Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News..

[kat]

Bob,

I am so sorry to hear that your other kitty is going downhill - we do the best we can with what we have available, but so often we wish we could have done more for our fur babies.  And we feel guilty for not having done enough to keep them healthy.  If only Love were enough... 

Kat (Mew Jersey)

 

Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 at 6:22 PM
From: "ROBERT CHAPEL" <bcha...@optonline.net>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News..

Hello All:
I'm going to make this somewhat brief as I've had my last two messages NOT post..nor had I received any group messages until about 5 minutes ago..
My remaining cat ( Magellin..  nee   Jelly )  who is my little love...  much like Amani's Zander.  Stopped eating
a week and one half ago...  Hospitalized for two days and vet said very bad URI and possible lungworm
...


Bob
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Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News..

[Katherine K.]

Sorry to hear about your Jelly boy. I've been there with the pica/anemia,
difficulty breathing, and not wanting to eat. I don't have any magic
advice, but please know we're here for you and Magellan. It's clear he is
well loved

On Apr 3, 2017 6:22 PM, "ROBERT CHAPEL"  wrote:

> Hello All:
> I'm going to make this somewhat brief as I've had my last two messages NOT
> post..nor had I received any group messages until about 5 minutes ago..
> My remaining cat ( Magellin..  nee   Jelly )  who is my little love...
> much like Amani's Zander.  Stopped eating
> a week and one half ago...  Hospitalized for two days and vet said very
> bad URI and possible lungworm
> This was the vet the shelter uses and they often don't look to hard first
> time out to save the shelter $$...Long Story short ( just as matters
> went with my other little guy) I had to spend the money anyway to get an
> accurate DX...He has a tumor ( likely lymphoma) just forward of his
> heart... a WBC of 186000 and rapidly dropping HCT ( 5 weeks earlier I had
> an extensive wellness exam on him and he was FINE... top of the chart
> HCT... just a couple of other glitches...
> He really HATES being force fed and I don't know I am doing him any favors
> prolonging his life this way as it is not likely that he is going to begin
> to eat again on his own if it is the tumor and the Virus that are causing
> the
> loss of appetite...OR making it difficult for him TO eat ( though he does
> seem to do OK with the Pica that alerted me to the fact that he might be
> anemic... he was eating cat litter and licking the cement powder off the
> laundry room floor)
> I force fed him for a week in hopes that he might begin to eat again on
> his own  He's on Mirtazapine, Prednisolone, Winstrol and Doxy right now
> but It's literally killing me to have my little boy just unable to play or
> eat or enjoy being petted...   All the best of what we had is in
> abeyanceI don't want him to starve to death but if I keep him alive
> by force feeding him  I could just be setting him up for death by another
> means ( he is clearly having difficulty breathing...using accessory
> muscles...  only occassionally lying on his side comfortably).  He does
> not appear to be in abject pain so I am reluctant to put him down but it is
> SO trying for me particularly in he wake of losing my other little guy only
> a couple of months ago after nearly a year of trying to get him
> well..   And, once again, there is the damn matter of financial
> limitations.   If there were a "cure" and it cost me a few thousand I would
> spend the money.. but with a FeLV cat it is highly questionable if
> thousands spent could even guarantee a few more months  Currently I am
> force feeding him a few oz's a day of AD with a calorie supplement paste
> mixed in... Just enough to keep him from starving and giving him some
> fluid... just in case buying him a few extra days witnesses any kind of
> change for the positive with the meds he's getting.  I'm trying NOT
> to give in to putting him down now to save ME the heartache of watching
> another cat die over a matter of months...   Living alone and having no
> one  to talk to about this that shares my feelings for this guy and won't
> get VERY tired of hearing about it  makes it that much more difficult.
> I'm getting VERY depressed and closure could at least leave me having only
> grief to deal with...which is, frankly, a LOT easier than the daily   "
> is he doing better"?  " maybe a miracle will occur"... or putting him on my
> chest only to have him be so uncomfortable there that he immediately
> leaves   That's the hardest part He's here physically but I no
> longer have MY Jelly...   Thanks for listening...   any suggestions
> welcome...
>
> Bob
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[Sandy]

