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Old September 14th 04, 03:07 AM
Darkchild
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Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness.

On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was
chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The
vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that
he was monitoring and a new one appeared on her leg. He took blood and
was going to get the results today to clear Millie to go home.

Well he phoned this morning - it appears that Millie's liver can no
longer cope and has failed or is in the process of failing. She is no
longer able to produce fibrin (sp?) which the vet explained helps with
wound healing. The wounds/sores on her back have grown bigger and more
have appeared. He said he normally would suture them closed but he'd
have to put Millie under and he's afraid that the anesthesia will be
harmful. He said he could try and glue them with surgical glue - but
they are too large for that. He has sedated her - so she isn't in pain
but he explained that you can see the muscle in some of the sores and
it's only a matter of time before they could be infected. He said this
this is definite a result of an underlying condition that she was
probably born with.

The vet explained that as a result of her liver failing she neurological
functions will likely fail too. He explained that the options for
treatment are to keep giving her fluids on an IV as long as she's
comfortable or to put her down. While he didn't say it, I believe that
she probably won't make it more than a few days. It seems that she is
too far along to be saved further and I believe that he has done
everything he could to save her.

I was supposed to visit her today. I haven't seen her since last
Tuesday. The vet said that it might be best not to come - I would likely
be frightened by her condition and he said "sometimes it's best to
remember them as they were."

I guess I'm in shock, I am in shock - I was cleaning up this morning in
preparation to bring her home on Wednesday night.

I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly
since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.

I guess I don't know what to say - thank you for all of your support and
advice. I wish the outcome of this would have been happier.

DC

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Old September 14th 04, 03:52 AM
Karen Chuplis
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in article , Darkchild at
wrote on 9/13/04 9:07 PM:

Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness.

On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was
chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The
vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that
he was monitoring and a new one appeared on her leg. He took blood and
was going to get the results today to clear Millie to go home.

Well he phoned this morning - it appears that Millie's liver can no
longer cope and has failed or is in the process of failing. She is no
longer able to produce fibrin (sp?) which the vet explained helps with
wound healing. The wounds/sores on her back have grown bigger and more
have appeared. He said he normally would suture them closed but he'd
have to put Millie under and he's afraid that the anesthesia will be
harmful. He said he could try and glue them with surgical glue - but
they are too large for that. He has sedated her - so she isn't in pain
but he explained that you can see the muscle in some of the sores and
it's only a matter of time before they could be infected. He said this
this is definite a result of an underlying condition that she was
probably born with.

The vet explained that as a result of her liver failing she neurological
functions will likely fail too. He explained that the options for
treatment are to keep giving her fluids on an IV as long as she's
comfortable or to put her down. While he didn't say it, I believe that
she probably won't make it more than a few days. It seems that she is
too far along to be saved further and I believe that he has done
everything he could to save her.

I was supposed to visit her today. I haven't seen her since last
Tuesday. The vet said that it might be best not to come - I would likely
be frightened by her condition and he said "sometimes it's best to
remember them as they were."

I guess I'm in shock, I am in shock - I was cleaning up this morning in
preparation to bring her home on Wednesday night.

I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly
since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.

I guess I don't know what to say - thank you for all of your support and
advice. I wish the outcome of this would have been happier.

DC

OH no I was so hoping to hear better news for you and Millie. I just
don't know what to say except that I am SO sorry and that this is really so
unusual. At least Millie has gotten a family for however short a time. So
sweet a kitty deserved some love in her life. I'm so sorry.

  #3  
Old September 14th 04, 03:52 AM
Karen Chuplis
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in article , Darkchild at
wrote on 9/13/04 9:07 PM:

Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness.

On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was
chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The
vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that
he was monitoring and a new one appeared on her leg. He took blood and
was going to get the results today to clear Millie to go home.

