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Sebastian
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Stacey wrote: Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. *healing rumbly purrs* -- the whole crew, including bruxes from the ratties and toothpurrs from Lulu -- minnow ^..^ http://twitter.com/taheenahana http://www.flickr.com/photos/minnow/ |
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Sebastian
purring from our house, trudi
"Stacey" wrote in message ... Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. I don't post very often any more but some of you might still remember my kittie Sebastian. He goes back to the days before the split of rpc, was a frequent poster with his adopted meowmie, Cygne, and later his sisfur Zoe. After Zoe passed on we didn't post here so much any more. About two months ago I noticed Sebastian drinking water which I would never see him do before and when he peed in the litter box a lot more than usual. I took him to the vet for blood and urine tests. He was in the early stages of kidney disease. The vet who also has a holistic practice sent him home with a probiotic Azodyl which has proven helpful with kidney disease, a homeopathic renal support, and Chinese herbal medicine. He told me what to expect and scheduled a follow up for this month. Two weeks ago Sebastian was eating less and less and getting thinner. I knew to expect this. Kitties get an acidic stomach with kidney disease. I did some reading on a great site and started him on 1/4 Pepcid AC a day. I let the vet know and he said that is what he recommended too. Sebastian would eat only baby food but started eating regular food again...until last weekend. I have from a holistic pet book to give slippery elm syrup which always helped him in the past when he had flare ups of IBD. The CRF site suggested a "kittie smorgasbord" because they get finicky and eat somethings one day and not the next. I remember some of you experienced this too so I was familiar with it. Tom's assignment ended so he was able to go out and get Wellness, Fancy Feast, turkey lunch meat, and chicken breast to boil this Monday. Sebastian nommed down the Wellness like he had never eaten and ate 3/4 of a can! Each meal he would eat up his food. Tuesday he went in for his follow up. The vet called with the results about a half an hour ago. His BUN and Creatin have essentially doubled and he is in kidney failure. ( I knew this was coming but it is still a shock. Sebastian will be 16 in two months. You get in a place where you think they will go on and on and on. Sebastian's my best buddy; he's one of those once in a lifetime kitties. The treatment would be to keep him at the vet for a few days to get him hydrated. I know how miserable he would be being away from home especially in his last days so I asked if he could do that just during the day and that's what we will do for a few days to get him stabilized. Then it's sub-q fluids at home. My most important goal is for him to be comfortable and happy. Taking him to the vet every day is the lesser of two evils. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Fangu, Stacey |
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Sebastian
Fangu, fangu Wascal,
I've been in shock still which is why I haven't posted. We opted to take Sebastian home every night because it was so stressful for him at TED's. (He's a "sensitive" kittie!). Friday and Saturday we brought him in in the mornings and picked him up at night. He really liked being back at home! He wouldn't eat at TED's even though I brought baby food for them to feed him, but he would chow down at home, still eating at least 2x as much as normal. He's been a little perkier too. TED wanted his levels to go down more but we don't have to bring him back tomorrow for IV fluids. HOWEVER we do have to start his sub-q fluids today and I'm stalling. The vet tech showed us on the office cat and I got to practice on her. The needle is so big! It was still hard and made me a little queasy. I'm dreading it but TED said and everything else I've read online or in books is that fluids help more than anything. So I've gotta do it. Fangu for all your support! Anti Stacey "Will in New Haven" wrote in message ... On Apr 15, 3:06 pm, Stacey wrote: Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. It is gnot a happee tim butted da hunter comes four us all. Mommy Bast is kind and dere iz a plays four usses among the forever trees. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Wee will purr dat his days bee prolonged in joy and companionship. An four yoor hart, wich is sad. -- Wascal an his frenz at Hous Coady/Reich |
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Sebastian
"MeOwy" wrote in message
