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cajunprincess wrote: I almost hesitate to post something this personal because of all of the tragedy going on in the aftermath of Katrina, but I know people here understand. Please don't hesitate. Sure we understand. I am so sorry. Kona looks like a grand old fellow. I know you are missing him dreadfully. Sherry |
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"cajunprincess" wrote in message
oups.com... I almost hesitate to post something this personal because of all of the tragedy going on in the aftermath of Katrina, but I know people here understand. I had to let Kona go to the Bridge Tuesday night. Around the beginning of July he developed a swelling in the side of his face, some discharge from his nose, a bit of difficulty breathing through his nose and a high fever. I wound up taking him to an internist, who found a pocket of pus (sorry) in behind his eye and nose, which she removed by going through the roof of his mouth. No indication of cancer. The internist wasn't sure of the cause for the infection (thought it might have originated with having a tooth removed) but he got back to his normal self for a couple of weeks and I was really relieved. Then at the end of July his sinuses started to clog up and became unable to breathe through his nose. He stopped eating and drinking and I had to force feed him and get him hydrated every other day at the vet. He didn't want to lay down his head, so I made him a little pillow from some towels that helped some. When more antibiotics didn't help, the internist did a rhinoscopy and discovered an adenoma (slow growing benign tumor) in his sinuses. He was declining each day because he had stopped eating and drinking on his own and at the internist's recommendation I took him to Auburn to get a CT scan to get a better handle on exactly what they were dealing with and what the options were. After an endoscopy and a CT scan, the vets at Auburn said the tumor was large and located on both sides of his sinuses and at the juncture of his throat and sinuses. Because of its size and location, there wasn't a realistic chance that surgery would be successful. Chemo apparently isn't effective for this kind of slow growing tumor and neither is radiation, especially given where the tumor was located. By this time he had lost over three pounds in about two weeks and he was laboring to breathe in through his mouth (they kept him in the equivalent of a cat oxygen tent while he was there and that helped). The vet there told me that there was just nothing they could offer that would do anything but keep him going for a short time with a declining quality of life. I was hoping against hope when I took him to them that they would be able to solve the problem, but there really wasn't anything they could do to make him better. It helped a little knowing for sure where things stood as far as what the options were. On Tuesday I held his head while the vet helped him cross over to the Bridge. He seemed to know it was time-he was just so tired from struggling with breathing and swallowing and being force fed and not being able to get decent sleep. He went very peacefully. I adopted Kona along with Sebastian less than two years ago after Prissy passed away. I had seen him at the vet's office (they also have a shelter operation there) the last few months of taking Prissy in. He was 12 and had been dumped by his original "family". I was entranced with him from the first time I saw him-a 20 lb brown tabby, he stood out in the shelter just because he was bigger than the others. The staff there loved him but they weren't able to give him the attention he wanted and you could tell he wasn't happy. After I adopted him the staff was always glad to see him when he came in. He was a wonderful guy-just a big ole' teddy bear who wanted to be loved. He generally stayed in the same room with me if he was awake and if he had the chance he would hop up in Mommy's lap and bury his head in the crook of my arm and purr. He usually slept in the bed with me. He loved to "help" Mommy every time she was working on something at the computer. He was fascinated with running water-watching it, drinking from the faucet, sticking his head under it and letting the water run over the sides of his face. He loved to lick condensation from bottles if you were drinking something cold, but he was always polite enough to wait for you to offer the container for him to lick. He liked sitting in the top of the cat cactus, even though he was too big for it and he could only sit in it by letting one leg stick out and looked kind of silly. He and Sebastian tolerated each other and on occasion took turns chasing each other, but they were like the "Odd Couple"-Sebastian is very fastidious and Kona needed a little help grooming himself because he just wasn't built for flexibility. Sebastian was always trying to find new places to sleep where there wasn't any "Kona smell". Kona seemed to go out of his way to try to find those places and ruin them for Sebastian by sleeping in them. :-) Even though he was 14 YO, Kona would still play with cat toys and would even fetch. Because of his age, I knew when I adopted Kona that he wasn't going to be with me for as long as I would have liked, but I so hoped that he was going to get over this episode and that we would have a few more years together. You just never know. It helps some knowing that he was really happy in the time I had him, even if it was shorter than I had hoped for. He was just a really, really wonderful, sweet guy. I'm so grateful for the time he was able to share with me but I miss him so much and I have that empty feeling now when I come home and he isn't there waiting for me. I haven't updated the page in a while, but some pictures of Kona, Sebastian and Prissy are at http://tinyurl.com/acpjo. Many purrs and hugs to you. Many purrs and hugs to Kona as he makes the journey to the Rainbow Bridge.... -- ·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) Laurie ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ ·.