Well he phoned this morning - it appears that Millie's liver can no
longer cope and has failed or is in the process of failing. She is no
longer able to produce fibrin (sp?) which the vet explained helps with
wound healing. The wounds/sores on her back have grown bigger and more
have appeared. He said he normally would suture them closed but he'd
have to put Millie under and he's afraid that the anesthesia will be
harmful. He said he could try and glue them with surgical glue - but
they are too large for that. He has sedated her - so she isn't in pain
but he explained that you can see the muscle in some of the sores and
it's only a matter of time before they could be infected. He said this
this is definite a result of an underlying condition that she was
probably born with.

The vet explained that as a result of her liver failing she neurological
functions will likely fail too. He explained that the options for
treatment are to keep giving her fluids on an IV as long as she's
comfortable or to put her down. While he didn't say it, I believe that
she probably won't make it more than a few days. It seems that she is
too far along to be saved further and I believe that he has done
everything he could to save her.

I was supposed to visit her today. I haven't seen her since last
Tuesday. The vet said that it might be best not to come - I would likely
be frightened by her condition and he said "sometimes it's best to
remember them as they were."

I guess I'm in shock, I am in shock - I was cleaning up this morning in
preparation to bring her home on Wednesday night.

I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly
since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.

I guess I don't know what to say - thank you for all of your support and
advice. I wish the outcome of this would have been happier.

DC

OH no I was so hoping to hear better news for you and Millie. I just
don't know what to say except that I am SO sorry and that this is really so
unusual. At least Millie has gotten a family for however short a time. So
sweet a kitty deserved some love in her life. I'm so sorry.

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Old September 14th 04, 03:53 AM
KellyH
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"Darkchild" wrote in message
...
Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness.

On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was
chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The
vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that
he was monitoring and a new one appeared on her leg. He took blood and
was going to get the results today to clear Millie to go home.

Well he phoned this morning - it appears that Millie's liver can no
longer cope and has failed or is in the process of failing. She is no
longer able to produce fibrin (sp?) which the vet explained helps with
wound healing. The wounds/sores on her back have grown bigger and more
have appeared. He said he normally would suture them closed but he'd
have to put Millie under and he's afraid that the anesthesia will be
harmful. He said he could try and glue them with surgical glue - but
they are too large for that. He has sedated her - so she isn't in pain
but he explained that you can see the muscle in some of the sores and
it's only a matter of time before they could be infected. He said this
this is definite a result of an underlying condition that she was
probably born with.

The vet explained that as a result of her liver failing she neurological
functions will likely fail too. He explained that the options for
treatment are to keep giving her fluids on an IV as long as she's
comfortable or to put her down. While he didn't say it, I believe that
she probably won't make it more than a few days. It seems that she is
too far along to be saved further and I believe that he has done
everything he could to save her.

I was supposed to visit her today. I haven't seen her since last
Tuesday. The vet said that it might be best not to come - I would likely
be frightened by her condition and he said "sometimes it's best to
remember them as they were."

I guess I'm in shock, I am in shock - I was cleaning up this morning in
preparation to bring her home on Wednesday night.

I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly
since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.

I guess I don't know what to say - thank you for all of your support and
advice. I wish the outcome of this would have been happier.

DC



{{{{{{DC}}}}}}}
I'm in tears right along with you!! I'm so sorry things turned out this
way. Millie had someone to love her, and she can cross the Bridge knowing
that.

--
-Kelly
kelly at farringtons dot net
www.kelltek.com
Check out www.snittens.com


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Old September 14th 04, 03:53 AM
KellyH
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"Darkchild" wrote in message
...
Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness.

On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was
chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The
vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that
he was monitoring and a new one appeared on her leg. He took blood and
was going to get the results today to clear Millie to go home.

Well he phoned this morning - it appears that Millie's liver can no
longer cope and has failed or is in the process of failing. She is no
longer able to produce fibrin (sp?) which the vet explained helps with
wound healing. The wounds/sores on her back have grown bigger and more
have appeared. He said he normally would suture them closed but he'd
have to put Millie under and he's afraid that the anesthesia will be
harmful. He said he could try and glue them with surgical glue - but
they are too large for that. He has sedated her - so she isn't in pain
but he explained that you can see the muscle in some of the sores and
it's only a matter of time before they could be infected. He said this
this is definite a result of an underlying condition that she was
probably born with.

