Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News..
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" 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News..
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 > > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News..
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 - Original Message - From: "ROBERT CHAPEL" 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 ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News
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 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 -- "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand Russell ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News
So sorry, Amanda. Thank you for taking such good care of Polli. You both are in my thoughts. Beth Bonnie Hogue 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 > > > >-- >"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand >Russell > > >___ >Felvtalk mailing list >Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News
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 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 > > -- > "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand Russell > ___ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News
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 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 > > > > -- > "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand > Russell > ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
Re: [Felvtalk] Bad News
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 -- "There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge" Bertrand Russell ___ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org