I'm depressed, too :-(

Ginger-lyn I'm so sorry life is crappy right now. I can only send purrs for
things to get better. I'm really hoping it is just the time of year for
everyone and so time definitely fixes things. It seems just like 2005 is
really in a down swing right now.

I feel for you. I also get depressed to whenever there is problem with
my cat. Rusty, who had his shares of blockages and cystitis is sending lots
of purrs to you and Cosmo and Sabra.

Once I also waited hours for a cab to take Rusty to board at the vet.
The cab never showed up.

Winnie

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I am prone to it, unfortunately, especially during winter. But
circumstances are making it worse.

Worrying about Cosmo. I know he is actually doing so much better with
the fluids, and he has spent several mornings curling up in bed with
me like he used to do, but it is so hard dealing with this. I get
depressed about the fact that we have to have him on the fluids now,
and I am so terrified I will screw up somehow and really hurt him
giving him the fluids (even though that would be pretty difficult to
do). And that he is at this point tells me that we have turned the
corner in this CRF journey, and are heading down the road, closer to
the end than we were.

Yesterday, we ran Sabra into the vet because he appeared to be
blocking. We called for a cab, waited half an hour; none came. When
I called, they said they couldn't find one. Probably no one wanted to
transport a sick cat. We did the only thing we could do (as the vet
was just about to leave when we called, and said he'd wait an hour for
us to get there), and ran over to the bus stop, in the rain, and
caught the first bus, which got us to within four blocks of the
clinic. We had to walk the rest of the way. Luckily, I had thrown a
towel over the carrier so Sabra stayed dry. The good news is he is
not blocked. The bad news is he "probably" has cystitis. The other
bad news is the vet, who has been excellent up to now, has started
acting strange. He seems to act like, because Sabra is so "old", he
is not willing to do much. He knows we are tight on money, and I
think that is part of it. But it is upsetting me and I am on the
verge of changing vets, or taking Sabra to our other vets. They are
wonderful, but they are getting very old, and probably won't be in
business much longer.

On top of that, DH and I are having serious problems that I won't go
into. But it is sending me into a deep depression, where I really
don't want to be. Yet here I am. I have to function because I have
to take care of the cats. But that, and posting here, are about all I
seem to be able to do right now.

I'm sorry. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. But
any purrs that things will get better in this household are welcomed
with tears.

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.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

Ginger-lyn wrote:

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I'm sorry. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. But
any purrs that things will get better in this household are welcomed
with tears.

(((((((((((( Ginger-lyn))))))))))))

Worrying about our little buddies can be so draining. You should be
proud of yourself for taking her to the vet in the rain and all. I
hope things work out for Sabra and that Cosmo continues to improve.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

What a lovely and thoughtful post Donna. You said everything so well.

Susan M
Otis and Chester

"Gabey8" wrote in message
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Purrs and purr-ayers for you to feel better, and for each individual thing
that's triggering your depression to improve. May Cosmo continue to thrive
on his current treatment regimen, and may you gain confidence in
administering the fluids.

I'm afraid that nothing makes it easy to accept the knowledge that one is
providing medical care for a condition that's incurable. ( If it's any
consolation, I had the same sort of emotional turmoil when Melody went
through chemo treatment for lymphoma: it was a form of palliative care, as
there was no possibility of curing the condition. Knowing that a cure was
impossible really hurt. The best I can offer is a reminder that the
treatment buys more quality time with our beloved companion. It wasn't so
many years ago that treatments like this weren't available. I'm grateful
for every extra second I got to spend with Melody, thanks to the
treatments she did get, and I'm sure you cherish the additional quality
time with Cosmo in the same way.

Additional purrs en route for Sabra's condition to improve, and for his
vet's bedside manner to improve as well. If you're not satisfied with the
vet, you're within your rights to choose another vet. Your other vets
might be older, but if you trust them, that's what matters. And maybe
they'll have a recommendation for where you could take your pets once they
decide to retire. Which, hopefully, won't happen for a while yet.

Litterbox offerings to the cab company that left you hanging. If there's
not another cab company you can call instead, maybe giving a destination
address that's next door to the vet's office will "fool" them into sending
a cab. ;o)

Purrs and purr-ayers are en route for you and DH, too.

Hang in there. It's never easy to deal with even ONE thing triggering a
depression episode, never mind when multiple things crop up at once.
Here's hoping that the problems start to ease up, and the depression eases
up along with them.

At least winter is on its way out, and spring is on the way in. (It can't
get the heck here soon enough, IMO!) So that'll be ONE depression-trigger
that gets resolved before long. I hope that helps matters!

Donna

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I'm sorry. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. But
any purrs that things will get better in this household are welcomed
with tears.

Ginger-lyn

Purrs for you and your family and everyone else afflicted with
depression.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:13:36 GMT, O J wrote:

Ginger-lyn wrote:

---------------------snip----------------------
I'm sorry. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. But
any purrs that things will get better in this household are welcomed
with tears.

(((((((((((( Ginger-lyn))))))))))))

Worrying about our little buddies can be so draining. You should be
proud of yourself for taking her to the vet in the rain and all. I
hope things work out for Sabra and that Cosmo continues to improve.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Thank and bless each of you for your purrs and well-wishes.

I just found out today that my landlord is considering selling his
buildings. If that happens, we may be in serious trouble, depending
on how far the new guy raises the rent, sets limits on pets, etc.
This is just not what I needed right now :-(

Ginger-lyn
"Born under a bad sign . . . if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't
have no luck at all."

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.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence Against
Animals in Movies Website)

wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:13:36 GMT, O J wrote:

Ginger-lyn wrote:

---------------------snip----------------------
I'm sorry. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now. But
any purrs that things will get better in this household are welcomed
with tears.

(((((((((((( Ginger-lyn))))))))))))

Worrying about our little buddies can be so draining. You should be
proud of yourself for taking her to the vet in the rain and all. I
hope things work out for Sabra and that Cosmo continues to improve.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Thank and bless each of you for your purrs and well-wishes.

I just found out today that my landlord is considering selling his
buildings. If that happens, we may be in serious trouble, depending
on how far the new guy raises the rent, sets limits on pets, etc.
This is just not what I needed right now :-(

Oh Ginger-Lyn, MEGA purrs coming that you come out of this just fine.

wrote:
On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:13:36 GMT, O J wrote:

Ginger-lyn wrote:

---------------------snip----------------------
I'm sorry. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself right now.
But any purrs that things will get better in this household are
welcomed with tears.

(((((((((((( Ginger-lyn))))))))))))

Worrying about our little buddies can be so draining. You should be
proud of yourself for taking her to the vet in the rain and all. I
hope things work out for Sabra and that Cosmo continues to improve.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Thank and bless each of you for your purrs and well-wishes.

I just found out today that my landlord is considering selling his
buildings. If that happens, we may be in serious trouble, depending
on how far the new guy raises the rent, sets limits on pets, etc.
This is just not what I needed right now :-(

Ginger-lyn
{{{{{{{{{{{Ginger}}}}}}}}}} Oh man, I'm so sorry to hear this. Mega purrs
and lighting candles for good luck for you tonight (even though I'm not very
good at that).

Jill

"Born under a bad sign . . . if it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't
have no luck at all."

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.i-love-cats.com/meow/glsummer/ (The Violence
Against Animals in Movies Website)

Purrs that things get better soon. Hang in there.
Suz

Purrs that your Landlord turns out to be a good one.
Suz