Posted By: sugarglidersuz
Sweet Gliding, Little Mambo Magic... - 05/02/09 02:41 PM
It is with deep sorrow that I have to type this 
Last night, I had to drive Mambo to Akron (45 miles away) to have him put to sleep. I had carried him with me all day and put him in his cage for just an hour while I made and ate dinner. When I went to feed him, he came running out of his pouch as always. I was horrified to see his chest covered in blood.
Of course, I immediately got him out and ran to the living room with him to show Ed. There was so much blood we couldn't see the damage, so I took him to the bathroom and gave him a quick bath to clean off the blood. That revealed the true damage - he had completely opened his chest and just below the sternum I could see his internal organs exposed I knew, then, that it was too late for him.
I immediately called Bourbon, and she confirmed what I already knew... there was no hope for him at that point. I dried him off, wrapped him burrito-style so he couldn't do further damage with his hands, feet or mouth, and tried to call my vet. Of course, they were already closed and the ER vet they referred to on their answering machine only sees cats & dogs. They wouldn't even see Mambo for euthanization
So, I knew that I had to drive him to Akron. It was raining to beat the band, but I persisted and got him there in just under an hour. They said he went peacefully. They were sweet and cleaned him up further and stitched up his little chest 
I only had him for just over two months. He was exactly 3 months old yesterday... 2/01/09 - 5/01/09
Sweet Gliding, my Little Mambo Magic
I know you are with Pika & Cricky, Combara, Little Cricky, Bobo & Reggie now at the Rainbow Bridge, gliding around Jesus...
~~~~~~~~~~
History:
Mambo has had health issues ever since I got him from Denise/Minkasmom while at the FIBB in TN in February. Mambo had been pulled from his mother (Minka) while she was recovering from a tail injury. While in TN, Mambo developed some sort of eye infection which caused both of his inner eyelids not to open. After almost a month, they finally did open, but we had thought he was going to be permanently blind.
Mambo's feces never solidified the way that a normal joey's will. They remained soft and unformed throughout his short life. I had him tested for bacterial infection and parasites over a month ago, and again almost two weeks ago. Both times, the tests came back negative.
On Monday, April 20th, I awoke in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of Mambo making the SM noise. I found him attacking his chest and scraping it raw with his teeth. I immediately put him in an e-collar and kept him in the collar until that Thursday evening. At that point, his chest had scabbed over. I had brought him to see my vet on that Tuesday and although the tests came back negative, she started him on a course of Panacur (an antiparasitic). He had already been on a course of Clavamox (an antibacterial) the previous month after the first tests came back negative. He was recuperating well and leaving his chest alone. I was applying Silver Sulfadiazine Cream to the scabbed area twice per day, as per Dr. West's instructions.
I went to TN for the TGI Glider Expo last weekend. Mambo did well throughout the weekend. Upon arrival home on this past Monday evening, things were still going well. On Tuesday morning, I awoke to find Mambo trying to remove the scab that had formed. I immediately put him back into the e-collar for the morning. After that, I carried him in my bra almost constantly. Whenever he would try to groom his chest, I nudged him with my finger and he stopped. Again, all seemed to be going well until last night... It was a shock to find that after being left alone for less than an hour he had self-mutilated to the extent that he had.
Dr. West came in this morning (on her day off) to do Mambo's gross necropsy. Examination found no significant abnormalities and no obvious parasitic involvement. Tissue samples are being sent to a lab in CA that specializes in exotics. Hopefully they will yield some insight on why little Mambo had the issues he did...
Last night, I had to drive Mambo to Akron (45 miles away) to have him put to sleep. I had carried him with me all day and put him in his cage for just an hour while I made and ate dinner. When I went to feed him, he came running out of his pouch as always. I was horrified to see his chest covered in blood.
Of course, I immediately got him out and ran to the living room with him to show Ed. There was so much blood we couldn't see the damage, so I took him to the bathroom and gave him a quick bath to clean off the blood. That revealed the true damage - he had completely opened his chest and just below the sternum I could see his internal organs exposed
I knew, then, that it was too late for him. I immediately called Bourbon, and she confirmed what I already knew... there was no hope for him at that point. I dried him off, wrapped him burrito-style so he couldn't do further damage with his hands, feet or mouth, and tried to call my vet. Of course, they were already closed and the ER vet they referred to on their answering machine only sees cats & dogs. They wouldn't even see Mambo for euthanization
So, I knew that I had to drive him to Akron. It was raining to beat the band, but I persisted and got him there in just under an hour. They said he went peacefully. They were sweet and cleaned him up further and stitched up his little chest I only had him for just over two months. He was exactly 3 months old yesterday... 2/01/09 - 5/01/09
Sweet Gliding, my Little Mambo Magic
I know you are with Pika & Cricky, Combara, Little Cricky, Bobo & Reggie now at the Rainbow Bridge, gliding around Jesus... ~~~~~~~~~~
History:
Mambo has had health issues ever since I got him from Denise/Minkasmom while at the FIBB in TN in February. Mambo had been pulled from his mother (Minka) while she was recovering from a tail injury. While in TN, Mambo developed some sort of eye infection which caused both of his inner eyelids not to open. After almost a month, they finally did open, but we had thought he was going to be permanently blind.
Mambo's feces never solidified the way that a normal joey's will. They remained soft and unformed throughout his short life. I had him tested for bacterial infection and parasites over a month ago, and again almost two weeks ago. Both times, the tests came back negative.
On Monday, April 20th, I awoke in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of Mambo making the SM noise. I found him attacking his chest and scraping it raw with his teeth. I immediately put him in an e-collar and kept him in the collar until that Thursday evening. At that point, his chest had scabbed over. I had brought him to see my vet on that Tuesday and although the tests came back negative, she started him on a course of Panacur (an antiparasitic). He had already been on a course of Clavamox (an antibacterial) the previous month after the first tests came back negative. He was recuperating well and leaving his chest alone. I was applying Silver Sulfadiazine Cream to the scabbed area twice per day, as per Dr. West's instructions.
I went to TN for the TGI Glider Expo last weekend. Mambo did well throughout the weekend. Upon arrival home on this past Monday evening, things were still going well. On Tuesday morning, I awoke to find Mambo trying to remove the scab that had formed. I immediately put him back into the e-collar for the morning. After that, I carried him in my bra almost constantly. Whenever he would try to groom his chest, I nudged him with my finger and he stopped. Again, all seemed to be going well until last night... It was a shock to find that after being left alone for less than an hour he had self-mutilated to the extent that he had.
Dr. West came in this morning (on her day off) to do Mambo's gross necropsy. Examination found no significant abnormalities and no obvious parasitic involvement. Tissue samples are being sent to a lab in CA that specializes in exotics. Hopefully they will yield some insight on why little Mambo had the issues he did...
Suz I am so sorry for your loss 