Marmalade gone

[sandrachameleon]

Some may remember I had a female panther who I thought didnt lay all her eggs - there were xrays, injections and general panic on my part. https://www.chameleonforums.com/fewer-eggs-than-expected-22442/
Well she survived all that, and was fine for awhile, laid another batch of (infertile) eggs the other day, seemed fine. However she passed during the night yesterday. She was only three years old. The youngest I've ever lost. Was fine one day, gone in the morning. I probably should have taken kinyonga/lynda's suggestion and had her spayed. I feel a failure.

A necropsy wont be done.

 

[Sancho]

Sorry for your loss I know the feeling

 

[Smokey]

Fill for u sorry for ur lose my girl just lost one of her female faly after laying eggs a few times past week it was sad

 

[Pure]

So sorry Sandra! *hugs* Don't feel like a failure. She would have died in the wild for sure.

 

[clairf]

Recently been there...so sorry..thinking of you

 

[jannb]

Sandra; I am so sorry to hear about your little girl. Jann

 

[lisa h]

Sandra, so sorry for your loss.

 

[SoCaliSon]

Sorry to hear Sandra... You took several steps to help her... and I am sure that without your care she would not have had as good of a run as she did. Don't come down on yourself.

~Joe

 

[AJA]

Sandra, please don't beat yourself up. These things happen. Her death may have been to egg laying and it may have not. The surgery may have killed her too. You can't triple guess on these kinds of things, sometimes it just happens. Hang in there.

 

[PardalisGirl]

So Sorry....

I'm so sorry for your loss. You have NO reason to feel like a failure. I would not consider the death of a three year old female to be premature. Your experience shows that you are really good at keeping your females healthy after egg laying. You got her through a problem earlier that most people would not have been successful in doing. She had much more time under your care than she would have had in nature or with someone less experienced. She was blessed to have lived under your care

 

[laurie]

Some may remember I had a female panther who I thought didnt lay all her eggs - there were xrays, injections and general panic on my part. https://www.chameleonforums.com/fewer-eggs-than-expected-22442/
Well she survived all that, and was fine for awhile, laid another batch of (infertile) eggs the other day, seemed fine. However she passed during the night yesterday. She was only three years old. The youngest I've ever lost. Was fine one day, gone in the morning. I probably should have taken kinyonga/lynda's suggestion and had her spayed. I feel a failure.

A necropsy wont be done.

Sandra I am sorry you lost her. Don't think it is your fault. You give great advice to people on the forum who need you and you would never tell them this is their fault. I do know how it hurts as I have lost a cham the day after laying, but nature does what it does. You are a excellent keeper, so mourn your little girl but don't blame yourself. You have not failed.

 

[Miss Lily]

I'm so sorry Sandra, it's so hard to lose a precious cham. Don't blame yourself, but I know how hard it is with all the 'what ifs' going through your mind. You did everything you could for her and she had a great life with you! My thoughts are with you.

 

[kinyonga]

Sorry to hear that you lost her. Its often hard to know if we are doing the right thing. You do well with chameleons so your intuition should be good...and sometimes you just have to follow it. I've beat myself up a few times over the years.

 

[sandrachameleon]

Thanks everybody for kind words. I do feel like I could have done better in this circumstance, but that's hindsight. Always room for improvement, always learning.