Dearest Kerry,
I don't even know what to say. I'm dumbstruck. I can't imagine what
you're going through right now. I'm walking around numb just thinking
about you losing two babies on the same day. I'm so very sorry that
this has happened. My deepest condolences to you, Momcat and Mickey. I
keep trying to think of what else I could possibly say and instead I'm
just sitting here with my fingers on the keyboard shaking my head in
denial. Know that I'm with you in your sadness.
Much love,
Nina
Kerry MacKenzie wrote:
It's been a painful day. I lost my gentle giant Snowball this
afternoon. I never expected that.
He was breathing rapidly when I got home from the clinic. I thought at
first he was stressed because of losing his girlfriend Flavia. I
couldn't take the risk, tho, so I rushed him to the clinic. His lungs
were full of fluid. Only 25 per cent was not full and even that was
compromised. I discussed it with the same vet I saw this morning. I
couldn't risk him dying while I was gone, and that seemed a very real
possibility.
Snowball was the biggest cat, a flamepoint, but he wouldn't hurt a
soul. He was terribly timid. He stopped playing a couple of months
ago, but I thought it was a lazy phase, because he had been pretty
lazy before.
The other little ones would enjoy batting him when he was below them
on the tree. He never batted them back. he was too gentle. He knew he
could squash them if he wanted too, but he didn't want to hurt them.
I'm in shock for Snowball, and I guess Flavia, tho she has been so
ill, and I need to process it.
Please send prayers for my remaining Mickey and Momcat. They are going
to be feeling very down and scared, and I'm scared they'll stop eating.
I haven't read your replies yet because I just got back, and I have to
leave in 30 mins, and I haven't finished packing.
But there were lots--I'm so grateful. I'll read them when I get back.
love and hugs to all
Kerry
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*To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
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*Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2005 12:37 PM
*Subject:* Re: Please add Flavia to CLS Belinda
I'm sorry, Kerry. If her PCV plummeted that fast, she probably
either had a bleed somewhere or was killing off her own red blood
cells (hemolytic anemia). That is what they told me with Simon
when he went from 16 to 8 overnight.
Michelle