... On Apr 15, 1:06 pm, Stacey wrote: Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. I don't post very often any more but some of you might still remember my kittie Sebastian. He goes back to the days before the split of rpc, was a frequent poster with his adopted meowmie, Cygne, and later his sisfur Zoe. After Zoe passed on we didn't post here so much any more. About two months ago I noticed Sebastian drinking water which I would never see him do before and when he peed in the litter box a lot more than usual. I took him to the vet for blood and urine tests. He was in the early stages of kidney disease. The vet who also has a holistic practice sent him home with a probiotic Azodyl which has proven helpful with kidney disease, a homeopathic renal support, and Chinese herbal medicine. He told me what to expect and scheduled a follow up for this month. Two weeks ago Sebastian was eating less and less and getting thinner. I knew to expect this. Kitties get an acidic stomach with kidney disease. I did some reading on a great site and started him on 1/4 Pepcid AC a day. I let the vet know and he said that is what he recommended too. Sebastian would eat only baby food but started eating regular food again...until last weekend. I have from a holistic pet book to give slippery elm syrup which always helped him in the past when he had flare ups of IBD. The CRF site suggested a "kittie smorgasbord" because they get finicky and eat somethings one day and not the next. I remember some of you experienced this too so I was familiar with it. Tom's assignment ended so he was able to go out and get Wellness, Fancy Feast, turkey lunch meat, and chicken breast to boil this Monday. Sebastian nommed down the Wellness like he had never eaten and ate 3/4 of a can! Each meal he would eat up his food. Tuesday he went in for his follow up. The vet called with the results about a half an hour ago. His BUN and Creatin have essentially doubled and he is in kidney failure. ( I knew this was coming but it is still a shock. Sebastian will be 16 in two months. You get in a place where you think they will go on and on and on. Sebastian's my best buddy; he's one of those once in a lifetime kitties. The treatment would be to keep him at the vet for a few days to get him hydrated. I know how miserable he would be being away from home especially in his last days so I asked if he could do that just during the day and that's what we will do for a few days to get him stabilized. Then it's sub-q fluids at home. My most important goal is for him to be comfortable and happy. Taking him to the vet every day is the lesser of two evils. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Fangu, Stacey Yoo ar in mine meowmie's thots an prayerz, an I am settling down to purr rite now fur Sebastian. Hewwo Sebastian, I am MeOwy an I am purring fur yoo. MeOwy{{{^.".^}}} Fangu fangu MeOwy! Dat meens a lot tu mine meowmie an me. Ize at leest din haf tu go to TEDz tuday. Yipee! Fangu fur yoor purrs, Sebastian Squishie Boy |
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Sebastian
Alla Thuh RankinKatz are purrin' up a storm fur our ol' friend
Sebastian! An' so are thuh two hoominz here! On Apr 15, 3:06*pm, Stacey wrote: Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. I don't post very often any more but some of you might still remember my kittie Sebastian. He goes back to the days before the split of rpc, was a frequent poster with his adopted meowmie, Cygne, and later his sisfur Zoe. *After Zoe passed on we didn't post here so much any more. About two months ago I noticed Sebastian drinking water which I would never see him do before and when he peed in the litter box a lot more than usual. I took him to the vet for blood and urine tests. He was in the early stages of kidney disease. The vet who also has a holistic practice sent him home with a probiotic Azodyl which has proven helpful with kidney disease, a homeopathic renal support, and Chinese herbal medicine. He told me what to expect and scheduled a follow up for this month. Two weeks ago Sebastian was eating less and less and getting thinner. I knew to expect this. Kitties get an acidic stomach with kidney disease. I did some reading on a great site and started him on 1/4 Pepcid AC a day. I let the vet know and he said that is what he recommended too. Sebastian would eat only baby food but started eating regular food again...until last weekend. I have from a holistic pet book to give slippery elm syrup which always helped him in the past when he had flare ups of IBD. The CRF site suggested a "kittie smorgasbord" because they get finicky and eat somethings one day and not the next. I remember some of you experienced this too so I was familiar with it. Tom's assignment ended so he was able to go out and get Wellness, Fancy Feast, turkey lunch meat, and chicken breast to boil this Monday. Sebastian nommed down the Wellness like he had never eaten and ate 3/4 of a can! Each meal he would eat up his food. Tuesday he went in for his follow up. The vet called with the results about a half an hour ago. His BUN and Creatin have essentially doubled and he is in kidney failure. ( I knew this was coming but it is still a shock. Sebastian will be 16 in two months. You get in a place where you think they will go on and on and on. Sebastian's my best buddy; he's one of those once in a lifetime kitties. The treatment would be to keep him at the vet for a few days to get him hydrated. I know how miserable he would be being away from home especially in his last days so I asked if he could do that just during the day and that's what we will do for a few days to get him stabilized. Then it's sub-q fluids at home. My most important goal is for him to be comfortable and happy. Taking him to the vet every day is the lesser of two evils. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Fangu, Stacey |
