RE: Mandy Update, Welcome, For Hideyo

[Hideyo Yamamoto]

Dearest, Julie,   I am sorry that Mandy is not feeling well… I cry reading your message as I can certainly feel what you are going through – I am not sure if you would like to consider talking to Mandy via AC – I know it certainly helped me and some people on the list.. Please know that you and your baby Many are in my prayers and thoughts all the time and am praying that she will bounce back and take you by surprise!   Thank you for about Enfamil.  I will certainly try.. I have tried KMR today but she did not want to try.. so I would try Enfamil and goat milk as Nina suggested.   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Johnson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 9:57 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Mandy Update, Welcome, For Hideyo   Dear Friends,   I wanted to welcome all the new folks to the list; as I'm sure you've been told, it's always bittersweet.  We're sorry you're dealing with FeLV, but you will never find a group of more wonderful, knowledgeable, compassionate people.    For everyone dealing with sickness, I send you hugs and nothing but good wishes for kitties to be comfortable and make a good recovery.   Mandy has begun to go downhill rather suddenly.  She has lost the verve of her personality and is not finding any food much to her liking, except, and Hideyo, this may interest you for Ginger: Enfamil.  Yes, human infant formula.  I would not use it regularly because the vitamin/mineral ratio is too high in some cases for kitties, but I'm not exactly concerned with Mandy's longevity at this point.  She doesn't want Just Born or KMR anymore, so I decided to try Enfamil and she is eating as best she can and seems to like it.  Hideyo, it might be worth a try for Ginger to see if it will kick-start her appetite.  The tumor in Mandy's mouth is growing and she is having obvious difficulty swallowing any non-liquid.  She wants me to hold and stroke her (taps me when I stop) or to sit on my shoulder if I lay down, but she has virtually stopped purring and is beginning to hunch.   She has lost almost all the hair on her chest and inner front arms.  I see her now starting to act as though she feels unwell.  I have never been so conflicted about the decision to end life.  Both my regular vet and the oncologist we saw last week suggested in rather sublte ways that I need to consider it.  Well, duh. Obviously I need to consider it since everyone has agreed she is terminal.  She just seemed so herself (happy and interested) regardless of how she looked.  Until this weekend; it's been obvious her condition is worsening and I can't allow her to suffer.  I am having a terrible time letting go of my sweet girl; I would give anything I posess to save her, but nothing can be done.  My heart is broken  and I have decisions to make.  Please keep Mandy in your thoughts.    Love to all, Julie "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) Paws Come WITH Claws!!! If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet. Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click.