please send kiwi good thoughts tomorrow

yep, her uterus and ovaries were removed so that there is no chance this can happen again (removing them won't have any ill affects on her). a lot of people have the uterus stitched up and ovaries left in so that they can attempt breeding again the next year--it can be successful, but i wanted to eliminate all chance of future egg binding as it's just not worth it to me to risk her health so i can get some babies out of her.

she lost 12 grams as a result of the surgery (which was all eggs as the vet said she didn't lose any blood) and she looks pretty thin but much better. she is breathing better now too--she had started having trouble breathing because the eggs were pressing on her lungs. tomorrow she gets to have food again and i'm crossing my fingers that she'll eat on her own again--i have been hand feeding her by basically putting drops of food into the sides of her mouth a little at a time. i can't blame her though--with all those eggs pressing on her stomach she just wasn't hungry.

Wow, I didn't know they could do that. Well I knew it was possible, but I hadn't heard of someone doing it. I don't blame you for not wanting to breed her again, not worth the risk at all. Plus just the thought of her having to go through it again is sad.

So glad that she's doing better.... 12 g's! That's a lot for her to have been hauling around, poor momma! :oops: Again, kudos to you Emily!!! :sunny:

Wow, I'm glad she's doing better now emily. I'll be sending good healing vibes your way.

just a small update: kiwi spent the day yesterday and most of the night in a hide i have on the bottom of her quarantine style recovery enclosure. i was glad to see her resting but a little concerned that she really didn't move at all for so long. well, this morning i found her sitting on top of the hide looking around. :) thanks all for the healing vibes--so far they are working! :D

oh wow... i'm sooo happy to hear she's okay!!!