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Can't stand to see her like this anymore. We're praying for a miracle
I posted here about my cat several months ago, back when she was
first diagnosed. In short, she has some sort of auto immune disease or maythat started to come on in February. When it started we thought it was a cold. It began with voice loss, lethargy, and a severe thirst. She was severely anemic and killing her blood cells. She was put on steroids but they completely surpress her immune system, making her extremely vulnerable to infections. She got a couple of urinary track infections where we had her peeing and dribbling blood on the floor. She's infected eyes for awhile now. The vet gave us some eye drops to see if it cleared it up, but it's not doing anything. We think that one of her eyes has now been destroyed, and if a miracle ever does happen, it will have to be removed. You wouldn't believe how she looks. Her right eye is disgusting. It's just a solid brown mass of goo that constantly drips down her face. She's somewhat emaciated and she has dried medicine and food stuck on her face (it's impossible to keep her clean) and on parts of her body. Basically, she looks like a corpse that someone pulled out of a dumpster. At one point I actually looked at her and burst into tears. However, her appetite is great (but she's still emaciated, which makes me think cancer...) and despite not being able to see worth a darn, she's getting around quite well. She hasn't begun staggering again, so that's good. We took her off the steroids a while ago because it's so terrible on the body and causes infection after infection. We THOUGHT she was recovering but the other morning I put her in her box (she sometimes has to be carried because she can't see well) and she passed out and litter was plastered all over the side of her face, mixed with the goo from her eye. I was horrified that she had begun fainting again, a sign that her blood count is plummeting again. I was home alone for awhile later that day and she kept passing out. At one point she was lieing on the kitchen rub, making sounds like she was actually struggling to breathe. I lost it and called my mom on her cell and started crying, saying she was dieing on me. I layed out a blanket for her and put on her favorite music (that cat has a thing for Josh Groban, Il Divo, and the like). Since then (the other day) she's stopped fainting and her breathing (thank God) seems perfectly normal. But at this point the vet says it's the end of the road, her chance of making a recovery are slim to none. The last thing we want is to see her suffer (and trust me, it's heart-breaking to see how disgusting she looks right now), but since her appetite is good and she's stopped fainting, we're just waiting right now. We know the time has probably come to euthanize her, but it's just too damn hard. These next couple of days, we're just praying for a miracle, biding time. She's been a beloved member of the family since I was 9 years old (I'm now 20). If there was something that could be done at this point, money would be no object, but it looks like it's the end of the road. The vet doesn't see any hope. It's just been so cruel. One minute you think she's getting better, and then she crashes again. |
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Can't stand to see her like this anymore. We're praying for a miracle
On Aug 19, 1:02 am, wrote:
I posted here about my cat several months ago, back when she was first diagnosed. In short, she has some sort of auto immune disease or maythat started to come on in February. When it started we thought it was a cold. It began with voice loss, lethargy, and a severe thirst. She was severely anemic and killing her blood cells. She was put on steroids but they completely surpress her immune system, making her extremely vulnerable to infections. She got a couple of urinary track infections where we had her peeing and dribbling blood on the floor. She's infected eyes for awhile now. The vet gave us some eye drops to see if it cleared it up, but it's not doing anything. We think that one of her eyes has now been destroyed, and if a miracle ever does happen, it will have to be removed. You wouldn't believe how she looks. Her right eye is disgusting. It's just a solid brown mass of goo that constantly drips down her face. She's somewhat emaciated and she has dried medicine and food stuck on her face (it's impossible to keep her clean) and on parts of her body. Basically, she looks like a corpse that someone pulled out of a dumpster. At one point I actually looked at her and burst into tears. However, her appetite is great (but she's still emaciated, which makes me think cancer...) and despite not being able to see worth a darn, she's getting around quite well. She hasn't begun staggering again, so that's good. We took her off the steroids a while ago because it's so terrible on the body and causes infection after infection. We THOUGHT she was recovering but the other morning I put her in her box (she sometimes has to be carried because she can't see well) and she passed out and litter was plastered all over the side of her face, mixed with the goo from her eye. I was horrified that she had begun fainting again, a sign that her blood count is plummeting again. I was home alone for awhile later that day and she kept passing out. At one point she was lieing on the kitchen rub, making sounds like she was actually struggling to breathe. I lost it and called my mom on her cell and started crying, saying she was dieing on me. I layed out a blanket for her and put on her favorite music (that cat has a thing for Josh Groban, Il Divo, and the like). Since then (the other day) she's stopped fainting and her breathing (thank God) seems perfectly normal. But at this point the vet says it's the end of the road, her chance of making a recovery are slim to none. The last thing we want is to see her suffer (and trust me, it's heart-breaking to see how disgusting she looks right now), but since her appetite is good and she's stopped fainting, we're just waiting right now. We know the time has probably come to euthanize her, but it's just too damn hard. These next couple of days, we're just praying for a miracle, biding time. She's been a beloved member of the family since I was 9 years old (I'm now 20). If there was something that could be done at this point, money would be no object, but it looks like it's the end of the road. The vet doesn't see any hope. It's just been so cruel. One minute you think she's getting better, and then she crashes again. Correction on sceond line: *Some sort of auto immune disease and maybe cancer |
