Abelard is near death

For the last few hours he's been breathing fast and growing weaker. He
couldn't stand long enough in the litter box 3 hours ago to finish
peeing, and now he can't hold up his head. He won't even swallow water
for me. I just put in a few drops at a time on his tongue. He's barely
conscious. I see him slipping away and am unable to help him. I pray
he doesn't go into seizures again. There are no vets available except
at the emergency clinic in Springfield, the roads are icy, the drunks
are out, and it costs $200 just to walk in the door at the EVC. What
would you do? I feel like dying right along with my baby boy. Merry
Christmas.

Pat wrote:
For the last few hours he's been breathing fast and growing weaker. He
couldn't stand long enough in the litter box 3 hours ago to finish
peeing, and now he can't hold up his head. He won't even swallow water
for me. I just put in a few drops at a time on his tongue. He's barely
conscious. I see him slipping away and am unable to help him. I pray
he doesn't go into seizures again. There are no vets available except
at the emergency clinic in Springfield, the roads are icy, the drunks
are out, and it costs $200 just to walk in the door at the EVC. What
would you do? I feel like dying right along with my baby boy. Merry
Christmas



Stroke him gently, talk to him softly and keep him warm and comfortable.
I wish I had done that instead of hauling Princess (RB16) off to the
emergency Vet.

"....Rise up slowly, Angel...."
It's hard to let you go. MLB

MLB wrote:

Stroke him gently, talk to him softly and keep him warm and comfortable.
* I wish I had done that instead of hauling Princess (RB16) off to the
emergency Vet.

"....Rise up slowly, Angel...."
It's hard to let you go. * * * MLB

He's in his new soft little bed, covered with my shirt, on Dave's bed,
with Dave's hand under the shirt, on his chest. If he starts having
seizures again I don't know what we'll do. He cannot be allowed to
endure any pain.

Pat wrote:
MLB wrote:

Stroke him gently, talk to him softly and keep him warm and comfortable.
I wish I had done that instead of hauling Princess (RB16) off to the
emergency Vet.

"....Rise up slowly, Angel...."
It's hard to let you go. MLB

He's in his new soft little bed, covered with my shirt, on Dave's bed,
with Dave's hand under the shirt, on his chest. If he starts having
seizures again I don't know what we'll do. He cannot be allowed to
endure any pain.




I don't know if pain is associated with seizures or if they are
unconscious. My son's Dog had a seizure and passed immediately. As I
remember, my cousins dog did too. It is hard, I know, but this is a
natural ending to life for all living things and it is happening all
over the world. When my mother died, a poem entitled "A
Christmas Death" was read at the funeral. I wish I had a copy -- it was
beautiful. Our thoughts, purrs and prayers are with you. MLB

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Pat wrote:
MLB wrote:

Stroke him gently, talk to him softly and keep him warm and comfortable.
I wish I had done that instead of hauling Princess (RB16) off to the
emergency Vet.

"....Rise up slowly, Angel...."
It's hard to let you go. MLB

He's in his new soft little bed, covered with my shirt, on Dave's bed,
with Dave's hand under the shirt, on his chest. If he starts having
seizures again I don't know what we'll do. He cannot be allowed to
endure any pain.




I don't know if pain is associated with seizures or if they are
unconscious. My son's Dog had a seizure and passed immediately. As I
remember, my cousins dog did too. It is hard, I know, but this is a
natural ending to life for all living things and it is happening all over
the world. When my mother died, a poem entitled "A
Christmas Death" was read at the funeral. I wish I had a copy -- it was
beautiful. Our thoughts, purrs and prayers are with you. MLB

So are mine! At least he's in familiar surroundings, with people he loves.

Joy

Pat wrote:

For the last few hours he's been breathing fast and growing weaker. He
couldn't stand long enough in the litter box 3 hours ago to finish
peeing, and now he can't hold up his head. He won't even swallow water
for me. I just put in a few drops at a time on his tongue. He's barely
conscious. I see him slipping away and am unable to help him. I pray
he doesn't go into seizures again. There are no vets available except
at the emergency clinic in Springfield, the roads are icy, the drunks
are out, and it costs $200 just to walk in the door at the EVC. What
would you do? I feel like dying right along with my baby boy. Merry
Christmas.

I'm so sorry. It seemed so hopeful just a day ago.

I'm afraid if it were me, I would be rushing him to the vet over icy
roads and shelling out the money, because I'm prone to panic and I'd
be too flipped out to do anything else. But that doesn't mean that's
what you should do.

I just don't understand why the vet didn't send you home with subq
fluids to administer to him at home, considering how dehydrated he was.
If a cat's not feeling well, they might not drink water, no matter
how badly they need it. But they can't stop subq fluids from entering
their body, and in his condition he wouldn't be able to stop you from
giving it to him.

I hope he makes it through the night and that you can find a vet
that's open in the morning.

Purrs for both of you.

Joyce

wrote:

I just don't understand why the vet didn't send you home with subq
fluids to administer to him at home, considering how dehydrated he was.
If a cat's not feeling well, they might not drink water, no matter
how badly they need it. But they can't stop subq fluids from entering
their body, and in his condition he wouldn't be able to stop you from
giving it to him. *

But they *did* send fluids home with us, and he's been getting them as
directed!

I hope he makes it through the night and that you can find a vet
that's open in the morning.

On Christmas Day? Fat chance!

On Dec 25, 8:34*am, Pat wrote:
wrote:
I just don't understand why the vet didn't send you home with subq
fluids to administer to him at home, considering how dehydrated he was.
If a cat's not feeling well, they might not drink water, no matter
how badly they need it. But they can't stop subq fluids from entering
their body, and in his condition he wouldn't be able to stop you from
giving it to him. *

But they *did* send fluids home with us, and he's been getting them as
directed!

I hope he makes it through the night and that you can find a vet
that's open in the morning.

On Christmas Day? Fat chance!

My thoughts are with you Pat. I honestly think that if he's dying and
he's warm and with people he loves, there's no need to beat yourself
up that you can't get him to the vet. He's had a hard time of it
lately, and has come to the end of his life. I hope that he passes
quickly, for your sake and his.

Jeanette

NettieCat wrote:

My thoughts are with you Pat. I honestly think that if he's dying and
he's warm and with people he loves, there's no need to beat yourself
up that you can't get him to the vet. He's had a hard time of it
lately, and has come to the end of his life. I hope that he passes
quickly, for your sake and his.

Thank you Jeanette. I just went into Dave's room to check on him. He's
still in the bed, warm as toast. I could not rouse him at all but he's
breathing *extremely* fast and shallow. Seemed like 2-3 breaths per
second. Like really fast panting. Yet he is out of it, doesn't seem
conscious at all.

Pat wrote:

wrote:

I just don't understand why the vet didn't send you home with subq
fluids to administer to him at home, considering how dehydrated he was.
If a cat's not feeling well, they might not drink water, no matter
how badly they need it. But they can't stop subq fluids from entering
their body, and in his condition he wouldn't be able to stop you from
giving it to him. *

But they *did* send fluids home with us, and he's been getting them as
directed!

You've been giving him fluids from a bag attached to a hose, with a
needle at the other end, that gets stuck under his skin? That's what
I mean by "subq" fluids (short for "subcutaneous"). In my experience,
that is the best way to keep a cat hydrated when there are problems
with this, whether because of kidney failure or because the cat has
been without water for a while, or in your case, because the cat is
refusing food and water.

Joyce