The vet explained that as a result of her liver failing she neurological
functions will likely fail too. He explained that the options for
treatment are to keep giving her fluids on an IV as long as she's
comfortable or to put her down. While he didn't say it, I believe that
she probably won't make it more than a few days. It seems that she is
too far along to be saved further and I believe that he has done
everything he could to save her.

I was supposed to visit her today. I haven't seen her since last
Tuesday. The vet said that it might be best not to come - I would likely
be frightened by her condition and he said "sometimes it's best to
remember them as they were."

I guess I'm in shock, I am in shock - I was cleaning up this morning in
preparation to bring her home on Wednesday night.

I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly
since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.

I guess I don't know what to say - thank you for all of your support and
advice. I wish the outcome of this would have been happier.

DC



{{{{{{DC}}}}}}}
I'm in tears right along with you!! I'm so sorry things turned out this
way. Millie had someone to love her, and she can cross the Bridge knowing
that.

--
-Kelly
kelly at farringtons dot net
www.kelltek.com
Check out www.snittens.com


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Old September 14th 04, 03:59 AM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Darkchild" wrote in message
...
Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness.

On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was
chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The
vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that
he was monitoring and a new one appeared on her leg. He took blood and
was going to get the results today to clear Millie to go home.

Well he phoned this morning - it appears that Millie's liver can no
longer cope and has failed or is in the process of failing. She is no
longer able to produce fibrin (sp?) which the vet explained helps with
wound healing. The wounds/sores on her back have grown bigger and more
have appeared. He said he normally would suture them closed but he'd
have to put Millie under and he's afraid that the anesthesia will be
harmful. He said he could try and glue them with surgical glue - but
they are too large for that. He has sedated her - so she isn't in pain
but he explained that you can see the muscle in some of the sores and
it's only a matter of time before they could be infected. He said this
this is definite a result of an underlying condition that she was
probably born with.

The vet explained that as a result of her liver failing she neurological
functions will likely fail too. He explained that the options for
treatment are to keep giving her fluids on an IV as long as she's
comfortable or to put her down. While he didn't say it, I believe that
she probably won't make it more than a few days. It seems that she is
too far along to be saved further and I believe that he has done
everything he could to save her.

I was supposed to visit her today. I haven't seen her since last
Tuesday. The vet said that it might be best not to come - I would likely
be frightened by her condition and he said "sometimes it's best to
remember them as they were."

I guess I'm in shock, I am in shock - I was cleaning up this morning in
preparation to bring her home on Wednesday night.

I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly
since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.

I guess I don't know what to say - thank you for all of your support and
advice. I wish the outcome of this would have been happier.

DC


Poor Millie & poor you; I wish this were turning out differently than it
appears to be.

Cathy



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Old September 14th 04, 03:59 AM
Cathy Friedmann
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"Darkchild" wrote in message
...
Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness.

On the weekend things were great - her appetite returned and she was
chowing down on food and apparently her personality was coming back. The
vet mentioned that there were some more sores appearing on her back that
he was monitoring and a new one appeared on her leg. He took blood and
was going to get the results today to clear Millie to go home.

Well he phoned this morning - it appears that Millie's liver can no
longer cope and has failed or is in the process of failing. She is no
longer able to produce fibrin (sp?) which the vet explained helps with
wound healing. The wounds/sores on her back have grown bigger and more
have appeared. He said he normally would suture them closed but he'd
have to put Millie under and he's afraid that the anesthesia will be
harmful. He said he could try and glue them with surgical glue - but
they are too large for that. He has sedated her - so she isn't in pain
but he explained that you can see the muscle in some of the sores and
it's only a matter of time before they could be infected. He said this
this is definite a result of an underlying condition that she was
probably born with.

