a very pretty girl.

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Topaz

Post   » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:43 pm


Aw, Ginny is adorable. Glad she's doing well.

Talishan
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Post   » Fri Aug 24, 2007 8:53 pm


Oh cool! I bet it is indeed a sign of improved and 'normalized' health.

Tracis
Let Sleeping Pigs Lie

Post   » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:11 pm


Final update:

Ginny's health was good these past years, and she was very feisty and happy. We celebrated our 4th anniversary with her last weekend.

Both girls had a visit with the vet yesterday.

During the exam, the veterinarian discovered that Ginny had a heart murmur. She was very lightly sedated for x-rays to examine the size of her heart and to perform a blood test.

She did not recover well from the sedation and died on the way home. She was just past four years old.

X-rays showed an enlarged heart and a large growth in her abdomen that was most likely an ovarian cyst. Her liver did not appear to be enlarged, and the vet mentioned that it had repaired itself since the original fatty liver diagnosis (hepatic lipidosis).

Her abdomen was full of fluid, and there was also fluid around the heart and lung area. The vet had planned to start her on heart medications.

She had a blood test prior to her death. Her glucose level was 198 (previously 519). Although a necropsy was not performed, it does not appear that her death was related to diabetes.

Dr. Wright was very surprised by the size of her enlarged heart on the x-ray. Ginny's behavior was so normal and her appetite so healthy that he felt that very light sedation would be safe. We just didn't know...

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Talishan
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Post   » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:30 pm


I'm very sorry, Tracis. Godspeed and safe passage to a beautiful pig and a very special spirit.

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Lynx
Celebrate!!!

Post   » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:30 pm


Oh, Tracis, I am so terribly sorry you lost her. I know how you treasure your guinea pigs, the luxurious lives they lead and how much you love them. I am so very sorry she is gone.

slavetofuzzy
4 the Good of all Pigs

Post   » Sat Feb 13, 2010 9:35 pm


Tracis, I am so sorry to hear about Ginny. How is Sakura doing?

Sleep well, Ginny darling. What a beautiful girl you were.

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Amy0204
We miss our sweet Oreo

Post   » Sat Feb 13, 2010 10:01 pm


I'm so sorry for your loss. She was a beauty.

egustavson

Post   » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:03 am


I am so sorry you lost Ginny.

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Bytxlaura
Remembering Nemo

Post   » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:15 am


Oh goodness! I am so very sorry :( *hugs*

God speed beautiful Ginny!

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cavyslave8
I GAVE, dammit!

Post   » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:59 am


I'm so very sorry. She was such a gorgeous girl and so loved. Hugs to you.

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GuineaPinny

Post   » Sun Feb 14, 2010 1:05 am


I'm so sorry. She was a beauty.

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