Hi Cassandra, I am so sorry that Tomi is so ill. It does sound like his quality of life is declining quickly. It's a heartbreaking and confusing roller coaster to see our beloved furbabies enjoying life one day and the next, obviously in pain or stressed. If Tomi is going to pass, I hope that he does it quickly and peacefully. Bless you for taking such wonderful care of him.
Take care, :) Wendy --- C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you all for your kind thoughts and suggestions > for Tomi. > > He had a pretty good day yesterday, he was watching > the birds outside the window for awhile and purring > as I petted him. He was even interested in eating > some food. > > Today was not such a good day. He seemed ok first > thing this morning, but when I gave him a bit of > food, he promptly vomited up. He was then a little > out of breath from vomiting, and cried a bit because > I believe he was scared as he was trying to catch > his breath. He also peed himself for the first time > ever :( > > After that, he had no energy to move all day. He > basically stayed in my bedroom the whole day, lying > under the sink. I gave him some towels to lie on, > and he peed again tonight on those, too weak to get > up. > > My vet clinic doesn't do house calls, so if I need > to euthanize him, i'll have to call around and see > if anyone will do a house call. I don't think he > can handle a car ride at all now. > > Even the thought of putting him to sleep has me in > tears every time, but I think he's at the point now > that he is getting no pleasure out of life. I think > he is waiting to die :( > > Cassandra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: C & J > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:18 PM > Subject: I believe I am going to lose Tomi soon > > > I've been hoping and praying that Tomi would > somehow pull through this, and last week he did seem > to be doing better on the 2 prednisone per day. > > But now, the last few days, he's been going > downhill fast. > > Today, he is out of breath just walking a few > feet, and breathing fast. I'm still able to coax > him to eat a bit of baby food, but he just threw up > the last bit of food I gave him. He never throws up > normally. > > I guess I have to finally accept the fact that > he's not going to get better. > > I've been thinking about the whole euthanizing > thing, but I honestly don't know how I could do that > to him. To spend the last hours of his life doing > to him what he hates the most (car ride and vet > visit), seems too hard for me to handle. I don't > think i'm strong enough to make that decision. To > me it feels like I would be personally ending his > life. > > I don't want him to suffer either, and i'm not > sure at all how much longer he will last when he is > having difficulty getting enough oxygen circulated > due to anemia. > > I still can't believe all this has happened. Two > months ago I was positive he would one day become a > chunky, lazy old tom cat, lounging in the sun. I > would never have dreamed I would lose him after only > 2 and a half years. > > Over the last 7 weeks, i've become even closer to > him than ever as I've been trying to nurse him back > to health. He's always been so loving and > tolerant of my hugs and kisses. Life is going to > feel so empty when he is gone. > > > Cassandra > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - > Release Date: 4/24/2007 5:43 PM > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
