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Dying cat
We have a 16 1/2 year old cat that is slowing wasting away to nothing. She
won't eat. She has difficulty walking, She sleeps MUCH more than usual and doesn't to clean herself as much as usual. We believe she will only live a few more hours (three to 24). We plan to have here cremated. Our questions are how soon after she dies must we have her frozen so that we can have here cremated next week, and can we freeze here by placing here in a cooler packed with ice? Thank You Very Much |
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Lois Trivison Kren wrote:
We have a 16 1/2 year old cat that is slowing wasting away to nothing. She won't eat. She has difficulty walking, She sleeps MUCH more than usual and doesn't to clean herself as much as usual. We believe she will only live a few more hours (three to 24). We plan to have here cremated. Our questions are how soon after she dies must we have her frozen so that we can have here cremated next week, and can we freeze here by placing here in a cooler packed with ice? Thank You Very Much I'm so sorry to hear about your baby. I just went through the same thing with my two 19-year-old cats who died within 5 months of each other. You don't have to freeze her. But you should at least keep her cold until you can get her to the crematory. It may sound strange, but you can keep her in the refrigerator. That's what I did, but it was only for three days. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
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Lois Trivison Kren wrote:
We have a 16 1/2 year old cat that is slowing wasting away to nothing. She won't eat. She has difficulty walking, She sleeps MUCH more than usual and doesn't to clean herself as much as usual. We believe she will only live a few more hours (three to 24). We plan to have here cremated. Our questions are how soon after she dies must we have her frozen so that we can have here cremated next week, and can we freeze here by placing here in a cooler packed with ice? Thank You Very Much I'm so sorry to hear about your baby. I just went through the same thing with my two 19-year-old cats who died within 5 months of each other. You don't have to freeze her. But you should at least keep her cold until you can get her to the crematory. It may sound strange, but you can keep her in the refrigerator. That's what I did, but it was only for three days. 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson ************************************************* http://www.suzanne-eckhardt.com/ http://www.intergnat.com/malebashing/ |
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:23:05 UTC, "Lois Trivison Kren"
wrote: We have a 16 1/2 year old cat that is slowing wasting away to nothing. She won't eat. She has difficulty walking, She sleeps MUCH more than usual and doesn't to clean herself as much as usual. We believe she will only live a few more hours (three to 24). We plan to have here cremated. Our questions are how soon after she dies must we have her frozen so that we can have here cremated next week, and can we freeze here by placing here in a cooler packed with ice? Thank You Very Much Have you tried getting any food into her? I use KMR kitten formula and Nutri-Cal gel from a syringe. Starving is painful so I try to make the ending days as comfortable as possible. Also, syringe feed water. when she finally lets go, you can put her in a plastic bag in the freezer or fridge. would it be kinder to have her put down? LT |
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2003 00:23:05 UTC, "Lois Trivison Kren"
wrote: We have a 16 1/2 year old cat that is slowing wasting away to nothing. She won't eat. She has difficulty walking, She sleeps MUCH more than usual and doesn't to clean herself as much as usual. We believe she will only live a few more hours (three to 24). We plan to have here cremated. Our questions are how soon after she dies must we have her frozen so that we can have here cremated next week, and can we freeze here by placing here in a cooler packed with ice? Thank You Very Much Have you tried getting any food into her? I use KMR kitten formula and Nutri-Cal gel from a syringe. Starving is painful so I try to make the ending days as comfortable as possible. Also, syringe feed water. when she finally lets go, you can put her in a plastic bag in the freezer or fridge. would it be kinder to have her put down? LT |
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