I'm giving her 1cc of Dex every 12ish hours.
Right now I am just grateful to be able to spend a bit more time with her,
since 2 nights ago I was sure she would die at any moment. To see her more
alert, purring and trying to eat, she can't be in much pain or discomfort.
I think she is just really tired and weak.
I'm just grateful to be able to spend some time with her while she's feeling
a bit better.
I don't know what will happen, but Kisa isn't quite done fighting yet. She
sure is a brave little girl. The improvement may only last a day, or may
last for years, but I will try not to worry too much because whatever time
we have left is precious.
Cassandra
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From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 7:16 AM
Subject: Re: Update on Kisa
Please, please, please continue her daily shots of dex. The situation you
share with Kisa is so eerily familiar that I don't think her current
rebound is coincidental with the administration. It's such wonderful news
that you've gotten a reprieve with sweet Kisa. I know how hard the battle
to restrain your hopes can be, esp with her showing interest in food! You
don't have to fight the feeling of happiness, you have every reason to be
joyful that she is still with you, and as I've said so many times before,
where there is life there is always hope. Do your best to be grateful
without being expectant; continue to stand by her and enjoy her presence
without quantifying it. I don't even have to preface my following advice
with "if I were you", I WAS YOU just a few short months ago, (I went
through this very thing with my Angel Spencer). I was given the
opportunity to let go of the "decision dance" (as our friend Leslie put
it) and free myself of the anxieties, frustrations and expectations that
come with so desperately trying to save our fur kids. Somehow I was given
the strength to release all that and live every moment fully cognizant of
the gift of reprieve with my Spencer. It was one of the most rewarding
times of my life and I'll always be grateful to him for the opportunity.
You see, Spencer gave me the opportunity to let go of my fear, to accept
whatever might come and to commune with another being in the purest form
of simply BEING. My prayer for you is that you are able to step away from
your expectations, love her unconditionally and be grateful for whatever
time the two of you have left in the physical, be it long or short.
Many blessings and much love,
Nina
C & J wrote:
A small update on Kisa.
I didn't think she would make it through the night, and at one point I
checked on her and thought she was gone, because I didn't see the heavy
breathing.
She did make it through the night, and I was seriously considering
taking her in to the vet for euthanasia. I asked her if I should, and
was very upset I wasn't strong enough to make that decision.
Well, now she actually looks a little bit better. She's very weak, but
she seems more alert and her breathing, while still fast, isn't quite as
labored and she's not breathing through her mouth. It could be the
dexamethasone making some sort of difference.
And then the strangest thing of all happened, she ate about 1 and a half
tablespoons of pureed liver, by licking it off the back of a spoon. This
is the first time in two weeks since this started, that she didn't gag at
the very sight/smell of food. I couldn't believe she actually ate. She
must not be feeling as nauseous, and so far she hasn't vomited today.
I'm trying not to get my hopes up, but this is the first positive thing
that has happened for her in two weeks. I guess we'll just have to wait
and see how she does over the next couple of days. If she's trying to
get better, she has an awful lot to overcome yet in order to do so.
I've got a full IV bag of sub-q fluids to keep her hydrated at least.
Just a question on that, how much fluid should she get in a day? I gave
her about 100ml, six hours ago, and it still hasn't all soaked in from
under the skin at the back of her neck.
Cassandra
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