Can you confine him to an area where he will cause no harm? Perhaps
try some sort of sedatives or catnip or ????? to relieve whatever
anxieties he may have? I am a big believer in Feliway and Rescue
Remedy. This is assuming he is having some problems because of
anxiety and/or is picking up on your anxiety over the problems. Just
ideas.
If there are no a/cs in your area, most will consult by phone. Here
is the emails of two I know personally: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Ann Baumbach) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Judy Guetig Greenberg). You
can email them and ask questions re their qualifications, prices,
etc. There are wonderful articles on the internet if you Google for
them. This is a website that has some information on it: http://www.horizonvetserv.com
You can do this yourself but you may find that you are too close
to the situation. As always, I am putting this on the table. Take
what works for you and leave the rest. If none of it feels right to
you, do not feel bad. We are all on our own paths and they are not
the same.
Good luck.
On Aug 2, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Lynne wrote:
Thanks Marylyn and Sally. I have never heard of an animal
communicator. And no Sally I haven't taken him to the vet. We
agreed though that we are going to before making a decision. My
husband said he got so angry last night for what Lennie had done but
says he doesn't want to have him put down if we can make some
changes that may help him. I gave my husband a good lashing about
getting angry about a poor old senile guy not knowing what he's
doing and reminded him that there may come a day that he craps
himself and hopefully no one will get angry at him. He's always
been very close to Len, and I know he doesn't want to lose him. SO
we are going to make an appointment to have him checked out and see
if there is anything to help him. The only problem is, you know
yourself that some vets will order every test ever invented and
prescribe a ton of medication that honestly serves no purpose. I
can almost predict what Len's vet will do. Prednisone and
antibiotics, more blood work maybe even an x-ray. I've practically
broke the bank with BooBoo, Snowy and Len. Still, we'll take him in
for treatment and work on making a plan to help with "mistakes" at
night. AND I am going to search around to see if there is an animal
communicator in my area.
Again, thanks girls for the advice.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: Marylyn
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] a decision
Some people, including me, contact animal communicators when faced
with problems. If you are open to this, try it and what rings true
to your heart....not your mind but your heart.
On Aug 2, 2008, at 9:33 AM, Lynne wrote:
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
floor. 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
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