Oh Bob - my heart aches for you - difficult to find the right words of comfort. 
I'm just going to say I know you won't let you kitty suffer - you are the 
guardian. 
Magellin and you are in my thoughts and prayers. 
Sandy W 

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From: "ROBERT CHAPEL" <bcha...@optonline.net> 
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
Sent: Monday, April 3, 2017 6:22:10 PM 
Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News.. 

Hello All: 
I'm going to make this somewhat brief as I've had my last two messages NOT 
post..nor had I received any group messages until about 5 minutes ago.. 
My remaining cat ( Magellin.. nee Jelly ) who is my little love... much like 
Amani's Zander. Stopped eating 
a week and one half ago... Hospitalized for two days and vet said very bad URI 
and possible lungworm 
This was the vet the shelter uses and they often don't look to hard first time 
out to save the shelter $$... Long Story short ( just as matters went with my 
other little guy) I had to spend the money anyway to get an accurate DX... He 
has a tumor ( likely lymphoma) just forward of his heart... a WBC of 186000 and 
rapidly dropping HCT ( 5 weeks earlier I had an extensive wellness exam on him 
and he was FINE... top of the chart HCT... just a couple of other glitches... 
He really HATES being force fed and I don't know I am doing him any favors 
prolonging his life this way as it is not likely that he is going to begin to 
eat again on his own if it is the tumor and the Virus that are causing the 
loss of appetite...OR making it difficult for him TO eat ( though he does seem 
to do OK with the Pica that alerted me to the fact that he might be anemic... 
he was eating cat litter and licking the cement powder off the laundry room 
floor) 
I force fed him for a week in hopes that he might begin to eat again on his 
own He's on Mirtazapine, Prednisolone, Winstrol and Doxy right now but It's 
literally killing me to have my little boy just unable to play or eat or enjoy 
being petted... All the best of what we had is in abeyance I don't want him 
to starve to death but if I keep him alive by force feeding him I could just be 
setting him up for death by another means ( he is clearly having difficulty 
breathing...using accessory muscles... only occassionally lying on his side 
comfortably). He does not appear to be in abject pain so I am reluctant to 
put him down but it is SO trying for me particularly in he wake of losing my 
other little guy only a couple of months ago after nearly a year of trying to 
get him well.. And, once again, there is the damn matter of financial 
limitations. If there were a "cure" and it cost me a few thousand I would spend 
the money.. but with a FeLV cat it is highly questionable if thousands spent 
could even guarantee a few more months Currently I am force feeding him a 
few oz's a day of AD with a calorie supplement paste mixed in... Just enough to 
keep him from starving and giving him some fluid... just in case buying him a 
few extra days witnesses any kind of change for the positive with the meds he's 
getting. I'm trying NOT to give in to putting him down now to save ME the 
heartache of watching another cat die over a matter of months... Living alone 
and having no one to talk to about this that shares my feelings for this guy 
and won't get VERY tired of hearing about it makes it that much more 
difficult. I'm getting VERY depressed and closure could at least leave me 
having only grief to deal with...which is, frankly, a LOT easier than the 
daily " is he doing better"? " maybe a miracle will occur"... or putting 
him on my chest only to have him be so uncomfortable there that he immediately 
leaves That's the hardest part He's here physically but I no longer 
have MY Jelly... Thanks for listening... any suggestions welcome... 

Bob 

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[Felvtalk] Bad News..

