05/25/2026
Tilly Update 5/25:
Tilly is coming home tomorrow. 🤎
It’s not the outcome we hoped for and that the UGA team worked so tirelessly to achieve, but it’s not the worst outcome either.
Once the defect from the amputation was fully healed, the vets began to try to enter her cerv** again. The goal was to gain access to her uter**, drain the infected fluid, lavage it fully and then add a stent to keep things open for good.
Unfortunately, the multiple attempts to enter the cerv** were unsuccessful. The final attempt resulted in another puncture into the abdominal wall. Thankfully it was small and will heal quickly, but if they continue to try to get in, it will become dangerous fast. There is just too much scar tissue built up to try to proceed. Any future attempts carry a major risk of additional punctures into her abdomen. If a puncture occurred near the infected uterus**, it would allow pus to enter her abdomen which would be fatal. The drainage/lavage/stent plan is no longer safely possible.
The UGA team said this has been a very difficult and very unique case.
I have communicated with multiple veterinary professionals and everyone agrees that the best option is to bring her home and let her live her best life for as long as we are granted with her.
We are going to do some follow-up checks and intermittent antibiotics, but the vet team is not able to give me a time estimate for Tilly. There is a chance that this won’t really affect her and that she will live for years to come. There is also a chance that my worst fears could come true. No one knows.
The team is telling me to let Tilly enjoy her normal life, let her exercise like normal, let our farm kids love on her and just take it a step at a time. I know her best, so I will be able to tell if she seems off or if she has a decreased quality of life. Right now they said she is fat, healthy and happy. She is not sick, she is not in pain and her life is not currently in jeopardy. So we are going to enjoy every day with her that God grants us while also praying that we have years to come with her.
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It’s been a very long 5 months and so much money that I’ve lost track.
I have shed many tears over the situation, but this is very clearly what the Lord has ordained for Tilly. I have to rest in that.
I’ll update everyone once she is home! 🤎