Dear Jill I'm so sorry to hear the sad news of Gary. I feel like I got to know her through your posts, and I know how sorely you must miss the little furball and her great personality. But I'm glad that she knew what it was to be in a loving, caring home. We'll miss you, too---take care, Kerry
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jill Poe Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 12:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Gary update We had to euthanise Gary on Friday night. She was looking really good last Sunday/Monday and only looked OK on Tuesday but by Wednesday night/Thursday morning she had stopped eating completely and Thursday did not move at all (except to occassionally turn over). Force feeding was not an option because it could have landed her back in the oxygen tank. I now believe that the ONLY treatment for her anemia that she benefitted from was the blood transfusion, and we knew that the effects that had would be temporary. She didn't seem to respond favorably (or at least quickly) to the Epogen or the steroids and taking heroic measures (force or tube feeding, another temporary blood transfusion, etc.) would not have been humane, in our opinion. She was very weak and her quality life had disappeared almost overnight. We are very sad but not surprised by Gary's outcome. We were hoping she would be healthy for longer but are grateful that we could give her a nice couple of months so she didn't have to die in the shelter or on the street. She had a great personality and will be impossible to replace. FYI: I'm going to unsub from list. I only have limited experience with FeLV and this was my only cat with it. Several people on list have much more and similar experience to share with new members and all of my posts are in the archive so I don't feel it's necessary for me to stay. Thank you everyone for your advice and support! Jill __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail.