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Can't stand to see her like this anymore. We're praying for a miracle
IMO it is time to let go. The furball is not living a good life. You can't be selfish here It is the hardest decision you are going to make but you have to make it. You are doing it our of love it is time to let go. It is a decision that all of never want to make but have to make it for we love them enough to do it for their well being. Many vets will come to your house and take care of it. I am sorry you are having to go thru this. |
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Can't stand to see her like this anymore. We're praying for a miracle
On Aug 18, 10:12 pm, "Matthew" wrote:
IMO it is time to let go. The furball is not living a good life. You can't be selfish here It is the hardest decision you are going to make but you have to make it. You are doing it our of love it is time to let go. It is a decision that all of never want to make but have to make it for we love them enough to do it for their well being. Many vets will come to your house and take care of it. I am sorry you are having to go thru this. I'm very sorry; it's tragic. I agree with Matthew, though. This poor kitty has gone through enough and deserves a peaceful end. I know it's very difficult but sometimes it's the best gift you can give your beloved friend. Candace |
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Can't stand to see her like this anymore. We're praying for a miracle
what a beautiful poem!
M. Anne Jackson wrote: The message from contains these words: I posted here about my cat several months ago, back when she was first diagnosed. In short, she has some sort of auto immune disease [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] hope. It's just been so cruel. One minute you think she's getting better, and then she crashes again. Oh dear, now I'm crying too... Maybe this will help ease the pain a little: May I Go? May I go now? Do you think the time is right? May I say goodbye to pain filled days and endless lonely nights? I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be. So can I take that step beyond and set my spirit free? I didn't want to go at first, I fought with all my might. But something seems to draw me now to a warm and loving light. I want to go. I really do. It's difficult to stay. But I will try as best I can to live just one more day. To give you time to care for me and share your love and fears. I know you're sad and afraid, because I see your tears. I'll not be far, I promise that, and hope you'll always know that my spirit will be close to you wherever you may go. Thank you so for loving me. You know I love you, too. That's why it's hard to say goodbye and end this life with you. So hold me now just one more time and let me hear you say, because you care so much for me, you'll let me go today. Susan A. Jackson -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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On Sun 19 Aug 2007 01:02:24a, wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav
ups.com: [...] The vet doesn't see any hope. It's just been so cruel. One minute you think she's getting better, and then she crashes again. I'm so sorry you're both going through this. The decision is one of the most difficult to make, but it's a kind one if you decide that she's had enough. Good luck and comforting hugs. -- Cheryl |
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Can't stand to see her like this anymore. We're praying for a miracle
wrote in message
ps.com... I posted here about my cat several months ago, back when she was first diagnosed. In short, she has some sort of auto immune disease or maythat started to come on in February. When it started we thought it was a cold. It began with voice loss, lethargy, and a severe thirst. She was severely anemic and killing her blood cells. She was put on steroids but they completely surpress her immune system, making her extremely vulnerable to infections. She got a couple of urinary track infections where we had her peeing and dribbling blood on the floor. She's infected eyes for awhile now. The vet gave us some eye drops to see if it cleared it up, but it's not doing anything. We think that one of her eyes has now been destroyed, and if a miracle ever does happen, it will have to be removed. You wouldn't believe how she looks. Her right eye is disgusting. It's just a solid brown mass of goo that constantly drips down her face. She's somewhat emaciated and she has dried medicine and food stuck on her face (it's impossible to keep her clean) and on parts of her body. Basically, she looks like a corpse that someone pulled out of a dumpster. At one point I actually looked at her and burst into tears. However, her appetite is great (but she's still emaciated, which makes me think cancer...) and despite not being able to see worth a darn, she's getting around quite well. She hasn't begun staggering again, so that's good. We took her off the steroids a while ago because it's so terrible on the body and causes infection after infection. We THOUGHT she was recovering but the other morning I put her in her box (she sometimes has to be carried because she can't see well) and she passed out and litter was plastered all over the side of her face, mixed with the goo from her eye. I was horrified that she had begun fainting again, a sign that her blood count is plummeting again. I was home alone for awhile later that day and she kept passing out. At one point she was lieing on the kitchen rub, making sounds like she was