· *~*LiveLoveLaugh*~* "How disappointment tracks the steps of hope..." ~Letitia Landon |
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We will light a candle for Kona's safe journey to the RB. He will be happy
there. Lily & her mama Jazz, RB -- Irulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time "cajunprincess" wrote in message oups.com... I almost hesitate to post something this personal because of all of the tragedy going on in the aftermath of Katrina, but I know people here understand. I had to let Kona go to the Bridge Tuesday night. Around the beginning of July he developed a swelling in the side of his face, some discharge from his nose, a bit of difficulty breathing through his nose and a high fever. I wound up taking him to an internist, who found a pocket of pus (sorry) in behind his eye and nose, which she removed by going through the roof of his mouth. No indication of cancer. The internist wasn't sure of the cause for the infection (thought it might have originated with having a tooth removed) but he got back to his normal self for a couple of weeks and I was really relieved. Then at the end of July his sinuses started to clog up and became unable to breathe through his nose. He stopped eating and drinking and I had to force feed him and get him hydrated every other day at the vet. He didn't want to lay down his head, so I made him a little pillow from some towels that helped some. When more antibiotics didn't help, the internist did a rhinoscopy and discovered an adenoma (slow growing benign tumor) in his sinuses. He was declining each day because he had stopped eating and drinking on his own and at the internist's recommendation I took him to Auburn to get a CT scan to get a better handle on exactly what they were dealing with and what the options were. After an endoscopy and a CT scan, the vets at Auburn said the tumor was large and located on both sides of his sinuses and at the juncture of his throat and sinuses. Because of its size and location, there wasn't a realistic chance that surgery would be successful. Chemo apparently isn't effective for this kind of slow growing tumor and neither is radiation, especially given where the tumor was located. By this time he had lost over three pounds in about two weeks and he was laboring to breathe in through his mouth (they kept him in the equivalent of a cat oxygen tent while he was there and that helped). The vet there told me that there was just nothing they could offer that would do anything but keep him going for a short time with a declining quality of life. I was hoping against hope when I took him to them that they would be able to solve the problem, but there really wasn't anything they could do to make him better. It helped a little knowing for sure where things stood as far as what the options were. On Tuesday I held his head while the vet helped him cross over to the Bridge. He seemed to know it was time-he was just so tired from struggling with breathing and swallowing and being force fed and not being able to get decent sleep. He went very peacefully. I adopted Kona along with Sebastian less than two years ago after Prissy passed away. I had seen him at the vet's office (they also have a shelter operation there) the last few months of taking Prissy in. He was 12 and had been dumped by his original "family". I was entranced with him from the first time I saw him-a 20 lb brown tabby, he stood out in the shelter just because he was bigger than the others. The staff there loved him but they weren't able to give him the attention he wanted and you could tell he wasn't happy. After I adopted him the staff was always glad to see him when he came in. He was a wonderful guy-just a big ole' teddy bear who wanted to be loved. He generally stayed in the same room with me if he was awake and if he had the chance he would hop up in Mommy's lap and bury his head in the crook of my arm and purr. He usually slept in the bed with me. He loved to "help" Mommy every time she was working on something at the computer. He was fascinated with running water-watching it, drinking from the faucet, sticking his head under it and letting the water run over the sides of his face. He loved to lick condensation from bottles if you were drinking something cold, but he was always polite enough to wait for you to offer the container for him to lick. He liked sitting in the top of the cat cactus, even though he was too big for it and he could only sit in it by letting one leg stick out and looked kind of silly. He and Sebastian tolerated each other and on occasion took turns chasing