Benj- please purr

I have often mentioned my friend Jim the gardener- he who took little
Molly when she had nowhere else to go and his senior cat Benj adopted
her like father and daughter

Jim thought Benj was loosing a bit of weight so yesterday he took him
to the vet. And Benj who is 14 has liver cancer.

The vet doesn't think surgery will help- Jim has taken Benj home with
some medications that might give him a little more time but since
getting back from the vets Jim has noticed that Benj although eating
well and using his box is not enjoying hmself, he didn't get on the
bed to sleep and he's hiding from Molly who can't understand why her
"daddy" won't play with her

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley wrote:
I have often mentioned my friend Jim the gardener- he who took little
Molly when she had nowhere else to go and his senior cat Benj adopted
her like father and daughter

Jim thought Benj was loosing a bit of weight so yesterday he took him
to the vet. And Benj who is 14 has liver cancer.

The vet doesn't think surgery will help- Jim has taken Benj home with
some medications that might give him a little more time but since
getting back from the vets Jim has noticed that Benj although eating
well and using his box is not enjoying hmself, he didn't get on the
bed to sleep and he's hiding from Molly who can't understand why her
"daddy" won't play with her

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Poor Benj and poor Jim, purrs for both of them and Molly.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart
http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk

Let him try milkthistle on Benj, not to heal him, but to give him a chance
at feeling better for a longer time. It helps the liver function and the
growth of new liver tissue, so as long as the new tissue can keep up with
the new cancercells the liver keeps working. One of my ferrets is still
alive after 18 months on milk thistle, she gained a lot of weight and is
playing again. When I first took her to the vet she was terribly skinny and
very tired.
He should get it from a health shop, and buy milk thistle withour further
additions (except for the alcohol that's in it).

Nanny

"Lesley" schreef in bericht
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I have often mentioned my friend Jim the gardener- he who took little
Molly when she had nowhere else to go and his senior cat Benj adopted
her like father and daughter

Jim thought Benj was loosing a bit of weight so yesterday he took him
to the vet. And Benj who is 14 has liver cancer.

The vet doesn't think surgery will help- Jim has taken Benj home with
some medications that might give him a little more time but since
getting back from the vets Jim has noticed that Benj although eating
well and using his box is not enjoying hmself, he didn't get on the
bed to sleep and he's hiding from Molly who can't understand why her
"daddy" won't play with her

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley wrote:

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge

Purrs on the way for Benj for a peaceful passing.

--
Joyce

To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^

"Lesley" wrote in message
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I have often mentioned my friend Jim the gardener- he who took little
Molly when she had nowhere else to go and his senior cat Benj adopted
her like father and daughter

Jim thought Benj was loosing a bit of weight so yesterday he took him
to the vet. And Benj who is 14 has liver cancer.

The vet doesn't think surgery will help- Jim has taken Benj home with
some medications that might give him a little more time but since
getting back from the vets Jim has noticed that Benj although eating
well and using his box is not enjoying hmself, he didn't get on the
bed to sleep and he's hiding from Molly who can't understand why her
"daddy" won't play with her

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge


Many purrs for Benj, and more so for Jim. Liver cancer is one of the worst,
for humans too, only pancreatic cancer is worse in terms of survival. We
cannot live without our livers.
I lost my lurcher, Trim, to liver cancer aged 14. I had to make that awful
decision for her, too. My heart goes out to Jim.

Tweed

Prayers for Jim. He has a rough time ahead but as he loves his owner, he
will do the right thing. Prayers for strength for all that lies ahead.
"Christina Websell" wrote in message
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"Lesley" wrote in message
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I have often mentioned my friend Jim the gardener- he who took little
Molly when she had nowhere else to go and his senior cat Benj adopted
her like father and daughter

Jim thought Benj was loosing a bit of weight so yesterday he took him
to the vet. And Benj who is 14 has liver cancer.

The vet doesn't think surgery will help- Jim has taken Benj home with
some medications that might give him a little more time but since
getting back from the vets Jim has noticed that Benj although eating
well and using his box is not enjoying hmself, he didn't get on the
bed to sleep and he's hiding from Molly who can't understand why her
"daddy" won't play with her

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge


Many purrs for Benj, and more so for Jim. Liver cancer is one of the
worst, for humans too, only pancreatic cancer is worse in terms of
survival. We cannot live without our livers.
I lost my lurcher, Trim, to liver cancer aged 14. I had to make that
awful decision for her, too. My heart goes out to Jim.

Tweed

Purrs for Benji, Jim and Molly

--
Joy

Constant change is here to stay.

"Lesley" wrote in message
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I have often mentioned my friend Jim the gardener- he who took little
Molly when she had nowhere else to go and his senior cat Benj adopted
her like father and daughter

Jim thought Benj was loosing a bit of weight so yesterday he took him
to the vet. And Benj who is 14 has liver cancer.

The vet doesn't think surgery will help- Jim has taken Benj home with
some medications that might give him a little more time but since
getting back from the vets Jim has noticed that Benj although eating
well and using his box is not enjoying hmself, he didn't get on the
bed to sleep and he's hiding from Molly who can't understand why her
"daddy" won't play with her

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

On May 17, 4:29 pm, Lesley wrote:
I have often mentioned my friend Jim the gardener- he who took little
Molly when she had nowhere else to go and his senior cat Benj adopted
her like father and daughter

Jim thought Benj was loosing a bit of weight so yesterday he took him
to the vet. And Benj who is 14 has liver cancer.

The vet doesn't think surgery will help- Jim has taken Benj home with
some medications that might give him a little more time but since
getting back from the vets Jim has noticed that Benj although eating
well and using his box is not enjoying hmself, he didn't get on the
bed to sleep and he's hiding from Molly who can't understand why her
"daddy" won't play with her

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge

Purrs for Benji and for the friends he is going to be leaving. Purrs
for him to have life for as long as it is worth living and to go to
the Bridge with the least pain and fear managable.


–
Will in New Haven
“Did an angel whisper in your ear
And hold you close and take away your fear
In those long last moments.”
Lucinda Williams - “Lake Charles

"Nanny" wrote in message
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Let him try milkthistle on Benj, not to heal him, but to give him a
chance at feeling better for a longer time. It helps the liver function
and the growth of new liver tissue, so as long as the new tissue can keep
up with the new cancercells the liver keeps working. One of my ferrets is
still alive after 18 months on milk thistle, she gained a lot of weight
and is playing again. When I first took her to the vet she was terribly
skinny and very tired.
He should get it from a health shop, and buy milk thistle withour further
additions (except for the alcohol that's in it).

Nanny

A lot of the medications for arthritis are very hard on the liver. And the
lovely doctors that treat it watch liver function numbers very closely. If
they don't like the numbers, you are liable to get your medicine cut back,
or if your doctor is very cautious, have to have a liver biopsy. Not fun.

So many of us rely of milk thistle to help our livers handle the stress
from the toxic treatments.

Its been around since at least the days of the Roman drinking orgies.

Jo

Jim says he thinks its time- so can we have purrs for Jim as he makes
the hardest decision of all and for Benj who whatever happens does not
have much time before he crosses the Bridge

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

We are all sending comfort purrs.

Dan