I am so sorry about Allie. You and your husband are in my thoughts and prayers. I have never had to make that decision and I hope that if I ever do I will have your strength. It truly shows the love you have for her to let her go so she wouldn't have to suffer anymore. When my Stinky passed away I kept her dishes and her bed. I just put them away so the other cats wouldn't use them.
Cindy --- Jennifer Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > First of all, thank you all for all your prayers and > good wishes. You are an amazing group of people and > Allie and I are blessed to have had you in our > lives. > > As you know from my last post, we made the > decision to help Allie cross the bridge on Monday > because she had declined so much over the weekend. > And I really think she was trying to tell me no more > (she hates vets, needles, pills, etc- always has). > It was probably also hard for her to be indoors as > she was always an outdoor cat and loved everything > about being outside. (She was quite the hunter as > well!) > > So, I cherished Monday night and stayed up half > the night with her (for as long as she would sit and > cuddle with me). We sat in the big chair in the den > together and watched Milo and Otis (a movie about an > orange cat and a dog- Allie was an orange cat with > white belly and paws). When Allie decided she had > had enough she jumped off my lap and almost fell > over! One of her back legs was hardly working- it > broke my heart! It almost looked neuro- and I > definitely knew I was making the right decision at > that point. Allie was a very active cat- loved to > run around outside and hunt- she was never meant to > be incapacitated. (The vet told me later that the > leg could have been any number of things- a blood > clot, menningitis, etc.- with having both FELV and > FIV you just never know) > > I carried Allie upstairs and placed her on the bed > where she slept the rest of the night with me. > Yesterday (Tuesday), her back leg still wasn't > working right and she was still sluggish. She > didn't want to cuddle and hid behind the couch most > of the day. We spent her last hour outside together > walking around the yard and going to all her > favorite spots. She sat on her favorite outdoor > chair for a while feeling the sunshine and breeze > (and even a few raindrops!) I'm so glad she was > able to spend that time outside. I told her over > and over again Monday and Tuesday how much I love > her and what a good kitty she is. I told her I want > her to be happy and not suffer anymore. > > My husband and I brought Allie to the vet together > for our final good-bye. The vet was wonderful and > explained everything (since this is the first time > we have had to do this it made a big difference to > know what was going to happen ahead of time). I > asked the vet to give Allie a sedative first since > she doesn't respond well to IV's, so she got a > sedative and went to sleep. Then at 4:30pm on > Tuesday 5/16/06 Allie went to sleep forever with me > and my husband by her side. We stayed with her for > a while and I took a lock of her fur. She looked so > peaceful and I know she is in a better place now. > > I know this was the right thing to do- she was > really suffering over the past few days, but it is > still so hard. I miss her so much! I have not been > able to bring myself to put away all the cat stuff > yet. Last night my husband and I went through old > pictures of Allie and relived our favorite Allie > moments- there were so many! > > So now it's one day at a time and one foot in > front of the other. I know I will continue to cry a > lot and continue to miss her terribly. But I know > my baby girl is somewhere now where there is no more > suffering and she can run around and chase mice, > squirrels, birds, and rabbits all day long. > > Thanks for listening! > > > --------------------------------- > New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones > from your PC and save big. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