each other, but they were like the "Odd Couple"-Sebastian is very fastidious and Kona needed a little help grooming himself because he just wasn't built for flexibility. Sebastian was always trying to find new places to sleep where there wasn't any "Kona smell". Kona seemed to go out of his way to try to find those places and ruin them for Sebastian by sleeping in them. :-) Even though he was 14 YO, Kona would still play with cat toys and would even fetch. Because of his age, I knew when I adopted Kona that he wasn't going to be with me for as long as I would have liked, but I so hoped that he was going to get over this episode and that we would have a few more years together. You just never know. It helps some knowing that he was really happy in the time I had him, even if it was shorter than I had hoped for. He was just a really, really wonderful, sweet guy. I'm so grateful for the time he was able to share with me but I miss him so much and I have that empty feeling now when I come home and he isn't there waiting for me. I haven't updated the page in a while, but some pictures of Kona, Sebastian and Prissy are at http://tinyurl.com/acpjo. |
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What a wonderful tribute! Sounds like Kona was a great fellow. Please know
you did the bravest and kindest thing you could have done for such a beloved cat. It's never easy. I think that one of the poor children who were taken by Katrina will have some comfort and companionship on the other side, with this big, playful teddy-bear. Many purrs and prayers in your loss. Blessed be, Baha "cajunprincess" wrote in message oups.com... I almost hesitate to post something this personal because of all of the tragedy going on in the aftermath of Katrina, but I know people here understand. I had to let Kona go to the Bridge Tuesday night. Around the beginning of July he developed a swelling in the side of his face, some discharge from his nose, a bit of difficulty breathing through his nose and a high fever. I wound up taking him to an internist, who found a pocket of pus (sorry) in behind his eye and nose, which she removed by going through the roof of his mouth. No indication of cancer. The internist wasn't sure of the cause for the infection (thought it might have originated with having a tooth removed) but he got back to his normal self for a couple of weeks and I was really relieved. Then at the end of July his sinuses started to clog up and became unable to breathe through his nose. He stopped eating and drinking and I had to force feed him and get him hydrated every other day at the vet. He didn't want to lay down his head, so I made him a little pillow from some towels that helped some. When more antibiotics didn't help, the internist did a rhinoscopy and discovered an adenoma (slow growing benign tumor) in his sinuses. He was declining each day because he had stopped eating and drinking on his own and at the internist's recommendation I took him to Auburn to get a CT scan to get a better handle on exactly what they were dealing with and what the options were. After an endoscopy and a CT scan, the vets at Auburn said the tumor was large and located on both sides of his sinuses and at the juncture of his throat and sinuses. Because of its size and location, there wasn't a realistic chance that surgery would be successful. Chemo apparently isn't effective for this kind of slow growing tumor and neither is radiation, especially given where the tumor was located. By this time he had lost over three pounds in about two weeks and he was laboring to breathe in through his mouth (they kept him in the equivalent of a cat oxygen tent while he was there and that helped). The vet there told me that there was just nothing they could offer that would do anything but keep him going for a short time with a declining quality of life. I was hoping against hope when I took him to them that they would be able to solve the problem, but there really wasn't anything they could do to make him better. It helped a little knowing for sure where things stood as far as what the options were. On Tuesday I held his head while the vet helped him cross over to the Bridge. He seemed to know it was time-he was just so tired from struggling with breathing and swallowing and being force fed and not being able to get decent sleep. He went very peacefully. I adopted Kona along with Sebastian less than two years ago after Prissy passed away. I had seen him at the vet's office (they also have a shelter operation there) the last few months of taking Prissy in. He was 12 and had been dumped by his original "family". I was entranced with him from the first time I saw him-a 20 lb brown tabby, he stood out in the shelter just because he was bigger than the others. The staff there loved him but they weren't able to give him the attention he wanted and you could tell he wasn't happy. After I adopted him the staff was always glad to see him when he came in. He was a wonderful guy-just a big ole' teddy bear who wanted to be loved. He generally stayed in the same room with me if he was awake and if he had the chance he would hop up in Mommy's lap and bury his head in the crook of my arm and purr. He usually slept in the bed with me. He loved to "help" Mommy every time she was working on something at the computer. He was fascinated with