[ROBERT CHAPEL]

Hello All:
I'm going to make this somewhat brief as I've had my last two messages 
NOT post..nor had I received any group messages until about 5 minutes 
ago..
My remaining cat ( Magellin..  nee   Jelly )  who is my little love...  
much like Amani's Zander.  Stopped eating
a week and one half ago...  Hospitalized for two days and vet said very 
bad URI and possible lungworm
This was the vet the shelter uses and they often don't look to hard 
first time out to save the shelter $$...    Long Story short ( just as 
matters went with my other little guy) I had to spend the money anyway 
to get an accurate DX...    He has a tumor ( likely lymphoma) just 
forward of his heart... a WBC of 186000 and rapidly dropping HCT ( 5 
weeks earlier I had an extensive wellness exam on him and he was FINE... 
top of the chart HCT... just a couple of other glitches...
He really HATES being force fed and I don't know I am doing him any 
favors prolonging his life this way as it is not likely that he is going 
to begin to eat again on his own if it is the tumor and the Virus that 
are causing the
loss of appetite...OR making it difficult for him TO eat ( though he 
does seem to do OK with the Pica that alerted me to the fact that he 
might be anemic... he was eating cat litter and licking the cement 
powder off the laundry room floor)
I force fed him for a week in hopes that he might begin to eat again on 
his own  He's on Mirtazapine, Prednisolone, Winstrol and Doxy right 
now but It's literally killing me to have my little boy just unable to 
play or eat or enjoy being petted...   All the best of what we had is in 
abeyance    I don't want him to starve to death but if I keep him 
alive by force feeding him  I could just be setting him up for death by 
another means ( he is clearly having difficulty breathing...using 
accessory muscles...  only occassionally lying on his side 
comfortably).  He does not appear to be in abject pain so I am 
reluctant to put him down but it is SO trying for me particularly in he 
wake of losing my other little guy only a couple of months ago after 
nearly a year of trying to get him well..   And, once again, there 
is the damn matter of financial limitations.   If there were a "cure" 
and it cost me a few thousand I would spend the money.. but with a FeLV 
cat it is highly questionable if thousands spent could even guarantee a 
few more months  Currently I am force feeding him a few oz's a day 
of AD with a calorie supplement paste mixed in... Just enough to keep 
him from starving and giving him some fluid... just in case buying him a 
few extra days witnesses any kind of change for the positive with the 
meds he's getting.  I'm trying NOT to give in to putting him 
down now to save ME the heartache of watching another cat die over a 
matter of months...   Living alone and having no one  to talk to about 
this that shares my feelings for this guy and won't get VERY tired of 
hearing about it  makes it that much more difficult.  I'm getting 
VERY depressed and closure could at least leave me having only grief to 
deal with...which is, frankly, a LOT easier than the daily   " is he 
doing better"?  " maybe a miracle will occur"... or putting him on my 
chest only to have him be so uncomfortable there that he immediately 
leaves   That's the hardest part He's here physically but I no 
longer have MY Jelly...   Thanks for listening...   any suggestions 
welcome...

Bob
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[Beth]

So sorry, Amanda. Thank you for taking such good care of Polli.
You both are in my thoughts.

Beth

Bonnie Hogue ho...@sonic.net wrote:

Amanda, so sorry to hear about Polli.  I'll say a prayer for her, that her
journey and transition are easy.  And for you, that the pain of loss heals
quickly.

Bonnie

 

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Amanda K. Payne
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 5:11 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News

 

Hi everyone,

 

We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI.
She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who
would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments.

 

We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of
town.  He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get
her over this URI.  However, he noticed that her belly is distended.  He did
a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt with
before).  Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it appears her
body is shutting down.

 

We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon.
She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help
her go.  

 

Please keep us in your thoughts.

 

Best,

-Amanda

 

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Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News

[trustinhim13]

Sorry Amanda.


On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Beth wrote:


So sorry, Amanda. Thank you for taking such good care of Polli.
You both are in my thoughts.

Beth

Bonnie Hogue ho...@sonic.net wrote:

Amanda, so sorry to hear about Polli.  I'll say a prayer for her, 
that her
journey and transition are easy.  And for you, that the pain of loss 
heals

quickly.

