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Thanks - it's still depressing that this happened considering all the time and care I've put into her. That's life though. Gotta take the bad with the good.

Any ideas on what may have caused her to develop a tumor? Have you seen this in the past?

Unfortunately, I didn't take a picture. I was in a mad rush this morning to get to work. I probably could have put her in the freezer - but my wife would have had a fit! It wasn't connected to the liver directly, but it was connected to the liver by a thick mucus. It clearly didn't belong...

Necropsy Results: I found something interesting. I'm no vet, but I have been an avid hunter and fisherman all my life, so I'm very familiar with anatomy and how things are supposed to look inside. I checked all of her organs. They all appeared to be normal, no discoloration, scar tissue...

Thanks Chris.

Bugboy - Unfortunately, you are correct. She died last night. Her color change from black back to pink, and her increased movement and attitude, gave me hope. It must have been a last ditch effort from her. If this happens again I'll put the cham down. If nothing else good can come of this...

Day #6 - she's looking less dehydrated, and she's gaining some of her color back. Eye's are still shut and sunk in, but still showing improvement. Anybody have a good suggestion of some liquid calories that might be helpful for her??? She's currently getting pedialyte, water, and vitamins.

Day #5 - she's showing improvement again today. She's starting to show an attitude when I water her. She's not opening her eyes yet, but she's biting the eye dropper hard. Every day it's looking more and more like she's going to make it.

A little more improvement today. She's moving a little more. I saw her completely swallow for the first time since Monday. There's still hope.

Day #4 - She's still alive. I haven't given her a drink yet because it's still dark, so I don't know if she's improved any. She certainly doesn't look any worse than yesterday though. I'll update later when I give her a drink. Thanks Lovereps Brian - thanks for the thoughts. You're...

She's still surviving. She was a little bit better today than she was yesterday. I'll keep everyone updated. She has survived over two days since the vet wanted to put her down. Considering how bad of shape she was in, I'm truly surprised. And as far as breeding - nobody sets out to hurt...

I like your signature...the motto of my life ;)

She's showing improvement!!! Yesterday she would hardly move. This morning she crawled a little bit, open and shut her mouth, and is grabbing with her feet. She still has a chance!

Hmmm...Good thoughts. I still don't think it's parasites just because of how sudden it was, but like you say, a necropsy will only tell the truth of what happened. I will get one done if she dies. She's somehow still alive this morning.

Perfect! Thanks sir. This is a different language than I'm used to speaking. I speak "engineer", not "Bio" or "med". Thanks again!

Yeah, if she dies I think I'm going to take a look inside. This whole thing just puzzles me. I spoke with a vet again today. He says he's seen stuff like this a lot and doesn't have an explanation for it.

Thanks - If I'm able to bring her back to life it will be a miracle. She came to work with me today. Giving her pedialyte and water every two hours with an eye dropper.

The vet wanted to put her down. I told her no and that I was going to try and save her.

Good point.

She's still alive. Baytril and TLC. We'll see what happens.