running water-watching it, drinking from the faucet, sticking his head under it and letting the water run over the sides of his face. He loved to lick condensation from bottles if you were drinking something cold, but he was always polite enough to wait for you to offer the container for him to lick. He liked sitting in the top of the cat cactus, even though he was too big for it and he could only sit in it by letting one leg stick out and looked kind of silly. He and Sebastian tolerated each other and on occasion took turns chasing each other, but they were like the "Odd Couple"-Sebastian is very fastidious and Kona needed a little help grooming himself because he just wasn't built for flexibility. Sebastian was always trying to find new places to sleep where there wasn't any "Kona smell". Kona seemed to go out of his way to try to find those places and ruin them for Sebastian by sleeping in them. :-) Even though he was 14 YO, Kona would still play with cat toys and would even fetch. Because of his age, I knew when I adopted Kona that he wasn't going to be with me for as long as I would have liked, but I so hoped that he was going to get over this episode and that we would have a few more years together. You just never know. It helps some knowing that he was really happy in the time I had him, even if it was shorter than I had hoped for. He was just a really, really wonderful, sweet guy. I'm so grateful for the time he was able to share with me but I miss him so much and I have that empty feeling now when I come home and he isn't there waiting for me. I haven't updated the page in a while, but some pictures of Kona, Sebastian and Prissy are at http://tinyurl.com/acpjo. |
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On 2005-09-05, cajunprincess penned:
I almost hesitate to post something this personal because of all of the tragedy going on in the aftermath of Katrina, but I know people here understand. I had to let Kona go to the Bridge Tuesday night. Yes, the Katrina aftermath is tragic, but it does not and should not diminish your own grief. Thank you for sharing Kona's story. You took great care of him and filled his last few years with love. -- monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca |
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I'm so sorry to hear about Kona. I'm sure he had a wonderful life while
he was with you. He will be waiting for you at the RB when your time comes. He looks very much like my Tiger. http://albums.photo.epson.com/j/View...&p=3D71907933= &Sequence=3D0&res=3Dhigh Tiger is 6 and weights 23.6 pounds. I think he is a Maine Coon and it looks like Kona was at least part Maine Coon too. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44=B0 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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"cajunprincess" wrote in message oups.com... Because of his age, I knew when I adopted Kona that he wasn't going to be with me for as long as I would have liked, but I so hoped that he was going to get over this episode and that we would have a few more years together. You just never know. It helps some knowing that he was really happy in the time I had him, even if it was shorter than I had hoped for. He was just a really, really wonderful, sweet guy. I'm so grateful for the time he was able to share with me but I miss him so much and I have that empty feeling now when I come home and he isn't there waiting for me. I haven't updated the page in a while, but some pictures of Kona, Sebastian and Prissy are at http://tinyurl.com/acpjo. We're so sorry to read this. Kona was a special "big boy" cat and will be missed by us all. I remember when you first told us about adopting him and how special he sounded. Kona not only had an unusual name, but an unusual personality. Pam S. crying with you... |
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"cajunprincess" wrote in message
oups.com... I had to let Kona go to the Bridge Tuesday night. Because of his age, I knew when I adopted Kona that he wasn't going to be with me for as long as I would have liked, but I so hoped that he was going to get over this episode and that we would have a few more years together. You just never know. It helps some knowing that he was really happy in the time I had him, even if it was shorter than I had hoped for. He was just a really, really wonderful, sweet guy. I'm so grateful for the time he was able to share with me but I miss him so much and I have that empty feeling now when I come home and he isn't there waiting for me. What a magnificent cat he was. I am happy you got a couple of good years together before you had let him go. Purrs -- lewe lewemi at yahoo dot se | cats' pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi |
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On 4 Sep 2005 21:11:23 -0700, "cajunprincess"
