On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 08:17:21 -0700, stonej wrote:

Early this morning our two-year old Maine Coon mix, Kenshin, started
making weird noises, gasping for breath and lost use of his two hind legs.
We rushed him to the Michigan State University Small Animal Clinic where
he was diagnosed as having congestive heart failure. We already knew of
the possibility of a murmur that the vets weren't sure they could do
anything about other than take a wait and see approach to. Vet had told
us about a year ago that heart problems aren't uncommon in cats, but that
usually this sort of problem happens without warning and that you don't
know something's wrong until it's too late to fix. Anyway, apparently a
clot broke through and went to his legs, causing them to not work. He was
in a lot of distress and discomfort. With other options being less than
optimistic, emergency vets advised us the best thing to do was to be
humane and put him out of his misery.
We know we did the right thing, but it doesn't make it hurt any less.
At their request, we donated his body to the Vet College for heart
research, hoping our little guy might somehow help other kitties down the
road.

Bye-bye Kenshin. We'll always love you, Angel Kitty.

"Rise up slowly Angel. It's hard to let you go..."
Sincere condolences in the passing of your loved one. MLB