Dear Elizabeth, I am so sorry for Mama Kitty's passing. Her picture is just beautiful. I know she is doing better now (rolling in the sun somewhere just as I pictured her on her last day). The hard part is knowing the pain that you, her kind, generous, loving caretaker must struggle with in her crossing. Now I am picturing you, sitting with a cup of tea on the porch in Mama's favorite spot, feeling the warmth of the sun and knowing that it is really a big hug from Mama and all of us on this list. Ok, now I have to go blow my nose...
Hugs, Beth On 3/28/07, elizabeth trent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Leslie, thank you. By the time we got to the vets office, she was having really bad seizures every few minutes. She really did not know where she was. She had lost over a pound this week and her gums were just white. The vet felt that she was not getting enough oxygen to her brain. She couldn't stand - she was just like a little rag doll. Her back was very sensitive - she was obviously in pain - I am not sure why. I talked to her. She was ready to go. She didn't want to be kept alive by extreme measures only to waste away and be in pain. It was a very hard decision but I believe it was the right one for her. She was very close to death and she was gone in no more than a second or two - she was very calm. There is nothing I wouldn't have done for her - no matter how much it cost...but no amount of money could have given her back her quality of life. I believe that to have kept going by extreme measures would have been selfish of me. She made it almost a year after her first crash with an excellent quality of life. This all happened so fast. I am so glad she slept with me last night. She knew that she was loved. I am so grateful for the time we had together. This is so very hard. We had such a close bond. Every day is a gift. elizabeth On 3/28/07, Leslie Lawther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > *I think I missed something... wasn't she having seizures? Did you find > out what caused them? * > ** > *I'm sooo sorry Elizabeth... When I read about the seizures I felt so > bad... I went through that with our Tikki (double positive) last year. We > never did find out what was causing them. * > > *I'm sooo sorry for your loss. * > ** > *Leslie =^..^=* > > > > On 3/28/07, Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > At 08:27 AM 3/28/2007, you wrote: > > > > > > OhElizabeth > > I hurts so much I know, You are not alone and it is good Mama Kitty > > is in no more pain, and you have taken that pain for her. Time will > > ease the pain and the happy memories will take over, but that will > > take a while,] > > You are not alone in this, all of our thoughts are with you now, > > Kelly L > > > > > > >Mama Kitty, You will forever rest in this yard that you loved so > > >much. You are surrounded by roses. I covered your grave with > > >tulips and apple blossoms. > > > > > >It hurts so much to say goodbye. You will forever be alive in my > > >heart. I love you. > > > > > >elizabeth > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > > >Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > >Version: 7.1.413 / Virus Database: 268.18.18/734 - Release Date: > > 3/26/2007 > > > > > > > > > -- > Leslie =^..^= > > To leave the world a better place - whether by a healthy child, a garden > patch, or an improved social condition - that is to have succeeded. That > only one life breathed easier because you lived - that is success. > ---Ralph Waldo Emerson
