This was Cody's house. He was our ER mascot that we placed in the ED to keep morale up. He was the cutest little betta you had ever seen! As you can tell I am writing about him in past tense because he didn't make it. When I left from work after getting him all settled in his new home he had "happy bubbles" (the little bubbles at the top of thier bowl) The pet store said these bubbles where a good sign that he was doing great. All was well. Came back to work on Wednesday and this is what I found! What the hell? Who killed Cody?
The story was he wasn't looking so good so they bought him a new home and transferred him without any changes in his condition. Now let me tell you, you can not have anything sick with a room full of nurses and physicians trying to fix it at all costs. I heard a few things that occurred that people attempted to do to help the little guy out like:
1. O2 can only flow at 0.5 LPM in a betta bowl per nasal cannula before the fish is swirled around and becomes dizzy.
2. Respiratory DOES NOT have masks or intubation equipment small enough to tube a betta. How much suc's can a betta get?
3. Supportive care is really the only thing you can provide to a fish who is circling the drain.
4. A ton of internet information regarding betta care is available on-line but there is minimal information on critical care for betta's in an emergent fashion.
Cody's time of death was called at 1442 by Dr. Kerry Florence on 12/12/o7.
He will be missed. RIP Cody.
1 comment:
Who is that hot thing on the phone.
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