seahorsecrazy Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Sadly last night, my man finally passed away. He has spent well over a week with the swelling in his abdomen that we were unable to get right. The photos show how he was floating on the surface when he let go of the plant he was hanging on to. When he had passed away I took him from the tank, the swelling was rather firm, and when I took a sample of the swelling, it was full of fluid and immediately deflated his chest area. I took at least 0.3ml from his chest. I have a photo of the fluid if anyone can give me some answers... DO NOT LOOK AT THE NEXT PHOTO IF SQUEAMISH!! Not sure if it was a type of infection that had gotten into his chest as suggested a couple of times, or just something that happened for an unexplained reason. It seems that my thoughts of gas bubble disease were horribly wrong... :oops: I can only thank those who offered kind words, and support with suggestions and advice. Everyones help was much appreciated. Im just sorry it didnt come to a happy ending. Hope everyone else has a better start to the new year. Again, thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLB Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 My commiserations to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 sad to hear, i would suggest the fluids colour may be caused by tainting from blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorsecrazy Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Yes there is a little blood in there as well, not an easy thing to avoid when drawing the fluid off. The initial fluid was the colour of plasma (blood carrying fluids) Almost is if it is the results of a bruise gone wrong? Could he have ruptured something having the babies I wonder? He did only have 12 that I found (while vacuuming the tank...) I am really at a loss for an answer. I guess i was looking for an easy answer and gas bubble seemed to fit the bill... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 the fact he had not long given birth i would suggest complications have come from this possibilities are infected, bladder, kidney, testes or swim bladder all these when swelling up can put pressure on other internal organs having a rigid body doesn't help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Sorry to hear after you tried so hard to save him too. I know nothing about seahorses but do know a lot can go wrong during birth so I suspect this was the case with your poor fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 How sad. He was very cute and it was great to see you nurse him so diligently. That is a huge amount of fluid for that little body to lose. It looks to me like like it could have been ascites (commonly known as dropsy) which essentially is fluid that leaves the bloodstream and pools in a compartment like the abdominal cavity. It is caused by a number of things, most commonly organ failure or infection - although it doesn't look too cloudy so it may not have been a serious infection if that's what it was. If all that fluid was trapped in his abdomen it wouldn't have been in his bloodstream where it belongs so that could have caused some significant problems for his blood volume as it is essentially much like a massive haemorrhage of plasma. Also, the pressure of the fluid pushing on his organs would have caused problems. No easy answers but you can be very secure in the knowledge that you did everything you could for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 that just plain sucks. im so sorry to hear about it. you did absolutely everything you could have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seahorsecrazy Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Thanks guys. Your support is really touching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsurfs Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Oh gosh, I am soooo sorry! It was quite an unusual, strange and difficult case. Having positive bouyancy ANd concurrent oedema. ( which usually makes them go negatively bouyant) It does sound like he may have burst something during birthing... Good on ya for trying, and for having the bravery to investigate & take that sample. It would be interesting to know more... My sincere condolences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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