Wow! Thanks! I had the animal medical suppy place trying to find this stuff for me under iron supplements...no wonder they could not pull it up. I guess if my vet does not hurry and get back to me in the next hour I will be off to buy some human iron supplement. My cat Dingo does not do pills well at all, so will have to give with a dropper. He also has always been a dainty eater...can't stick it in tuna...He has really been turning his nose up lately and I am realizing I have an emergency on my hands...If it were not for this list I might not have noticed... Thanks, Pat, for setting me straight as to Procrit...Glenda --- Pat Kachur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have seen a lot of ads for Procrit - it is a drug > used to help people > undergoing chemo and whose white cells have been > compromised. There are > some lawsuits filed against the manufacturer from > people who say they have > been hurt by the drug. > Come to think of it--haven't seen the ads for a > couple of months after > seeing them almost every day for a while. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "glenda Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2007 5:35 PM > Subject: Re: Typical course of a dying FELV kitty? > long letter- sorry > butplease indulge > > > > Beckie, You are such a bright little light here > and I > > feel so sad to know you are hurting and your sweet > > little Moeman might be fading away. You have > learned a > > lot for the time you have been here. I know I have > on > > just how to take care of our little guys better > and > > signs to look for. I have been checking all my > > kittie's gums this morning and just like I > suspected, > > my old guy, Dingo, he is 13 years old, and has > seemed > > out of sorts lately, has very pale gums. He is not > > FeLV+ or FIV+ that I know of ,but I will have him > > tested and for now am trying to get a good iron > > supplement. I wrote down :Procrit ? Who was it > that > > said they gave that to a kitty and it helped with > the > > anemia? It was just in a recent post... I am > asking my > > vet about what it is and can I have some right > now... > > I just left a message for my vet...Anyway, thanks > to > > these guys here, I know a lot more than I did a > couple > > months ago. > > Do not give up fighting, but I do not believe in > > stressing our guys out either.I think you probably > > have a good idea where Moeman is at this point and > if > > he is getting weaker and you have tried through > > supplements, etc. you have done all you can...just > > love him. > > I absolutely loved Jenna's letter to you. What a > > beautiful, thoughtful gift from her and her > husband to > > share their experience with you...I will be > keeping > > that letter for myself, for when I will be needing > > that precious support, that can only come from > people > > who really understand... > > My heart is with you and Moeman...Glenda > > --- Jenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> im so sorry beckie- i will keep you and moeman in > my > >> prayers. > >> > >> It feels odd to write about this now as my > husband > >> and i were crying remembering our beloved siamese > >> calico lady. This is my experience and I hope it > >> helps you. > >> > >> My baby died at home. That was important to me, > >> and i wanted it that way though my husband was > very > >> caucious about it. I wanted her to be comfortable > >> and not with people she was afraid of and being > >> stressed out. I have seen people go kicking and > >> screaming and while in trauma that might be more > >> beneficial, in the case of terminal illness it > makes > >> it harder. So after that experience (this was > with > >> my grandmother) I told myself that if this > happened > >> with my animals- i wanted it to be gentle and > >> peaceful. There is a line from the nbc show Heros > >> where Peter the hospice nurse says, "death can be > >> beautiful, if you let it be." Though most may > reject > >> this statement because it is not something most > want > >> to think about, I can say that I do agree with > it. > >> It doesn't make it hurt less, but it made it > easier > >> for me to deal with. > >> > >> She stopped eating, and slept all the time. She > >> didn't purr and did not want to be held. In her > >> prime she was very talkative and loved being held > >> and paraded around our apartment. Eventually she > >> stopped her toilet activiites- which actually was > a > >> relief because she had a lot of blood (stool was > a > >> dark tar color) in it and that was very tough. I > >> started having a feeling that it was going to be > on > >> sunday because i started getting a song in my > head > >> about a relationship ending that is from Aspects > of > >> love by Andrew Lloyd Weber. The song is "Tell me > on > >> a sunday." > >> > >> "Don't write a letter when you want to leave > >> Don't call me at 3 a.m. from a friend's apartment > >> I'd like to choose how I hear the news > >> Take me to a park that's covered with trees > >> Tell me on a Sunday please > >> > >> Don't leave in silence with no word at all > >> Don't get drunk and slam the door > >> That's no way to end this > >> I know how I want you to say goodbye > >> Find a circus ring with a flying trapeze > >> Tell me on a Sunday please" > >> > >> That day - on sunday- she was in the bathroom > and > >> she was breating very heavy. Her eyes were very > >> diated. I bent down around her and sang her > >> Complainte De La Butte from Moulin Rouge. For the > >> first time all weekend she raised her head and > >> looked at me. She purred so loud. I told her I > loved > >> her and if she wanted to go it was okay. I got a > >> feeling that she understood. > >> > >> The song goes: > >> "Petite mandigotte je sens ta menotte qui > cherche > >> ma main > >> Je sens ta poitrine et ta taille fine > >> J'oublie mon chagrin > >> Je sens sur tes lèvres une odeur de fièvre de > gosse > >> mal nourri > >> Et sous ta caresse je sens une ivresse qui > >> m'anéantit > >> The stairways up to la butte can make the > wretched > >> sigh > >> while windmill wings of the moulin shelter you > and > >> I" > >> > >> I sang to her for about 15 minutes and pet her, > >> even though I could feel each vertebrate of her > >> little back bone. She did not shy away that time. > >> > >> I went back to the living room and laid down, > but > >> didnt' sleep. It was exhausting. My husband went > >> into the bathroom and stayed a long time. I knew > he > >> was talking with her. When he was done, I could > see > >> he had been crying. > >> > >> When i woke up I sat at my computer. About 20 > >> minutes later my dog, Carmel got very whiney and > >> would not settle down. She was upset about > >> something. I went into the bathroom and found > that > >> satine had passed. She was stretched out like she > >> would when she was comfortable and when I said > kitty > >> and shook her she didn't move. > >> > >> I went out side and told my husband she was > gone. > >> He said he knew that he talked with her. He told > her > >> that she was surrounded by love and she would > always > >> be loved. He said she picked her head up and > meowed > >> at him. He said he thinks she knew what he was > >> saying and that she was waiting for him to be > okay > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz
