Oh my dear, how very distressing for you. You might be able to take
some comfort in the fact that you seem to be the only one distressed
here. I'm so glad Jimi isn't able to escape the yard and has the choice
about coming back inside. I'd probably be doing just what Diane
suggests... Getting bundled up and sitting in the cold talking and
comforting to the spot I suspect him to be under the deck. Since this
was written last night, I'm hoping Jimi is back inside by now.
I think Jenn was talking about me when she mentioned "someone on the
list" going through this a couple of months ago. Do you remember all
that with Spencer? I was beside myself with worry when Spence went
missing. He was so sick and weak, I was sure he went off to die without
me. I searched, cried and prayed, then I searched, cried and prayed
some more. I called two different ACs that both told me he was in
transition. Finally I made peace with his decision and took some
comfort in the fact that he had a choice about how he'd pass. You could
have knocked me over with a feather when he showed back up.
Hugs to you, I can imagine what you're going through. Keep sending him
love and thanks, he'll hear you,
Nina
anne wrote:
Hi everyone,
My Jimi Too Cool, 10 year old black domestic shorthair with feline
leukemia, is in his last stage of life, I am sure. He has been slowly
going downhill. He is just bones with fur and won't eat. His pain is
controlled with depo-medrol and tramadol and he is not in distress,
pain is under control, but he mostly just sleeps a lot. Well, tonight
he made a break for it and went outside and won't come in and it is at
freezing temp now. 32 degrees, I believe. No wind, though. I have
cat-fence-in so he is not straying but I can't reach him. Every time
I go out to try and bring him in, he runs for cover under the deck.
Have any of you run into this problem? I have heard that cats and
dogs like to go outside to die. Could that be it, I wonder? I am so
worried about him as he is so skinny and he is not used to this cold
weather. He can come in, though, if he would like, as I put the cat
door back into the window, just for him, although I had it stowed for
the cold weather until spring. I am trying to relax because I know he
could come in if he wanted to so he must not mind it outside. Sigh....
Thanks, everyone.
Anne and Jimi Too Cool and Simms and Sophie in MI
