Mylo has not been eating the last couple of days. He is very lethargic. He
is very sick beyond recovery. I have made an appointment for tomorrow to
have Mylo put down. He is not happy and it hurts me to see him like that.
I
have taken tomorrow off work to spend the day with him and then go to the
appt. at 5:30. I've struggled with this decision back and forth but I
believe this is the best thing for Mylo. :(
>From: Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [email protected]
>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: Chris and Mylo
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 08:04:00 -0800
>
>Chris,
>I too am so sorry to hear the news about Mylo. It's the hardest
decision
>we have to make when we think their suffering warrants it. If we
believe
>that their suffering outweighs any pleasure they have left, when we are
>unselfish enough to consider their quality of life over our desperately
>wanting them to stay, when we have lost hope of them being able to
recover,
>then it is an unselfish gift of love to help them cross.
>
>If you're not quite there yet, (you didn't make it clear in your post),
>please ask the specialist vet about dexamethisone injections. They are
>administered subq (under the skin), and your vet can show you how to do
>them at home. When my Spencer was failing from what we believe was
>lymphoma, I gave him .4ccs of dex daily and he bounced back to almost
his
>former self. It gave us another full month of very good quality of
life,
>another month to share and love and enjoy.
>
>Again, I'm so sorry. You and Mylo are in my prayers and thoughts,
>Nina
>
>
>MacKenzie, Kerry N. wrote:
>>I'm so very sorry to hear the diagnosis for Mylo. (I'm glad you had an
>>understanding, nice, educated doctor---astonishingly that is not always
>>the case----it helps a LOT, when you and your beloved kitty are going
>>through a traumatic time). Did the doctor talk about giving Mylo
>>sub-cutaneous fluids (aka sub-Qs) for his dehydration? If you don't
know
>>about giving sub-Qs, it's something that is easily learned and that you
>>would be able to do for him yourself at home to keep him hydrated and
>>comfortable at least in that respect. (When I did it every other day
for
>>my foster Pookie, it actually bonded us more.) My housecall vet
offered
>>to show me, and sold me a bag of fluid and needles to start me off, and
I
>>imagine most vets would be willing to do the same (or have one of their
>>staff show you). Many people on the list are able to give sub-Qs. The
>>fluids and needles can be bought online at competitive prices. love and
>>hugs to you and Mylo,
>>Kerry M
>> -----Original Message-----
>>*From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of *elizabeth
>>trent
>>*Sent:* Sunday, January 28, 2007 10:11 PM
>>*To:* [email protected]
>>*Subject:* Re: Chris and Mylo
>>
>>Oh Chris...this is so hard. I am so sorry the prognosis was not
better.
>>You can let him know that you love him and comfort him. I know it is
so
>>hard to talk about - but there comes a time when the kindest gift you
can
>>give is freedom from pain and suffering. You will know if that time
>>comes. Every day is so precious. My heart is with you.
>> elizabeth
>>
>> On 1/28/07, *Chris Ramzy* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>><mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
>>
>> Mylo went to the specialist yesterday. The doctor was very nice
>> and seemed
>> very educated on FeLV. He said that Mylo's kidney's are very
>> inflamed, and
>> that he believe's that Mylo has lymphoma and possibly liver
>> disease. This
>> diagnosis didn't surprise me as I know lymphoma can accompany
>> FeLV. Mylo is
>> dehydrated even though I give him water throughout the day. He's
>> just not
>> drinking enough on his own. So the vet said Mylo would have to be
>> hospitalized, have a blood transfusion, be put on meds and have
>> chemotherapy. He said that even if I did all those things, Mylo
>> would most
>> likely only have 4 to 5 months to live. I am glad I went to the
>> appointment
>> because I wanted a specialist's opinion even though I know how bad
>> off Mylo
>> is. Mylo has hardly eaten the last couple of days. His energy is
>> still very
>> low, and the sick meow sound that he makes once and a while is
>> very painful
>> to hear. Mylo's quality of life has deteriorated within the last
>> month and I
>> don't want to put him through any more stress than he's already
gone
>> through. I tried my best to find a way to help him get better but
>> I have to
>> accept that there is nothing more I can do to help him become
>> healthy again.
>> That is a difficult thing.
>>
>>
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