Julia,
Strength going out to you. Thank you for doing the
merciful thing for Samantha, even while your heart is
breaking. And again, bless you for taking such good
care of her.
:)
Wendy
--- Julia Hagstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Thanks for your good wishes; she told me last night
> that she is ready
> to go. She is in a lot of pain, with her big eyes
> looking up at me, as
> if to say, "Please, help me!" I decided this
> morning that tomorrow is
> the time to let her go. I'll take her to my vet,
> and it will be swift
> and painless. She'll be free to breathe again,
> without working so hard
> at it, and will never have pain again. :( I'll be
> crying, but I know
> it's the best thing for her; I've already made the
> arrangements, and
> she'll be well taken care of. Thank you all for
> your support, and I
> will stay on the Email list, because I'm going to
> get another kitty
> right away, so as not to be alone, and reading
> y'all's Emails has given
> me an education, so I'll still need that, until I
> make sure my new
> kitty is safe from this terrible disease. Thanks!
>
> Julia
>
> On Thursday, June 29, 2006, at 06:43 AM, Marylyn
> wrote:
>
> > She will tell you when it is time. Listen to her
> with your heart then
> > do all you can to help her on her journey. That
> may be to do nothing
> > or to help her leave---both are so hard. But
> listen to your loving
> > cat. She is so grateful to you for all your love.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> If you have men who
> > will exclude any of God's creatures
> >
> from the shelter of
> > compassion and pity, you will have men who
> >
> will deal likewise
> > with their fellow man.
> >
>
> St.
> > Francis
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Julia Hagstrom
> > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10:31 PM
> > Subject: Re: How is Samantha today?
> >
> > Thanks, I'll talk to the vet about it; she's in
> such bad shape, she
> > doesn't move unless she has to. I think her time
> is coming, pretty
> > soon, as she is suffering, now, and I won't let
> her do that very long.
> > I'll set her free, before I'll let her suffer
> much. Thanks for all the
> > support.
> >
> > Julia
> >
> > On Wednesday, June 28, 2006, at 08:34 PM,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > Julia, I really think that a
> dexamethasone/depomedrol shot would make
> > her feel much better. It can make them feel good
> until they are ready
> > to go. I have seen it happen with lymphoma
> multiple times, as has at
> > least one other person on this list.
> > Michelle
> >
> > In a message dated 6/28/2006 3:13:12 P.M. Eastern
> Daylight Time,
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> >
> > Hi, Wendy,
> >
> > Well, she's barely eating anything, in fact, she'd
> rather drink the
> > Lactaid milk I give her than eat. I tried putting
> food in her mouth,
> > but she doesn't want it. She's having a terrible
> time breathing, and
> > can hardly stand to be held, as it makes her very
> uncomfortable. The
> > vet said she thinks the tumor is taking up more
> space, even with the
> > Prednisone, and that's why she's having so much
> trouble breathing; they
> > hardly got any fluid out of her, the last time
> they drained it out. I
> > think she will be gone soon. :( :( :(
> >
> > Julia
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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