Vida clinging by a string...

Vida has now stopped nursing from Nini altogether.  It's heartbreaking.  I am supplementing with a syringe, because she will not suckle from a bottle.  She barely swallows what I can get in her, which at this point is about 2cc's.  She cried, it seems, in agony last night.  I tried to comfort her by adjusting her spot, cuddling her, hydrating her tongue--anything and everything you could think of--I tried...  My vet thinks that her liver is probably not working correctly--maybe malformed...  Makes sense--she has not grown like the others when she was suckling from Nini's rich fatty milk...  So, being that the liver plays one of the main roles in metabolizing our food/nutrients--I can only guess hers is not well...

She is however a fighter--I would have thought that she would have left us by now...  The Albon (antibiotic) is still being given, doubt it will do much at this point.  My main focus with her today is to keep her comfortable, as I want her to pass here by the side of her mom and siblings--so that it is her final view of this world as she exits.  I hope she knows that she was cherished.  Vida will always hold a special place in my heart and memories.  We will miss her...

The pictures were taken yesterday, 1.22.10.