awwwwwwww, you DID help her, for sure. maybe not the way you wanted to, but when the deepest pain passes, you'll realize what a gift you've given her by noticing she was missing, and was ill, and doing all that you could, and granting her a safe and gentle passage.
fly sweetly, bashful; you'll never be hungry or scared or cold again. and because someone who loved you shared your story, you'll never be forgotten. MC On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Heather <[email protected]> wrote: > I haven't posted much lately, sadly have had quite a few rescue losses in > the last months as well as rescue "emergencies" which has me so behind on > all fronts.... > > However, one of our dear, fairly elderly university campus ferals, Bashful, > will be crossing this afternoon and I wanted to share her story so that > many > thoughts will be with her. > > Bashful's caregiver has been taking care of her for at least 10 years, she > disappeared a couple of weeks ago which was attributed to roofers at the > Library where she has lived for so many years. When she showed back up > she > was clearly in dire need of help. Elaine her caregiver called me for help > trapping, 2 friends and I set out without much success the first two > days--it was heartbreaking, she was half under the drop trap the first > night > but just a bit of food made her choke & cough so horribly, we had tears in > our eyes just hearing & watching. Her neck was very, very swollen > impairing > her ability to eat and walk. > > We got her 2 nights later, began b/w, exam....cytology via needle aspirate > confirmed a high grade, aggressive lymphoma. > > We discussed the possibility of chemo but Bashful is very feral and already > unhappy even being at the vet, it was clear this was not going to be a way > to give her quality time and that she was already in a very bad state. > > One of my good campus friends who came to the call to help drop trap is > leaving now to be with Bashful for her final moments. Bashful was not > FELV+ (likely was FIV+), but I know many here can sympathize with the > dreadful diagnosis of lymphoma. > > We treat feral cats for illnesses as much as we possibly can, I've actually > got 14 campus feral kitty Bobbye on my porch now for that reason (CRF, > FIV+, > along with Toxoplasmosis & possible eye tumor which has not > progressed--she's done well other than not liking the fluids of > course)....but it just didn't seem there were any way we could put Bashful > through chemo, weekly vet visits, and possibly never feeling good enough > for > the time to have been of quality for her. She is very stressed at my vet > and we hope things go as peacefully as possible this afternoon. > > Go with love, sweet Bashful, and know how badly we wanted to help you--you > will not be forgotten. > > Heather > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat Breed Rescue (www.purebredcats.org) Member, SCAT (Special-Cat Action Team) _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
