Title: My Dropsy Boy, Aristotle
davenia7 - August 30, 2007 04:49 PM (GMT)
So, for those who don't know... Aristotle has been diagnosed with dropsy for 2 months. In the last week, it's been getting progressively worse. He's going home with me this weekend... for intensive care (another attempt at meds... I've already medicated him 4 times with no resolution) and quite likely to be euthanized.
He's sooooo huge and now he's not leaving the top of the water nor is he eating anymore. I think the swelling is affecting his swim bladder a little bit and it's got his head tilted up bc of the swelling.
Soooooo, I guess he might have to be put down this weekend.
:(
He's sooooo huge and now he's not leaving the top of the water nor is he eating anymore. I think the swelling is affecting his swim bladder a little bit and it's got his head tilted up bc of the swelling.
Soooooo, I guess he might have to be put down this weekend.
:(
nutty - August 30, 2007 05:34 PM (GMT)
I'm sorry to hear that! Dropsey, as you know, is such a difficult condition to treat. It's one of those conditions that has a variety of beginnings. Once it gets to the point of the fish not being able to regulate osmoticly there's little that can be done. Not impossible, but a difficult one. If fish could only speak out loud to tell us what hurts!
Mumusuki - August 30, 2007 09:22 PM (GMT)
I woke up to my favorite female from Ani Pahlawanian, dead with dropsy. :(
bigphunny - August 30, 2007 09:45 PM (GMT)
I feel your pain SUnny is doing the same thing right now, He hangs out at the top and is so huge its unreal, but he does have a appetite still :( so I know its so hard to see them like this. :(
davenia7 - August 30, 2007 11:36 PM (GMT)
Well, I knew it was coming... so I'm not that tore up about it.
I've done everything I can do at this point.... so, I'm probably gonna put him down tomorrow.
I've done everything I can do at this point.... so, I'm probably gonna put him down tomorrow.
Newdayrising - August 31, 2007 01:02 AM (GMT)
I'm so sorry davenia :( I know how ya feel I just lost my guy lastnight I swear I wish our fish didn't have to suffer and get all these bad life threatening diseases and everything else
MObetta122 - August 31, 2007 04:19 PM (GMT)
WOW there is alot of dropsy lately i lost 2 fish this month with it also ----sorry for your loss Dav. :hug:
davenia7 - September 4, 2007 07:38 PM (GMT)
He passed on Monday... He will be missed.
I don't think I'm getting another work fish... just too much to deal with at work... and everyone gets sooooo worked up when they die.... and then I have to explain to 30 people what happened to "our" fish!!
Some of the same people that pick on me for my fish obsession are the ones that are the first to ask what happened to aristotle.
I don't think I'm getting another work fish... just too much to deal with at work... and everyone gets sooooo worked up when they die.... and then I have to explain to 30 people what happened to "our" fish!!
Some of the same people that pick on me for my fish obsession are the ones that are the first to ask what happened to aristotle.
bettaqueen - September 4, 2007 08:08 PM (GMT)
they are concerned for you. I am sorry for Aristotle. :hug:
nutty - September 4, 2007 08:54 PM (GMT)
:hug:
LaBella - September 5, 2007 06:41 AM (GMT)
Sorry about your guy
