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July 27th, 2009
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| How is she today Matt? | 
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July 27th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Lucy  How is she today Matt? | Well I just got up and she is laying on the bottom and her uterus has burst but she is still alive | |
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July 27th, 2009
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Originally Posted by matt6765 Well I just got up and she is laying on the bottom and her uterus has burst but she is still alive | Oh, Matt, I'm so sorry. Both of you are in our thoughts. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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Originally Posted by Lucy | I dont have any clove oil  | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Helper
| What a scary and sad situation. I just wanted to say I'm sorry you and your fish are going through this. ((((hugs)))) | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Mentor
| Oh gosh that is huge. I had fish with intestinal prolapse before but none that were pregnant. That has to hurt. I'm sorry. Did you try separating her and giving here pealed peas to see if the is constipated too? If it don't get better with this I don't know I would let her be and see. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| UPDATE: she is still laying on the bottom but her scales on her stomach are starting to stick out because she is so big | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| Oh Matt, I feel so sorry for you and your friend. Is there any way you can get some clove oil? I don't know what else you could do for her...thoughts are with you.  | |
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July 27th, 2009
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Originally Posted by kimb Oh Matt, I feel so sorry for you and your friend. Is there any way you can get some clove oil? I don't know what else you could do for her...thoughts are with you. | Well I went to a drug store today and they said they did not carry clove oil | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Addict
| I would try a health food store if you have one, maybe a grocery store? My LFS uses just vodka but I am not sure how quickly that would work. Maybe PM Shawnie or Lucy for some advice. Again, I am so sorry. Hang in there. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| I am so sorry about this ordeal you and your female fancy guppy are going through.
At this point I would place her in 100% R/O processed water and dose Epsom Salt, lowering temp to 74-75F. Then I would keep doing several partial water changes daily and if she is making it, I would dose her with strong antibiotics, like Kanaplex.
Best of lucks.
Pepetj
Santo Domingo | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| the vodka method is quick but can be inhumane. If you dont feel comfortable euthanizing her have someone else do it for you, like your dad.
sorry matt, but at this point she is suffering alot and i would just stop her from being in pain. There are other methods for euthanizing fish. You can freeze a ziploc bag with water and put her in there and put the bag back in the freezer for a couple hours. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Sorry your guppy isn't better!
You can find clove oil at some of the larger GNC stores. That's where I finally found some. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Matt.your in my thoughts and please know that we are all here for you... | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Clove oil is commonly called eugenol. It's found with the toothache products in many drugstores. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Correct me if im wrong but i have heard that sometimes a fish gets so bloated its organs can spew out (eww) this is alleged so i dont for sure | |
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July 27th, 2009
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Originally Posted by russ757 Correct me if im wrong but i have heard that sometimes a fish gets so bloated its organs can spew out (eww) this is alleged so i dont for sure | That's right Russ, this can happen if there's an intestinal blockage which would first cause the bloat. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| | Fish Keeper
| Well she died a couple of hours ago | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| oh no ;( im sorry matt | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| I'm very sorry. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| Oh no...
That's how I lost one of my females, its not a good experience at all. I'm sorry matt... | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| I'm so sorry matt....I know it stinks.
RIP little girl. | |
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July 27th, 2009
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| This has just broken my heart to see and read.......so sad. We should really find a way to talk about euthanasia of our fishes when like this fish they are suffering so much. I do believe in letting nature take it's course, but only if I don't have to sit back and watch it.
I for one am soooo sorry you had to watch her die like that  | |
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July 28th, 2009
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| Matt,
I'm so sorry you had to go through that At least she's no longer suffering. | |
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July 28th, 2009
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| Yea I guess....... | |
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July 28th, 2009
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| Matt,
We know you're hurting right now. It's obvious you really cared for her. Please remember that guppies are a very popular fish, so they are overbred. It was nothing you did and you gave her the best home you could while you had her.
Hang in there, man. We're here if you need us. | |
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July 28th, 2009
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| I am very sorry let her RIP | |
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July 28th, 2009
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| Oh Matt...I am so sorry that you lost her. I just read this entire thread and I have tears in my eyes over the whole thing...it sounds like a devastating nightmare. It is a horrible thing to witness that in any fish, but I imagine it is only worse because she was your first fish...did any of her previous fry survive? | |
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July 28th, 2009
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Originally Posted by mercurybebe did any of her previous fry survive?
| Oh yes all the guppies in my tank are her children...... | |
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