At 09:09 AM 9/9/2006, you wrote:
I am so glad Spencer is feeling better.....Yesterday it was a trying
kind of day,,,at the vet as usual,,But I was sitting there and this
Smile just came over me and I thought SPENCER came home.
It made me realize just how attached I am to all the babies on this
and the other lists I belong to ...and how I cry when one crosses
over but the joy and happiness I feel when there is news like this.
Many years ago Nina I had a long haired male who had mega colon and
for 10 years I needed to help him defecate. He was getting old and
would love to sit out on our lawn and sun bathe,,
Then one day he was not there,,,,,For days and night I searched and
cried and slept in a chair by the front door,,,in retrospect what i
think happened is he used to like to get in the bed of my sons pick
up as it was warm. I think perhaps my son drove off too fast and took
him somewhere,,,I grieved for my Max ,,,and to this day there is
really no resolution, The guilt is horrible, In my heart I personally
do not believe they make a deliberate decision to die alone, but as I
said earlier, they hide when they feel ill so they will be safe from
predation,,,I am soooo glad Mr. Spencer is at home with those that
love him and even better that he is doing better.
Thanks for the good news
Kelly
Hi All,
Thank you Kerry R for taking the time to send support and share
your's and Inky's Mom's experience with me. I'm not able to answer
everyone's posts individually, but please know that each and every
one means the world to me. I'm actually feeling much more light
hearted as I write to you. Spencer has benefited from the dex shots
and is feeling MUCH better. (Thank you, thank you, Michelle!). He's
started to eat on his own, not as much as he needs to, but still,
significant improvement.
He's been grooming himself and this morning he once again was able
to join the dogs in the front yard when we went to get the
paper! In addition to the daily dex injections, I've got him on a
"general" homeopathic, (BioPlasma), oral interferon and transdermal
Cypro (for appetite stimulation). Michelle, is it as safe as my vet
implies to give him these daily injections indefinitely? The feline
interferon didn't seem to help him and his reaction to it was not
good, so I'm probably not going to try that again. I called my vet
and asked her about Elspar. Her assistant told me she could
prescribe it, but it's $200 a vial and she seemed a little surprised
that I would want to pursue it. I'm still waiting for a call back
for her suggestions. Once again I find myself in the position of
having to make decisions about just how much I am willing to put a
"terminal" animal through in order to buy time. One day at a time,
one moment to the next. Pray my intuition and communication skills
don't fail me.
Nina
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