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Strange story...opinions please
Hello everyone, I am posting this here because I am totally stunned,
and distraught and in need of some input from fellow animal(cat) lovers. I brought my 6 year old tabby in to the vet on December 17th because she was not eating and vomitting up bile, and was basically lethargic. after about 5 days at the vets office he told me she was a very sick cat and her blood work as well as US revealed kidney and liver problems. He stated that she was not reponding to antibiotics, or IV fluids, and wanted to continue with more tests. At this point my husband and I decided to have her put to sleep. Our bill was already escalating, and there was no improvement. Let me just stress that this was an EXTREMELY difficult decision to make. Our four kids were also extremely attached to her, most of all our six year old daughter. It has been five weeks now and my daughter is still crying over her death. Anyway we adopted our kitty from the humane society at 10 weeks, where she was microchiped before leaving. Well yesterday I received a call from the humane society saying that they had my cat there! I explained the situation, and she asked me to describe our cat. After describing her I was asked to come in right away. When I arrived I was shocked at what I saw, it was my cat Abby! Supposedly some woman dumped her off along with two other cats. The woman claimed she had been given to her by a friend. Her belly was shaved and her leg. The woman said that the cat was vomitting so she brought her to the vet, where all testes came back negative. I have been an emotional wreck for the past 24 hours. I mean we have all been grieving her passing. We even set up a memorial with a picture I had taken of Abby and lit candles around it daily. Anyway I went in today and brought her home, the hardest part was trying to explain to our kids that she was not actually dead, that the vet lied! What do you all think of this? I am stunned. I tried calling the vet but his answering service refuses to call him, they say this is not an emergency. I cant for the life of me figure this one out. What do you all think? AJ |
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Where have I read this story before? Don't tell me I'm crazy. I KNOW I've
seen this story somewhere before. ChildFree23 -- childfree twenty three at earthlink dot net [story snipped] |
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Where have I read this story before? Don't tell me I'm crazy. I KNOW I've
seen this story somewhere before. ChildFree23 -- childfree twenty three at earthlink dot net [story snipped] |
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"ChildFree23" wrote in message hlink.net...
Where have I read this story before? Don't tell me I'm crazy. I KNOW I've seen this story somewhere before. ChildFree23 Well, I posted it to 3-4 other cat newsgroups. I am not sure how to handle this situation, and am trying to get as much feedback as possible before confronting the vet today. AJ |
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"ChildFree23" wrote in message hlink.net...
Where have I read this story before? Don't tell me I'm crazy. I KNOW I've seen this story somewhere before. ChildFree23 Well, I posted it to 3-4 other cat newsgroups. I am not sure how to handle this situation, and am trying to get as much feedback as possible before confronting the vet today. AJ |
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AJ wrote:
"ChildFree23" wrote in message hlink.net... Where have I read this story before? Don't tell me I'm crazy. I KNOW I've seen this story somewhere before. ChildFree23 Well, I posted it to 3-4 other cat newsgroups. I am not sure how to handle this situation, and am trying to get as much feedback as possible before confronting the vet today. AJ Report this to the humane society, or whatever the equivalent is in your area, at once. Also it is best when helping a four footed friend to the bridge, (having him/her put to sleep), that the one who is most loved by her/him be holding him/her when it is done, and that she/he be at peace and comfortable, or as much as possible. It makes for the gentlest journey and can leave no doubt that the furry one is beyond pain and suffering. Jetadiah and his hooman, Fred |
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AJ wrote:
"ChildFree23" wrote in message hlink.net... Where have I read this story before? Don't tell me I'm crazy. I KNOW I've seen this story somewhere before. ChildFree23 Well, I posted it to 3-4 other cat newsgroups. I am not sure how to handle this situation, and am trying to get as much feedback as possible before confronting the vet today. AJ Report this to the humane society, or whatever the equivalent is in your area, at once. Also it is best when helping a four footed friend to the bridge, (having him/her put to sleep), that the one who is most loved by her/him be holding him/her when it is done, and that she/he be at peace and comfortable, or as much as possible. It makes for the gentlest journey and can leave no doubt that the furry one is beyond pain and suffering. Jetadiah and his hooman, Fred |
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