actually struggling to breathe. I lost it and called my mom on her cell and started crying, saying she was dieing on me. I layed out a blanket for her and put on her favorite music (that cat has a thing for Josh Groban, Il Divo, and the like). Since then (the other day) she's stopped fainting and her breathing (thank God) seems perfectly normal. But at this point the vet says it's the end of the road, her chance of making a recovery are slim to none. The last thing we want is to see her suffer (and trust me, it's heart-breaking to see how disgusting she looks right now), but since her appetite is good and she's stopped fainting, we're just waiting right now. We know the time has probably come to euthanize her, but it's just too damn hard. These next couple of days, we're just praying for a miracle, biding time. She's been a beloved member of the family since I was 9 years old (I'm now 20). If there was something that could be done at this point, money would be no object, but it looks like it's the end of the road. The vet doesn't see any hope. It's just been so cruel. One minute you think she's getting better, and then she crashes again. I just lost my 17-year-old on June 4 of this year. Once I decided that it was time to end her suffering, I arranged for my vet to come to my house to administer mercy. They I spent the last two days of her life giving her every treat she love, brought her outside for a while to smell the world for the last time, held her in my arms for hours and petted her and told her how much I loved her and would miss her. When it was finally over, there were tears and heartache, but there was a small bit of comfort in knowing that I made her life as good as I possibly could and I made her death less painful and more dignified. Some other things you might want to do in those last days. Snip a bit her of fur to keep in a locket, find a small stone marker for her grave (they sell them at PetsMart), and have someone with you who will help you get through the trauma of losing your friend and help you make the final arrangements. Hugs, CatNipped |
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Can't stand to see her like this anymore. We're praying for a miracle
This si a lovely poem and hard for me to read now..I have to say
goodbye to my beloved pet today, my first cat love, my friend, my furry companion, sweet Maurice... he had a hard life before he met me and we had nice few years together, but he is in my heart for eternity... reading about your cat is like looking at mine...I too had to hold him, so he wouldn't fall into his litterbox, feed him Similac trough syringe when he couldn't hold his head up to lick and hnad wash him clean...I can't see him like this anymore, it's been almost a week and altough he is not more than nine years old, we tried to beat this cancer, but I won't have him suffer, I will not. We will say good bye and my dad will take care of him. This is a nice poem. Take care, I know what youre going trough... MK May I Go? May I go now? Do you think the time is right? May I say goodbye to pain filled days and endless lonely nights? I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be. So can I take that step beyond and set my spirit free? I didn't want to go at first, I fought with all my might. But something seems to draw me now to a warm and loving light. I want to go. I really do. It's difficult to stay. But I will try as best I can to live just one more day. To give you time to care for me and share your love and fears. I know you're sad and afraid, because I see your tears. I'll not be far, I promise that, and hope you'll always know that my spirit will be close to you wherever you may go. Thank you so for loving me. You know I love you, too. That's why it's hard to say goodbye and end this life with you. So hold me now just one more time and let me hear you say, because you care so much for me, you'll let me go today. Susan A. Jackson -- AnneJ If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win. ~Shelley Long- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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On 24 Aug, 19:57, wrote:
This si a lovely poem and hard for me to read now..I have to say goodbye to my beloved pet today, my first cat love, my friend, my furry companion, sweet Maurice... he had a hard life before he met me and we had nice few years together, but he is in my heart for eternity... reading about your cat is like looking at mine...I too had to hold him, so he wouldn't fall into his litterbox, feed him Similac trough syringe when he couldn't hold his head up to lick and hnad wash him clean...I can't see him like this anymore, it's been almost a week and altough he is not more than nine years old, we tried to beat this cancer, but I won't have him suffer, I will not. We will say good bye and my dad will take care of him. This is a nice poem. Take care, I know what youre going trough... MK May I Go? May I go now? Do you think the time is right? May I say goodbye to pain filled days and endless lonely nights? I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be. So can I take that step beyond and set my spirit free? I didn't want to go at first, I fought with all my might. But something seems to draw me now to a warm and loving light. I want to go. I really do. It's difficult to stay. But I will try as best I can to live just one more day. To give you time to care for me and share your love and fears. I know you're sad and afraid, because I see your tears. I'll not be far, I promise that, and hope you'll always know that my spirit will be close to you wherever you may go. Thank you so for loving me. You know I love you, too. That's why it's hard to say goodbye and end this life with you. So hold me now just one more time and let me hear you say, because you care so much for me, you'll let me go today. Susan A. Jackson -- AnneJ If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win. ~Shelley Long- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Purrs of comfort, soul soothing, & empathy, for you both, sheelagh"o" |
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