The
sweet face above belonged to Mystery,
a gentle 3 year old who came into the
GRRI-NJ program in late February 2001
-- and in terrible shape. It
seems that six weeks earlier, Mystery
had eaten a kitchen towel ... and
despite surgery, she'd been gravely
ill ever since. In fact,
Mystery was so sick when GRRI-NJ
picked her up, she weighed only 38
pounds.
GRRI-NJ brought Mystery to the vet
right away, where x-rays, blood work
and endoscopic exams revealed that she
had
megaesophagus.
So Mystery was admitted to the
hospital for supportive care, which
included inserting a stomach feeding
tube so she could get nutrition.
Unfortunately, Mystery had other plans
... and her condition quickly
deteriorated to pneumonia. Things
soon became so serious that she needed
round the clock vet care.
So
GRRI transported Mystery toThe
Animal Medical Center (AMC) in
Manhattan, where she was immediately
admitted to their intensive care unit.
That's when a sonogram revealed that
Mystery ALSO had severe pancreatitis. The AMC
started Mystery on aggressive
treatments for her various conditions,
which included antibiotics and a
nebulizer; IV nutrition and fluids;
and multiple endoscopies, lung x-rays,
fluoroscopes, blood tests and biopsies
to rule out other potential problems
-- and to monitor her progress.
Throughout all of this, as sick as she
was, Mystery's true Golden spirit
shined. Her tail wagged ... she gave
kisses ... and despite tubes, wires
and Elizabethan collars, she snuggled
with her GRRI-NJ foster family
whenever they came to visit -- which
was often!
Little by little, Mystery began
to stabilize, and she left the
hospital and went to a loving foster
home, who decided to adopt her shortly
thereafter.
But
despite all the love and vet care she
received, her condition was simply too
serious ... and Mystery passed away on
April 15, 2001, in the loving arms of
her adopters.
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