Jason, I understand the pain you and your wife are feeling. My heart goes out to all of you. I hope Mozart has a peaceful passing. We love them, care for them and in the end let them go. These beloved furry companions are so special with such courage. Sharyl
--- On Sat, 1/16/10, Jason Michael Canon <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jason Michael Canon <[email protected]> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Mozart Update > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, January 16, 2010, 3:05 PM > Today, I spent an hour digging a > grave to hold the body of my beloved > Mozart. God only knows why he is still > alive but I don't intend to > have another untimely period of snow and ice stop me from > giving him the > burial he deserves. Regretfully, I don't own a > pyramid for his body > like the ancient Egyptian kings provided for their beloved > cats. > However, I dug the best grave that I possibly could, in one > of his > favorite locations, and today my wife is buying the finest > shroud to > place his body in. Our original plan for the day was > to have him put to > sleep and bury him this afternoon but none of the local > vets were > available so we will probably do everything possible to > keep him alive > until next Saturday when our vet will be back in town and > can come to > our home. > > Mozart was diagnosed positive with FeLV in November > 2009. Within 2 days > of the diagnosis we put him on Imulan LTCI shots. > Unfortunately, we > started him on 1 shot per week and continued with that for > 6 weeks. He > began to go downhill quickly during the Christmas break so > we increased > the LTCI shots to 3 per week but he has continued to loose > weight and > the shots are helping less and less. He is skin and > bone but still has > the most incredible will to live! He just will not > give up and his > courage further confirms what I already know about him > being a truly > outstanding example of the strength, stamina, and > independence of his > Bengal cat heritage. I am so fortunate to have > enjoyed his company for > over 10 years and will never forget how much he taught me > nor > underestimate the additional knowledge he had to share with > me. > > Thanks to everyone in this loving supportive group for > allowing me to be > here. It is possible to feel joy even in times of > sorrow when you are > blessed as much as I have received. > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list [email protected] http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