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Anti Stacey
Ma n Pa used to have a big kitty named Bart that they had to give sub q fluids to for awhile and it was hard on them but they loved him and did it for him. Luvz n purrs for you n Sebastian PUUUURRS Mosey "Stacey" Fangu, fangu Wascal, I've been in shock still which is why I haven't posted. We opted to take Sebastian home every night because it was so stressful for him at TED's. (He's a "sensitive" kittie!). Friday and Saturday we brought him in in the mornings and picked him up at night. He really liked being back at home! He wouldn't eat at TED's even though I brought baby food for them to feed him, but he would chow down at home, still eating at least 2x as much as normal. He's been a little perkier too. TED wanted his levels to go down more but we don't have to bring him back tomorrow for IV fluids. HOWEVER we do have to start his sub-q fluids today and I'm stalling. The vet tech showed us on the office cat and I got to practice on her. The needle is so big! It was still hard and made me a little queasy. I'm dreading it but TED said and everything else I've read online or in books is that fluids help more than anything. So I've gotta do it. Fangu for all your support! Anti Stacey "Will in New Haven" wrote in message ... On Apr 15, 3:06 pm, Stacey wrote: Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. It is gnot a happee tim butted da hunter comes four us all. Mommy Bast is kind and dere iz a plays four usses among the forever trees. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Wee will purr dat his days bee prolonged in joy and companionship. An four yoor hart, wich is sad. -- Wascal an his frenz at Hous Coady/Reich |
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I am very sorry to hear about Sebastian
On 15 Apr 2010 12:06:08 -0700, Stacey wrote:
Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. I don't post very often any more but some of you might still remember my kittie Sebastian. He goes back to the days before the split of rpc, was a frequent poster with his adopted meowmie, Cygne, and later his sisfur Zoe. After Zoe passed on we didn't post here so much any more. About two months ago I noticed Sebastian drinking water which I would never see him do before and when he peed in the litter box a lot more than usual. I took him to the vet for blood and urine tests. He was in the early stages of kidney disease. The vet who also has a holistic practice sent him home with a probiotic Azodyl which has proven helpful with kidney disease, a homeopathic renal support, and Chinese herbal medicine. He told me what to expect and scheduled a follow up for this month. Two weeks ago Sebastian was eating less and less and getting thinner. I knew to expect this. Kitties get an acidic stomach with kidney disease. I did some reading on a great site and started him on 1/4 Pepcid AC a day. I let the vet know and he said that is what he recommended too. Sebastian would eat only baby food but started eating regular food again...until last weekend. I have from a holistic pet book to give slippery elm syrup which always helped him in the past when he had flare ups of IBD. The CRF site suggested a "kittie smorgasbord" because they get finicky and eat somethings one day and not the next. I remember some of you experienced this too so I was familiar with it. Tom's assignment ended so he was able to go out and get Wellness, Fancy Feast, turkey lunch meat, and chicken breast to boil this Monday. Sebastian nommed down the Wellness like he had never eaten and ate 3/4 of a can! Each meal he would eat up his food. Tuesday he went in for his follow up. The vet called with the results about a half an hour ago. His BUN and Creatin have essentially doubled and he is in kidney failure. ( I knew this was coming but it is still a shock. Sebastian will be 16 in two months. You get in a place where you think they will go on and on and on. Sebastian's my best buddy; he's one of those once in a lifetime kitties. The treatment would be to keep him at the vet for a few days to get him hydrated. I know how miserable he would be being away from home especially in his last days so I asked if he could do that just during the day and that's what we will do for a few days to get him stabilized. Then it's sub-q fluids at home. My most important goal is for him to be comfortable and happy. Taking him to the vet every day is the lesser of two evils. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Fangu, Stacey I am very sorry to hear about poor sick Sebastian Hydrating a cat is not at all difficult, provided you are not squeamish about using a needle. You might ask your vet to teach you, so you wouldn't have to take your poor sick kitty to TED's office. Just a thought. Sending purrs for Sebastian, and for you. Gandalf --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 100419-1, 04/19/2010 Tested on: 4/20/2010 2:14:15 AM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2010 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com |
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Sebastian
In article , Fred says...
