Moe is slipping away

On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:04:46 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 08:27:57 -0600, "SJ"
wrote:

This must be so difficult for you. Cats are so little but they are such
wonderful beings.
And when they are part of our homes, and we get to know them, they become
even more important to us. It is not easy to see a pet going through the
last stages of an illness. I hope that you will find comfort in the other
poster's words to "spoil him rotten" and that he will let you know when it's
time to go.

Thank you. Saturday night I thought for a minute he was gone. He was
sleeping in front of the fire and, one by one, the other three cats
and the two dogs came by and sniffed at him. I thought they were
saying goodbye. Later, Moe's head fell and I thought he was gone, but
found him still breathing.

He can still jump from floor to counter, walk, and respond to
affection, so we carry on.

Best wishes to you and the kitty. Hang in there!

That is so sad. May God bless you & your kitty & keep him comfortable on
his trip .
Things like this tear my heart out .

Happy Trails to you,
Michael Lane

A good friend will come & bail you out of jail....
but a true friend will be sitting next to you sayng,
" Damn....that was fun ! "




























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SJ wrote:
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cancer, for which she has no treatment. We have reluctantly decided
to just keep him comfortable until the end.

His eyes are still bright, he still purrs when you scritch his chin.
He can still make it to the litter box, though admittedly not all the
time. As long as he does not seem to be in pain, we will continue to
care for him.

This must be so difficult for you. Cats are so little but they are
such wonderful beings.
And when they are part of our homes, and we get to know them, they
become even more important to us. It is not easy to see a pet going
through the last stages of an illness. I hope that you will find
comfort in the other poster's words to "spoil him rotten" and that he
will let you know when it's time to go. Watch for hiding and lack of
interest in anything normally approved and appreciated by Moe.

Ignore the deranged troll posters trying to engage you in
email-combat by posting hurtful things you just don't need to hear at
a time like this. I just blocked their posts for myself so that I
don't have to know they are around. Then go back to your life, and
know that you are doing the very best you can as the custodian of
your pet. Good luck and God bless you.

The guy asked for advice. I gave him the best advice I could. I am sorry
that he was dissatisfied with it and insulted me for my efforts. I will not
give him any advice again if I remember his name, but unfortunately, at my
age that probably isn't going to happen.

wrote:
On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:10:18 -0500, dgk wrote:

From what you've revealed of yourself in this note, I can only say
the sooner the better.


What part of it was wrong?

People can hold whatever views they like. They can even post their
views here. But when they publically make unfounded and insensitive
charges about a specific individual they have never met, that's wrong.

What "unfounded and insensitive charges" did I make? I simply advised you to
not make your kitty suffer because you don't want to put him down. Many
people do that. Even I have been guilty of this. All I try to do is give
others the benefit of my own experience.

On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:04:46 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 6 Dec 2010 08:27:57 -0600, "SJ"
wrote:

This must be so difficult for you. Cats are so little but they are such
wonderful beings.
And when they are part of our homes, and we get to know them, they become
even more important to us. It is not easy to see a pet going through the
last stages of an illness. I hope that you will find comfort in the other
poster's words to "spoil him rotten" and that he will let you know when it's
time to go.

Thank you. Saturday night I thought for a minute he was gone. He was
sleeping in front of the fire and, one by one, the other three cats
and the two dogs came by and sniffed at him. I thought they were
saying goodbye. Later, Moe's head fell and I thought he was gone, but
found him still breathing.

He can still jump from floor to counter, walk, and respond to
affection, so we carry on.

Carry on then and many purrs. Spoil him rotten indeed and hopefully
he'll die on his own with little suffering. In fact, that seems like a
good recipe for me to look forward to. Now if I can only find someone
to spoil me rotten for 50 more years or so.

"Bill Graham" wrote in message
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SJ wrote:
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cancer, for which she has no treatment. We have reluctantly decided
to just keep him comfortable until the end.

His eyes are still bright, he still purrs when you scritch his chin.
He can still make it to the litter box, though admittedly not all the
time. As long as he does not seem to be in pain, we will continue to
care for him.

This must be so difficult for you. Cats are so little but they are
such wonderful beings.
And when they are part of our homes, and we get to know them, they
become even more important to us. It is not easy to see a pet going
through the last stages of an illness. I hope that you will find
comfort in the other poster's words to "spoil him rotten" and that he
will let you know when it's time to go. Watch for hiding and lack of
interest in anything normally approved and appreciated by Moe.

Ignore the deranged troll posters trying to engage you in
email-combat by posting hurtful things you just don't need to hear at
a time like this. I just blocked their posts for myself so that I
don't have to know they are around. Then go back to your life, and
know that you are doing the very best you can as the custodian of
your pet. Good luck and God bless you.

The guy asked for advice. I gave him the best advice I could. I am sorry
that he was dissatisfied with it and insulted me for my efforts. I will
not give him any advice again if I remember his name, but unfortunately,
at my age that probably isn't going to happen.

