Thank you Wendy. I don't think he's dehydrated. He has always been a water lover. Bob changes his water several times a day when I'm at work so he always has fresh water. Len always drinks after he eats. I think it's a pretty simple matter of senile dementia. I swear it's like watching my mom die all over again, only he's a cat. The wasting away is so familiar. If he were to stop eating and drinking we'd be off to the vet in a flash for the inevitable. For now I think we will just try keeping him as comfortable as we can, pay a lot of attention to him and watch him closely. Snowy knows he'a not well and always steps aside if he is coming toward her. The other night we were out in the grass and to show you how hard it is for Len to make a decision, Snowy was laying in his path and rather than walk around, he stopped, looked confused and proceded to walk over top of her. She just watched in amazement. The poor old guy. Lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: wendy To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 2:00 PM Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] a decision
Hi Lynne, I am so sorry that your kitty isn't doing well. Do you think he's dehydrated at all? Because if he is, subQ fluids will make him feel better until it is time to go. I know how torturous it is to go through this waiting period, so please be very kind and gentle with yourself. You can deal with this, and I know you want to for your kitty's sake. Praying for strength for you. Wendy "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 ~~~ I'm faced with another horrible decision. Our 19 year old should be leaving this world and I just can't deal with this. He is pretty much deaf, weak, frail yet eats like a piggy. But now he is not using his litter box all the time and is peeing just about everywhere. We have put litter boxes in every room, not the nicest thing for people who come over to have to see but I don't care about that. Last night he pooped in one and then pooped on the floo r. He won't sit on our laps anymore. I've tried so hard to stimulate him by picking him up, grooming him, talking to him and there is just a blank stare like he isn't really in that body anymore. I just can't tell if he enjoys living or wants it to end. I wish they were allowed to talk just once in their lives so we could know for sure. Lynne __________ NOD32 3301 (20080727) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org __________ NOD32 3301 (20080727) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com
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