----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 11:57
AM
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.
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