I think I'm going to leave my cat Callie go...It hurts

"Rick" wrote in message
news:t4T3f.20$hx.14@trndny08...
Thank you all for your kind words. It looked really bad last night but
today
her doctor said her kidney values looked better and she was sitting up. So
I
took the day off and went to visit her. She improved from last night and
she
ate some solid food. She will not eat for anyone else, but the food she
ate
for me was her favorite, Fancy Feast Trout. The doctor said it would be ok
to give her some of it. She might not be ready to give up. The doctor
wants
to keep her another night in the hospital and will run more tests on her
kidneys. If the kidney values haven't gone back up she might be able to
come
home tomorrow.

Wonderful!! She might just come home and perk up for you.


I'm hopeful again but at the same time cautious that she could turn the
other way. What a rollercoaster of emotions.

Thanks again for all your support. They sure do get into our hearts don't
they?


They sure do. It's pretty amazing. I know we'll all be eager to hear how
Callie is doing tomorrow.

Brandy Alexandre wrote:

Rick wrote in
rec.pets.cats.health+behav:


For those of you who pray please say a little prayer for my baby
Callie. I rushed her to the hospital on Tuesday night and she has
been there since. It is now Thursday evening. It was discovered
that she is diabetic, she had a urinary tract infection, her
glucose was very high, ketone levels were very high. She showed
some improvement since Tuesday but is still not very responsive
and she isn't eating. The doctor said her kidneys seem to be
failing. She was on a special diet for that but it seems like
there isn't much hope. So tonight we agreed keeping her in the
hospital another night and if she got any better and if they could
get her to eat maybe bringing her home to see how she does for a
couple of days but the prognosis from the doctor is that she is
really concerned about her kidneys and realistically is thinking
even if we started treatment for the diabetes that she might only
make a couple more months because of her kidneys.

I don't want her to have to linger and waste away. The dreaded
decision that I never wanted to have to make has been discussed.
I'm back and forth on whether to bring her home for a couple days.
If she does come home and gets worse there is the stress of
transporting her. The hospital is about a 25 minute drive. I just
don't know if I should put her through the stress of transporting
her again. She's 14 years old and has had a really good life.
We've had a very special connection. I'm so sad. I have heard some
people have their pets go to sleep at home but I don't know if
that is a good idea.

This hurts so much. I love her more than anything or anybody.

I'm sorry to be spreading my sadness but I know you all care and
lots of you have already been through this. This is my first time
dealing with a possible loss.

Thanks for listening... Ricky






I'm so sorry to hear about her failing health. Have you asked if a
vet will come to your house to do it? It might be nice to bring her
back to her home for a day or so and have it done there.

I feel for you, I really do, because I know such a day for me isn't
all that far away.


So you feel badly for someone else because you know you will be going
through it yourself eventually?

That was really touching.

I'm glad Callie is feeling better. Diabetes and CRF are bad especially when
combined. I have been lucky and have not yet have to deal with CRF.
However, I have experience with ketones and diabetic kitties. Are the
ketones still present?

--
Larry - Owned by ten cats

On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 18:48:57 GMT, "Rick"
wrote:

Thank you all for your kind words. It looked really bad last night but today
her doctor said her kidney values looked better and she was sitting up. So I
took the day off and went to visit her. She improved from last night and she
ate some solid food. She will not eat for anyone else, but the food she ate
for me was her favorite, Fancy Feast Trout. The doctor said it would be ok
to give her some of it. She might not be ready to give up. The doctor wants
to keep her another night in the hospital and will run more tests on her
kidneys. If the kidney values haven't gone back up she might be able to come
home tomorrow.

I'm hopeful again but at the same time cautious that she could turn the
other way. What a rollercoaster of emotions.

Thanks again for all your support. They sure do get into our hearts don't
they?

Yeah, they do, and their lifespans are way too short. But, someone
posted here not too long ago about how a cat enjoyed a good life for a
few years after a grim CRF prognosis. I hope Callie gets a similar
reprieve.

Charlie

Rick wrote:
For those of you who pray please say a little prayer for my baby Callie. I
rushed her to the hospital on Tuesday night and she has been there since. It
is now Thursday evening. It was discovered that she is diabetic, she had a
urinary tract infection, her glucose was very high, ketone levels were very
high. She showed some improvement since Tuesday but is still not very
responsive and she isn't eating. The doctor said her kidneys seem to be
failing. She was on a special diet for that but it seems like there isn't
much hope. So tonight we agreed keeping her in the hospital another night
and if she got any better and if they could get her to eat maybe bringing
her home to see how she does for a couple of days but the prognosis from the
doctor is that she is really concerned about her kidneys and realistically
is thinking even if we started treatment for the diabetes that she might
only make a couple more months because of her kidneys.

I don't want her to have to linger and waste away. The dreaded decision that
I never wanted to have to make has been discussed. I'm back and forth on
whether to bring her home for a couple days. If she does come home and gets
worse there is the stress of transporting her. The hospital is about a 25
minute drive. I just don't know if I should put her through the stress of
transporting her again. She's 14 years old and has had a really good life.
We've had a very special connection. I'm so sad. I have heard some people
have their pets go to sleep at home but I don't know if that is a good idea.

This hurts so much. I love her more than anything or anybody.

I'm sorry to be spreading my sadness but I know you all care and lots of you
have already been through this. This is my first time dealing with a
possible loss.

Thanks for listening... Ricky

First, apologies if this posted incorrectly. I just set this up from
work, but usually reply from home.
Last Sunday, my husband and I had to put our 2 year old Maine coon down
as he struggled through congestive heart failure, throwing a blood clot
that crippled him. I feel for you, Rick, and you are absolutely right.
This was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. With none of the
treatment options holding any hope for Kenshin, my husband and I
agonized and cried a lot, finally deciding to do the only humane thing
we could for our kitty. Please know that you are in our thoughts and
prayers. This group is a great group of people and their support
helped us get through our grief.

Cindy

For those of you who pray please say a little prayer for my baby Callie. I
rushed her to the hospital on Tuesday night and she has been there since. It
is now Thursday evening. It was discovered that she is diabetic, she had a
urinary tract infection, her glucose was very high, ketone levels were very
high. She showed some improvement since Tuesday but is still not very
responsive and she isn't eating. The doctor said her kidneys seem to be
failing. She was on a special diet for that but it seems like there isn't
much hope. So tonight we agreed keeping her in the hospital another night
and if she got any better and if they could get her to eat maybe bringing
her home to see how she does for a couple of days but the prognosis from the
doctor is that she is really concerned about her kidneys and realistically
is thinking even if we started treatment for the diabetes that she might
only make a couple more months because of her kidneys.

I don't want her to have to linger and waste away. The dreaded decision that
I never wanted to have to make has been discussed. I'm back and forth on
whether to bring her home for a couple days. If she does come home and gets
worse there is the stress of transporting her. The hospital is about a 25
minute drive. I just don't know if I should put her through the stress of
transporting her again. She's 14 years old and has had a really good life.
We've had a very special connection. I'm so sad. I have heard some people
have their pets go to sleep at home but I don't know if that is a good idea.

This hurts so much. I love her more than anything or anybody.

I'm sorry to be spreading my sadness but I know you all care and lots of you
have already been through this. This is my first time dealing with a
possible loss.

Thanks for listening... Ricky