wrote: I almost hesitate to post something this personal because of all of the tragedy going on in the aftermath of Katrina, but I know people here understand. I had to let Kona go to the Bridge Tuesday night. Around the beginning of July he developed a swelling in the side of his face, some discharge from his nose, a bit of difficulty breathing through his nose and a high fever. I wound up taking him to an internist, who found a pocket of pus (sorry) in behind his eye and nose, which she removed by going through the roof of his mouth. No indication of cancer. The internist wasn't sure of the cause for the infection (thought it might have originated with having a tooth removed) but he got back to his normal self for a couple of weeks and I was really relieved. Then at the end of July his sinuses started to clog up and became unable to breathe through his nose. He stopped eating and drinking and I had to force feed him and get him hydrated every other day at the vet. He didn't want to lay down his head, so I made him a little pillow from some towels that helped some. When more antibiotics didn't help, the internist did a rhinoscopy and discovered an adenoma (slow growing benign tumor) in his sinuses. He was declining each day because he had stopped eating and drinking on his own and at the internist's recommendation I took him to Auburn to get a CT scan to get a better handle on exactly what they were dealing with and what the options were. After an endoscopy and a CT scan, the vets at Auburn said the tumor was large and located on both sides of his sinuses and at the juncture of his throat and sinuses. Because of its size and location, there wasn't a realistic chance that surgery would be successful. Chemo apparently isn't effective for this kind of slow growing tumor and neither is radiation, especially given where the tumor was located. By this time he had lost over three pounds in about two weeks and he was laboring to breathe in through his mouth (they kept him in the equivalent of a cat oxygen tent while he was there and that helped). The vet there told me that there was just nothing they could offer that would do anything but keep him going for a short time with a declining quality of life. I was hoping against hope when I took him to them that they would be able to solve the problem, but there really wasn't anything they could do to make him better. It helped a little knowing for sure where things stood as far as what the options were. On Tuesday I held his head while the vet helped him cross over to the Bridge. He seemed to know it was time-he was just so tired from struggling with breathing and swallowing and being force fed and not being able to get decent sleep. He went very peacefully. I adopted Kona along with Sebastian less than two years ago after Prissy passed away. I had seen him at the vet's office (they also have a shelter operation there) the last few months of taking Prissy in. He was 12 and had been dumped by his original "family". I was entranced with him from the first time I saw him-a 20 lb brown tabby, he stood out in the shelter just because he was bigger than the others. The staff there loved him but they weren't able to give him the attention he wanted and you could tell he wasn't happy. After I adopted him the staff was always glad to see him when he came in. He was a wonderful guy-just a big ole' teddy bear who wanted to be loved. He generally stayed in the same room with me if he was awake and if he had the chance he would hop up in Mommy's lap and bury his head in the crook of my arm and purr. He usually slept in the bed with me. He loved to "help" Mommy every time she was working on something at the computer. He was fascinated with running water-watching it, drinking from the faucet, sticking his head under it and letting the water run over the sides of his face. He loved to lick condensation from bottles if you were drinking something cold, but he was always polite enough to wait for you to offer the container for him to lick. He liked sitting in the top of the cat cactus, even though he was too big for it and he could only sit in it by letting one leg stick out and looked kind of silly. He and Sebastian tolerated each other and on occasion took turns chasing each other, but they were like the "Odd Couple"-Sebastian is very fastidious and Kona needed a little help grooming himself because he just wasn't built for flexibility. Sebastian was always trying to find new places to sleep where there wasn't any "Kona smell". Kona seemed to go out of his way to try to find those places and ruin them for Sebastian by sleeping in them. :-) Even though he was 14 YO, Kona would still play with cat toys and would even fetch. Because of his age, I knew when I adopted Kona that he wasn't going to be with me for as long as I would have liked, but I so hoped that he was going to get over this episode and that we would have a few more years together. You just never know. It helps some knowing that he was really happy in the time I had him, even if it was shorter than I had hoped for. He was just a really, really wonderful, sweet guy. I'm so grateful for the time he was able to share with me but I miss him so much and I have that empty feeling now when I come home and he isn't there waiting for me. I haven't updated the page in a while, but some pictures of Kona, Sebastian and Prissy are at http://tinyurl.com/acpjo. {{{{{{Cajun Princess}}}}} I am so sorry for your loss. Please treat yourself kindly, and know that you gave Kona a wonderful life in the time you shared with him. Blessings, Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Candle lit for Kona's safe passage to the RB. Purrs of comfort on the way for you. Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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