The vet explained that as a result of her liver failing she neurological
functions will likely fail too. He explained that the options for
treatment are to keep giving her fluids on an IV as long as she's
comfortable or to put her down. While he didn't say it, I believe that
she probably won't make it more than a few days. It seems that she is
too far along to be saved further and I believe that he has done
everything he could to save her.

I was supposed to visit her today. I haven't seen her since last
Tuesday. The vet said that it might be best not to come - I would likely
be frightened by her condition and he said "sometimes it's best to
remember them as they were."

I guess I'm in shock, I am in shock - I was cleaning up this morning in
preparation to bring her home on Wednesday night.

I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly
since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.

I guess I don't know what to say - thank you for all of your support and
advice. I wish the outcome of this would have been happier.

DC


Poor Millie & poor you; I wish this were turning out differently than it
appears to be.

Cathy



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Old September 14th 04, 04:30 AM
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I am so sorry to hear this. I know it may be tough to go see her and be
with her, but seeing your familiar face and feeling your gentle touch
during her last moments is probably the greatest gift you could give to
Millie, especially after what the poor baby has had to endure. I have
been through this many times, and as hard as it has been sometimes, I
have never once regretted making the choice to be there until the end. A
little over a month ago I lost my cat Omar after he threw a blood clot
that went into his lungs. He died in my car on the way to the emergency
vet. I was trying to soothe him with my voice and had the carrier door
open and my hand on him stroking him as he took his last breath. It
happened so suddenly and was so completely unexpected and traumatic, yet
I found comfort in the fact that he knew I was there right to the end. I
was so afraid that when I got him to the ER they would take him away
from me and to the back and he would die surrounded by strangers, but
fortunately that's not what happened. To me, the guilt of not being
there would have been far more distressing.

I know you have a tough choice to make, especially since this is your
first time and it's all so unfair. I just wanted to share my experience
in the hopes it might give you some perspective. I wish you and Millie
peace, and thank you for doing all you could for her.

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

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"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray


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Old September 14th 04, 04:30 AM
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I am so sorry to hear this. I know it may be tough to go see her and be
with her, but seeing your familiar face and feeling your gentle touch
during her last moments is probably the greatest gift you could give to
Millie, especially after what the poor baby has had to endure. I have
been through this many times, and as hard as it has been sometimes, I
have never once regretted making the choice to be there until the end. A
little over a month ago I lost my cat Omar after he threw a blood clot
that went into his lungs. He died in my car on the way to the emergency
vet. I was trying to soothe him with my voice and had the carrier door
open and my hand on him stroking him as he took his last breath. It
happened so suddenly and was so completely unexpected and traumatic, yet
I found comfort in the fact that he knew I was there right to the end. I
was so afraid that when I got him to the ER they would take him away
from me and to the back and he would die surrounded by strangers, but
fortunately that's not what happened. To me, the guilt of not being
there would have been far more distressing.

I know you have a tough choice to make, especially since this is your
first time and it's all so unfair. I just wanted to share my experience
in the hopes it might give you some perspective. I wish you and Millie
peace, and thank you for doing all you could for her.

Megan



"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing."

-Edmund Burke

Learn The TRUTH About Declawing
http://www.stopdeclaw.com

Zuzu's Cats Photo Album:
http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22

"Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one
elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and
splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then
providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision,
raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and
material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his
way."

- W.H. Murray


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Old September 14th 04, 04:33 AM
Mary
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"Darkchild" wrote in message
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Hi all -

Thanks for 'being' with me during the trials of Millie's illness. [...]
I'm in tears right now - I haven't been able to absorb this properly

since I've been at work since he phoned. I really thought that she would
make it. I never thought that our time together would be so short.


God what terrible news. I'm so sorry, DC. It is very hard to understand how
it can be that you have had to endure so much pain just because you tried to
do a good thing. My heart goes out to Millie and to you.


 




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