John, I offer my heartfelt condolences. Yo did the right thing. It’s rarely on our terms that our pets have to leave us. It seems unfair that their lives as intertwined with ours, can be so short comparatively. It’s special that you loved and cared for Baxter. I’m praying that you will be comforted in grieving the loss of your loved one. JayT
Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad On Monday, March 11, 2019, 4:57 PM, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: https://flic.kr/p/xtqGRY https://flic.kr/p/HPPRDh I had to take Baxter to the vet tonight. She was 21 years old and was barely eating. I managed to coax a bit of food into her the last week by puréeing chicken breast & chicken broth in a blender. But today she wouldn't even eat that. Then when she jumped out of my lap this evening she couldn't walk, couldn't stand up. The vet said she had severe kidney failure and could probably live another week with three days of IV fluids and if I'd learn how to give her subcutaneous fluids at home. But even with that massive intervention, she wasn't going to last much longer. I was afraid she was going to suffer too much so I had her euthanized. It was time. I wasn't ready & I didn't want to, but it was the best thing for Baxter. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
