Lisa, I am so very sorry.
elizabeth
In a message dated 6/28/2006 7:57:33 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hi
everyone-
Chester has crossed over and is now healthy and catching birds
like he
always wanted to do and never could without a leash
on.
Friday night I took him to the vet because he hadn't eaten all week
except
for a few bites. She wanted to xray and give him fluids and
keep him until
Mon if he perked up a little by Sat. She called me an
hour later and said
that she took the xray first and that it didn't look
good and that hydrating
him wouldn't help much, it would only prolong the
inevitable. I saw the
xray, there was opacity in his lymphnodes and
his liver wasn't clear cut.
She thought that he might be in
pain. I went w/my mom and grandma (the men
in my family are more
sensitive than they let on as they all refused to
go). We each took
turns holding him in our arms and talking to him and he
didn't refuse as
he usually did. I think that he knew what was going on.
He
didn't look sad-kind of grateful as I think that he was only holding on
to
make us happy. We were there through the whole thing petting him, it was
quick and painless, he just kind of fell asleep. At that point, I
think it
was the best thing to do. He was slowly starving himself,
he lost almost
1lb in a week and he was only 7lbs. I only found out
that he was positive
10 days before and I thought that we would have more
time together but in
hindsight he wasn't 100% normal for the past 3
months. He would have good
days and bad and I thought it was a tired
mood he was trying to kick. I
feel guilty because I should have
known more but I know that it's not my
fault either.
I don't know
how long he was positive but I had 14 months with him and I am
truely
grateful for that. I gave him the best possible life and he was
showered with love everyday. He will always have a special place in
my
life. And I will always remember the happy memories. I know
that he is
watching down over us. The tough part is that it hasn't
sunk in yet and I
keep that that he will pop out of nowhere or he'll be in
his favorite
spots. This will take some getting used to.
He
is survived by Timmy, 5 years old, who is going back in Aug to get
retested as he tested positive too. Timmy has been running around
like a
kitten the past few days and he hasn't done this in years. I
think he feels
he has to entertain us and cheer us up. There are a
few feral outdoor cats
and they each came by alone and were meowing in at
the door. In a wierd way
I think that they knew and came by to pay
their respects as they had never
done this before.
Now I need to
focus on Timmy and watch his health. Please keep him in your
prayers
as he is not used to living alone and I would love to get him
another
friend but if he is still positive I don't know that I could adopt a
positive and go throught that again.
I want to thank everyone for
all of your support. You are such a wonderful
group. I have
learned so much from all of you. I pray that we find a cure
for this
and soon. Please put Timmy on the prayer list and Chester on the
Candlelight service.
Lisa
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