Thank you Joan. It means a lot to me. --- "Doljan, Joan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wendy, > > I have been following Cricket's story and I am so > saddened that he did not > make it. I know that you did the best for him and > that he knew that as well. > Please accept my sympathy for your loss. > > Joan > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of wendy > Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 10:58 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Cricket > > > Hi Everyone, > > I just wanted to let you know that Cricket passed > away > last night about 2:42 am Texas time. I am pretty > torn > up right now. I feel like such a dork because I > carried his collar to work with me today. He had > the > feeding tube procedure done, but was just so anemic, > that after the procedure, he couldn't get his > breath. > For most of the night, I thought he was just having > a > hard time coming out of the sedation (gas) because > he > never really did and was having problems breathing, > but the vet said his trachea probably got irritated > from the procedure, and that he should be fine > later. > He slept right next to me last night and about 2:20 > he > woke me up trying to cry, and I picked him up and > took > him to the living room because I knew something > wasn't > right. He died about 20 minutes later. I have > asked > God countless times to let me be there when Cricket > passed so that he wouldn't be as scared or lonely > (like he would be if I was at work and died). God > honored that request, thankfully, but it was still > very hard. My husband, nephew, and I will have a > little ceremony this afternoon for him. I am glad > that he is not in pain or weak or suffering and I > know > that I did just about everything humanly and > financially possible, but it doesn't help. At least > not right now. I am going to write him a little > tribute to bury with him. He was such a wonderful > companion. I will send a pic out of him later when > I > get home. Thank all of you SO much for helping me > and > Cricket through these last three and a half weeks. > Your kindness is immeasurable, and I plan to stick > around and help out anyone else I can even though I > don't have anymore FeLV (that I know of-I need to > have > my other two retested). God Bless each and every > one > of you. > > :) > Wendy > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