Bonnie



From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf 
Of

Amanda K. Payne
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 5:11 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News



Hi everyone,



We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her 
URI.
She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet 
who

would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments.



We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other 
side of
town.  He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we 
could get
her over this URI.  However, he noticed that her belly is distended. 
He did
a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already 
dealt with
before).  Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it 
appears her

body is shutting down.



We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow 
afternoon.
She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to 
help

her go.


Please keep us in your thoughts.



Best,

-Amanda



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Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News

[Lance]

I'm so sorry that you got such bad news about Polli, Amanda. I'll be thinking 
of you and your boyfriend. I know this is incredibly hard for both of you, but 
you're also giving her a release from FIP; an end to her suffering. Thank you 
for taking such good care of her. She got a chance because of you, and she was 
cared for and loved.

Lance

On Jul 5, 2013, at 7:11 PM, Amanda K. Payne amandak.pa...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi everyone,
 
 We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI.  
 She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who 
 would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments.
 
 We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of 
 town.  He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get 
 her over this URI.  However, he noticed that her belly is distended.  He did 
 a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt with 
 before).  Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it appears her 
 body is shutting down.
 
 We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon.  
 She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help her 
 go.  
 
 Please keep us in your thoughts.
 
 Best,
 -Amanda
 
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[Felvtalk] Bad News

[Amanda K. Payne]

Hi everyone,

We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI.
 She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who
would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments.

We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of
town.  He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get
her over this URI.  However, he noticed that her belly is distended.  He
did a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt
with before).  Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it
appears her body is shutting down.

We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon.
 She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help
her go.

Please keep us in your thoughts.

Best,
-Amanda

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[Bonnie Hogue]

Amanda, so sorry to hear about Polli.  I'll say a prayer for her, that her
journey and transition are easy.  And for you, that the pain of loss heals
quickly.

Bonnie

 

From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Amanda K. Payne
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 5:11 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News

 

Hi everyone,

 

We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI.
She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who
would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments.

 

We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of
town.  He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get
her over this URI.  However, he noticed that her belly is distended.  He did
a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt with
before).  Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it appears her
body is shutting down.

 

We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon.
She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help
her go.  

 

Please keep us in your thoughts.

 

Best,

-Amanda

 

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[dlgegg]

Amanda, I am so sorry that Polli got such bad news, but it seems that you have 
the right vet now.  Any future cats or dogs will have a better chance.  You 
have tried your best and I do believe your decision is right.  You want to keep 
her with you, but this is best for her.  My prayers are with your both.

 Bonnie Hogue ho...@sonic.net wrote: 
 Amanda, so sorry to hear about Polli.  I'll say a prayer for her, that her
 journey and transition are easy.  And for you, that the pain of loss heals
 quickly.
 
 Bonnie
 
  
 
 From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
 Amanda K. Payne
 Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 5:11 PM
 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
 Subject: [Felvtalk] Bad News
 
  
 
 Hi everyone,
 
  
 
 We took Polli in to a new vet today to get something new to treat her URI.
 She had a bad reaction to Clavamox and we were looking for a new vet who
 would be more aggressive and open minded with her treatments.
 
  
 
 We found a great vet, one I used to go to when I lived on the other side of
 town.  He was optimistic about her treatment and was confident we could get
 her over this URI.  However, he noticed that her belly is distended.  He did
 a tap and diagnosed her with FIP (another disease I have already dealt with
 before).  Her skin and gums are also very jaundiced. He says it appears her
 body is shutting down.
 
  
 
 We made an appointment to euthanize her at our home tomorrow afternoon.
 She's been on a decline for the past two weeks and feel it's time to help
 her go.  
 
  
 
 Please keep us in your thoughts.
 
  
 
 Best,
 
 -Amanda
 
  
 
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 Russell 
 


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