Greatest Loss !

Woke up this morning to pull eggs and feed and found I had lost my greatest possesion. Nitro was dead in her lay box this morning. She had shown no signs besides some weight loss that I attributed to breeding. I can't believe this. She was one of the nicest tangerines I had ever seen in my life. I can't figure out what happened. The day before she died I noticed her squinting her eyes and they looked a bit sunken. This is just horrible. Thanks for letting me vent.

Chad

I'm so sorry to hear that :-( I hope you have some of her offspring to remember her by and to continue her line.

Regards,

Terry

This is terrible!!! I am so sorry!

Chad,

I'm so sorry for your loss, that is horrible!!!!

damn Chad.. really sorry to hear that... was an awesome animal

Chad I am so sorry to hear about this. :-(

I have had this happen 3 times over the years as well, and I feel your pain. I have often wondered if we overfeed a fatty diet to the point of causing liver failure or something similar. Please, please do not think I am trying to place blame on you for your leos death, as I said it has happened to me before. Each time it has happened it has been with a normal, healthy appearing (a tad chubby) mature female during the breeding season. I hope it never happens again, but if it does I plan on sending the body off for a full necropsy. It is not expensive to do so, and I feel it could be worthwhile. Lots of times necropsies come back "inconclusive" but it would be interesting to see if there were enlarged kidneys or liver. I have actually thought of looking inside myself to see, but I just don't have the heart or the stomach for it.

Anyway, you have my sympathy, and like Terry said, hopefully you have a Nitro baby to continue her line. I remember her pictures and she was a gorgeous leo.

chad i am so sorry for your loss... sometimes weird unexplainable thing happens and we dont know why.. i feel for you and hopefully she has left behind some babies carry on what beauty she held

isn't it just wierd when they do that??? life is not fair people!!!! sorry for youre loss.

i would also like to offer my condolences.

I just can't believe it happened. I am still in shock. I feel like I loss a Dog. I am a grown man and have a what many consider a very manly profession and I feel like balling my eyes out! I do have 6 fertile eggs from her that I will be keeping. Only hope they remind me of her. THanks again guys and gals.