Post by rs on May 21, 2015 3:30:36 GMT -8
Hi, everyone. We said we'd post a final report on Jenny, but have been very sad and it has made us a little slow to follow up. However, we wanted to follow through, and are hopeful that this information will be helpful to others.
Kinavet appears to have given Jenny four extra months of reasonable-quality life. Near the end she seemed listless and slept a lot, but didn't appear to be in pain, or having trouble breathing. She continued to dig, to organize her tank, and to play. She gained a lot of fat weight, for which we still have no explanation, which probably also affected her energy level.
It turns out that the tumor wasn't on her liver or spleen; it was actually an ovarian tumor. The cancer had not spread all over her body. The lab test results showed that the tumor was definitely malignant. It was most likely the cause of death, but not directly. It had not started to bleed, there was no blood in the stomach or intestines, etc.
There was fluid in her abdomen, which is called "third spacing." It's possible she also had right-sided heart failure, which can cause this same symptom.
SH and I would like to, again, thank everyone on the Gerbil Forum. Gerbil People are a remarkable group!
Kinavet appears to have given Jenny four extra months of reasonable-quality life. Near the end she seemed listless and slept a lot, but didn't appear to be in pain, or having trouble breathing. She continued to dig, to organize her tank, and to play. She gained a lot of fat weight, for which we still have no explanation, which probably also affected her energy level.
It turns out that the tumor wasn't on her liver or spleen; it was actually an ovarian tumor. The cancer had not spread all over her body. The lab test results showed that the tumor was definitely malignant. It was most likely the cause of death, but not directly. It had not started to bleed, there was no blood in the stomach or intestines, etc.
There was fluid in her abdomen, which is called "third spacing." It's possible she also had right-sided heart failure, which can cause this same symptom.
SH and I would like to, again, thank everyone on the Gerbil Forum. Gerbil People are a remarkable group!