What you gave wasn't advice, it was an insult. When you speak of
"gratification of the owner" and "selfishness" it's not advice but insult
and name calling. You could have given your opinion without that. My opinion
is that you probably meant to be insulting.

W

Wendy wrote:
"Bill Graham" wrote in message
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SJ wrote:
wrote in message
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cancer, for which she has no treatment. We have reluctantly decided
to just keep him comfortable until the end.

His eyes are still bright, he still purrs when you scritch his
chin. He can still make it to the litter box, though admittedly
not all the time. As long as he does not seem to be in pain, we
will continue to care for him.

This must be so difficult for you. Cats are so little but they are
such wonderful beings.
And when they are part of our homes, and we get to know them, they
become even more important to us. It is not easy to see a pet going
through the last stages of an illness. I hope that you will find
comfort in the other poster's words to "spoil him rotten" and that
he will let you know when it's time to go. Watch for hiding and
lack of interest in anything normally approved and appreciated by
Moe. Ignore the deranged troll posters trying to engage you in
email-combat by posting hurtful things you just don't need to hear
at a time like this. I just blocked their posts for myself so that
I don't have to know they are around. Then go back to your life,
and know that you are doing the very best you can as the custodian
of your pet. Good luck and God bless you.

The guy asked for advice. I gave him the best advice I could. I am
sorry that he was dissatisfied with it and insulted me for my
efforts. I will not give him any advice again if I remember his
name, but unfortunately, at my age that probably isn't going to
happen.

What you gave wasn't advice, it was an insult. When you speak of
"gratification of the owner" and "selfishness" it's not advice but
insult and name calling. You could have given your opinion without
that. My opinion is that you probably meant to be insulting.

W

Well, you are wrong. I didn't mean to be insulting. I was just trying to
protect the cat. Which, as a matter of fact, is 99% of the reasons why I
bother to post anything on this forum. I like cats a lot more than human
beings. One of the reasons is because they always assume the best from me,
and never jump to the conclusion that I mean them harm.

On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:25:57 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:


The guy asked for advice. I gave him the best advice I could. I am
sorry that he was dissatisfied with it and insulted me for my
efforts. I will not give him any advice again if I remember his
name, but unfortunately, at my age that probably isn't going to
happen.

What you gave wasn't advice, it was an insult. When you speak of
"gratification of the owner" and "selfishness" it's not advice but
insult and name calling. You could have given your opinion without
that. My opinion is that you probably meant to be insulting.

W

Well, you are wrong. I didn't mean to be insulting. I was just trying to
protect the cat.

So, now I'm not only selfish and putting my self gratification ahead
of Moe's welfare, but I'm dangerous and YOU are going to be his
protector?

You truly don't realize how offensive and insensitive you are, do you?

wrote:
On Thu, 9 Dec 2010 16:25:57 -0800, "Bill Graham"
wrote:


The guy asked for advice. I gave him the best advice I could. I am
sorry that he was dissatisfied with it and insulted me for my
efforts. I will not give him any advice again if I remember his
name, but unfortunately, at my age that probably isn't going to
happen.

What you gave wasn't advice, it was an insult. When you speak of
"gratification of the owner" and "selfishness" it's not advice but
insult and name calling. You could have given your opinion without
that. My opinion is that you probably meant to be insulting.

W

Well, you are wrong. I didn't mean to be insulting. I was just
trying to protect the cat.

So, now I'm not only selfish and putting my self gratification ahead
of Moe's welfare, but I'm dangerous and YOU are going to be his
protector?

You truly don't realize how offensive and insensitive you are, do you?

Well, I went back and reread what I posted, and nowhere in the post did I
accuse you or anyone else in particular of doing anything wrong, or of
hurting your cat in any way, so I still don't understand why you guys are so
offended. I simply warned you that cats in general don't show their pain, so
it is hard to tell when they need to be put down. I have been guilty myself,
(when I was younger) of keeping a cat alive and suffering because I didn't
understand this. Ask yourself this: Since I don't know either you or Wendy
at all, why would I reach out and insult either of you? I have much better
things to do than instigate usenet fights. I was only trying to help, and,
it was your cat that I wanted to help. I am sorry if I offended you.

On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:20:47 -0500, wrote:

Moe is a black shorthair, a rescue kitty of indeterminate age. He is
an adult, but not elderly. He has been sick for almost a year: runny
nose, sneezing, vomiting, diarrhea, weight loss, etc. We've spent a
fortune on vet bills and medications with no solid diagnosis. I spoke
to the vet yesterday and she said the only remaining option is a $400
sonogram, but she is reasonably sure that will only show intestinal
cancer, for which she has no treatment. We have reluctantly decided to
just keep him comfortable until the end.

Looks like today is the end. We let him go as long as he was able to
keep up his regular routine and didn't seem in pain. As of yesterday,
I marvelled that he was still on his feet, even still able to jump on
the counter. He is just skin and bones, no muscle at all. Today he is
down and unable to get up. I have a 3pm appointment with the vet to
help him on his way.