Hi all,
New here. I am after some advice on something that occurred two months ago.
Note: This story does NOT have a happy ending.
Just over two months ago, my partner and I took our Green Cheek Kiwi to the vet for her routine vet visit. Kiwi was about 1.5 years old and the most adorable girl. We loved her to absolute bits.
As part of the routine visit, the veterinarian wanted to do a crop test (Kiwi had this twice before). We watched the vet hold our girl and stick that long metal tube down her throat, and then the vet took her out back to do some other tests.
When the vet returned, she noticed there was a little bit of blood in Kiwiâs beak. She was also scared and crawled up into my head â resting her head against my palm.
The vet requested that we wait half an hour so they can monitor Kiwi, so we went to get some drink. We thought nothing of it. When we got back, we could tell there was something wrong. Kiwi was so tired, and seemed to be shaking. The vet had applied some black power on her tongue (for clotting â I am assuming that is where the bleeding was).
The vet requested we leave her in overnight so she can be monitored. After we left for home, around an hour later we received a call saying that our girl had passed away (apparently blood had gotten into her lungs).
The veterinary practice has performed an investigation since, and they cannot find any cause for what happened. They keep saying that this procedure is performed routinely, with no issues. There were no signs of infections, or abnormalities in the autopsy. The equipment used was recalled by the manufacturer for investigation, but there has been nothing conclusive.
Two months later, my partner and I are still in utter shock. We have absolutely no idea what happened â we have no idea how a routine vet visit could kill our girl. We have absolutely no answers to help us deal with our grief. Every day we go through the emotions of âif only we hadnât taken her that dayâ, or âwould this have happened anywayâ, or even âthe vet killed our girlâ. I know none of these are true, but without any information, we have nothing that can help us process our grief. Every day is a mixture of anger, guilt and blame.
Has anybody ever heard of anything like this? Is crop testing supposed to be that invasive that it can damage a bird? Has anybody had any experience with crop testing?
Sorry for the low tone of the post â but reading it cannot be 1% the pain of experiencing it.
New here. I am after some advice on something that occurred two months ago.
Note: This story does NOT have a happy ending.
Just over two months ago, my partner and I took our Green Cheek Kiwi to the vet for her routine vet visit. Kiwi was about 1.5 years old and the most adorable girl. We loved her to absolute bits.
As part of the routine visit, the veterinarian wanted to do a crop test (Kiwi had this twice before). We watched the vet hold our girl and stick that long metal tube down her throat, and then the vet took her out back to do some other tests.
When the vet returned, she noticed there was a little bit of blood in Kiwiâs beak. She was also scared and crawled up into my head â resting her head against my palm.
The vet requested that we wait half an hour so they can monitor Kiwi, so we went to get some drink. We thought nothing of it. When we got back, we could tell there was something wrong. Kiwi was so tired, and seemed to be shaking. The vet had applied some black power on her tongue (for clotting â I am assuming that is where the bleeding was).
The vet requested we leave her in overnight so she can be monitored. After we left for home, around an hour later we received a call saying that our girl had passed away (apparently blood had gotten into her lungs).
The veterinary practice has performed an investigation since, and they cannot find any cause for what happened. They keep saying that this procedure is performed routinely, with no issues. There were no signs of infections, or abnormalities in the autopsy. The equipment used was recalled by the manufacturer for investigation, but there has been nothing conclusive.
Two months later, my partner and I are still in utter shock. We have absolutely no idea what happened â we have no idea how a routine vet visit could kill our girl. We have absolutely no answers to help us deal with our grief. Every day we go through the emotions of âif only we hadnât taken her that dayâ, or âwould this have happened anywayâ, or even âthe vet killed our girlâ. I know none of these are true, but without any information, we have nothing that can help us process our grief. Every day is a mixture of anger, guilt and blame.
Has anybody ever heard of anything like this? Is crop testing supposed to be that invasive that it can damage a bird? Has anybody had any experience with crop testing?
Sorry for the low tone of the post â but reading it cannot be 1% the pain of experiencing it.