On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:06:08 -0700, Stacey's busy little fingers typed: Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. I don't post very often any more but some of you might still remember my kittie Sebastian. He goes back to the days before the split of rpc, was a frequent poster with his adopted meowmie, Cygne, and later his sisfur Zoe. After Zoe passed on we didn't post here so much any more. About two months ago I noticed Sebastian drinking water which I would never see him do before and when he peed in the litter box a lot more than usual. I took him to the vet for blood and urine tests. He was in the early stages of kidney disease. The vet who also has a holistic practice sent him home with a probiotic Azodyl which has proven helpful with kidney disease, a homeopathic renal support, and Chinese herbal medicine. He told me what to expect and scheduled a follow up for this month. Two weeks ago Sebastian was eating less and less and getting thinner. I knew to expect this. Kitties get an acidic stomach with kidney disease. I did some reading on a great site and started him on 1/4 Pepcid AC a day. I let the vet know and he said that is what he recommended too. Sebastian would eat only baby food but started eating regular food again...until last weekend. I have from a holistic pet book to give slippery elm syrup which always helped him in the past when he had flare ups of IBD. The CRF site suggested a "kittie smorgasbord" because they get finicky and eat somethings one day and not the next. I remember some of you experienced this too so I was familiar with it. Tom's assignment ended so he was able to go out and get Wellness, Fancy Feast, turkey lunch meat, and chicken breast to boil this Monday. Sebastian nommed down the Wellness like he had never eaten and ate 3/4 of a can! Each meal he would eat up his food. Tuesday he went in for his follow up. The vet called with the results about a half an hour ago. His BUN and Creatin have essentially doubled and he is in kidney failure. ( I knew this was coming but it is still a shock. Sebastian will be 16 in two months. You get in a place where you think they will go on and on and on. Sebastian's my best buddy; he's one of those once in a lifetime kitties. The treatment would be to keep him at the vet for a few days to get him hydrated. I know how miserable he would be being away from home especially in his last days so I asked if he could do that just during the day and that's what we will do for a few days to get him stabilized. Then it's sub-q fluids at home. My most important goal is for him to be comfortable and happy. Taking him to the vet every day is the lesser of two evils. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Fangu, Stacey Lotsa purrrrrrrrrrrrrs fur yor poor kittie. I know what this is like I've been through it before and I know how hard it is. I know the day will come when we will all meet again in a much better place and we will bask in the warmth of our loved ones. May Bast bless. Thank you so much Fred. You always know that they aren't going to be with you forever, but this just brings the inevitability of that to the fore. There was a really good site recommended to me (fangu Anti Julie!) www.felinecrf.org that has been helpful. Still there are unknowns and day to day little agonies. I've joined a crf list and someone on there said in spite of everything cherish each moment. That is what I'm doing. Stacey |
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Sebastian
Thank you guys. You've been through this before?
I'm trying to get a sense of routine back. The meds are sitting on a pretty pottery dish. The fluid bag and needles spend the day in a nice plastic bag with handles. The beaded shower ring lives out of the way on a hinge on the door to the library. It's not so much denial, but as Gene Kelly said in Singing in the Rain, "Dignity, always dignity." If Sebastian is starting to look down that road to the Rainbow Bridge I want us to go with elegance. Stacey In article , John Ross Mc Master says... BIG purrs and love from Beauty, Cinder and Spring. They know waht you are going through. On 15 Apr 2010 12:06:08 -0700, Stacey wrote: Oh my boy... Like many of you have done in the past I too can't believe I'm writing this. I don't post very often any more but some of you might still remember my kittie Sebastian. He goes back to the days before the split of rpc, was a frequent poster with his adopted meowmie, Cygne, and later his sisfur Zoe. After Zoe passed on we didn't post here so much any more. About two months ago I noticed Sebastian drinking water which I would never see him do before and when he peed in the litter box a lot more than usual. I took him to the vet for blood and urine tests. He was in the early stages of kidney disease. The vet who also has a holistic practice sent him home with a probiotic Azodyl which has proven helpful with kidney disease, a homeopathic renal support, and Chinese herbal medicine. He told me what to expect and scheduled a follow up for this month. Two weeks ago Sebastian was eating less and less and getting thinner. I knew to expect this. Kitties get an acidic stomach with kidney disease. I did some reading on a great site and started him on 1/4 Pepcid AC a day. I let the vet know and he said that is what he recommended too. Sebastian would eat only baby food but started eating regular food again...until last weekend. I have from a holistic pet book to give slippery elm syrup which always helped him in the past when he had flare ups of IBD. The CRF site suggested a "kittie smorgasbord" because they get finicky and eat somethings one day and not the next. I remember some of you experienced this too so I was familiar with it. Tom's assignment ended so he was able to go out and get Wellness, Fancy Feast, turkey lunch meat, and chicken breast to boil this Monday. Sebastian nommed down the Wellness like he had never eaten and ate 3/4 of a can! Each meal he would eat up his food. Tuesday he went in for his follow up. The vet called with the results about a half an hour ago. His BUN and Creatin have essentially doubled and he is in kidney failure. ( I knew this was coming but it is still a shock. Sebastian will be 16 in two months. You get in a place where you think they will go on and on and on. Sebastian's my best buddy; he's one of those once in a lifetime kitties. The treatment would be to keep him at the vet for a few days to get him hydrated. I know how miserable he would be being away from home especially in his last days so I asked if he could do that just during the day and that's what we will do for a few days to get him stabilized. Then it's sub-q fluids at home. My most important goal is for him to be comfortable and happy. Taking him to the vet every day is the lesser of two evils. Please purr for my little boy, my Squishie. Fangu, Stacey |
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