This goes for you as well Kerry. You never told me the full
circumstances of what happened with Levi, but I know it was horrendous
for both of you. You're too kind and loving a person to dwell on what
happened. What can we do, but move on and learn from life's hard
lessons the best we can. Now if only my wisdom would kick in and help
with my present circumstance.
I do want you all to know, I am, at least for the moment, feeling
calmer. Grace is still resting comfortably. I brought her from the
garage, incredibly, she has chosen the same spot as Jazz did in her last
days, (incredible, because neither one of them ever went to that spot
before they were in the process of dieing), anyway, when I brought her
outside, she licked the cement, tell me that doesn't clutch at my heart,
and laid down again. Using an eyedropper, I gave her some watery
chicken broth with a couple of drops of Pet Tinic in it. She only got a
couple of drops, she pulls her face away from me and doesn't want to
swallow. I brought her into the computer room and put her in her bed on
my desk. I was rewarded by her twisting her head, you know, that twist
they do with their head and the body sort of rolls after it into a
comfortable position? She stayed on the desk for only a few minutes,
falling into one of those disconcerting sleeps with her eyes wide open,
maybe it was too warm for her in the morning sun. She started up and
looked down at the floor. I helped her down and she's been lying on her
side, then up into the stiff-down-upright position. I hate that she's
so at dis-ease in her body.
Sorry, I'm rambling again,
N
Nina wrote:
Bonnie,
This was one of my concerns. I'm so sorry you had this experience,
but because of it, you may be helping others, you're certainly helping
me. I know how hard it is to forgive ourselves when these things
happen. Your intentions were loving and I know that Katyusha knows
this too. I'm positive that she feels there is nothing to forgive,
please try to let go of it for her sake, as well as your own. She
doesn't want your thoughts and memories of her to be clouded with such
harsh feelings. She loves you still and wants you only to smile when
you think of her.
It's never easy making these kind of decisions. I still don't know
what I'm going to do. I have the appointment set for tomorrow. I
guess I'll have to wait till then to decide if we go or not. Thanks
Bonnie,
N
BONNIE J KALMBACH wrote:
Nina wrote:
Can anyone tell me how difficult it is to put an animal to sleep in
an emaciated condition?
Dear Nina,
You would want the vet to be VERY CAREFUL. One of my positive
kitties, my beloved little shy golden turkish angora kitty, Katyusha,
had a very painful death - I think - because she was so emaciated
that when the vet injected her with the tranqulizer, she screamed out
in pain. This was her last conscious memory. This haunts me to this
very day.
Bonnie in WI
