Laura, I will light a candle for Frosty Paws to light his way on his journey to the Rainbow Bridge. He passing is tragic but he had you love for his last month. That counts for something. Sharyl
--- On Wed, 2/17/10, LauraM <[email protected]> wrote: > From: LauraM <[email protected]> > Subject: [Felvtalk] Frosty Paws has passed > To: [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, February 17, 2010, 8:42 PM > I had Frosty Paws PTS this afternoon. > I sat with him all day and several times thought he was > nearly dead, but he stayed alive long enough to make it to > the vet. My vet agreed that euthanasia was the best option. > I had thought I felt a lump, and my vet said it was > lymphosarcoma....so I'm at peace with our decision. > I'm just so angry at the person who gave him to me - > apparently he had several episodes of sickness during the > time she had him, yet I was never informed of this. He was > presented to us as an asymptomatic cat who had just happened > to test positive for the virus. If I had known this, I don't > think I'd have taken on the heartbreak of another sick cat, > especially so soon after Chutney's death. I'd only had > Frosty for a little over a month, and he appeared to be > healthy until a couple of days ago. My vet said he didn't > blame me for being ticked off - what if he had had some > other disease that could have been passed to my cats? I have > 3 with FeLV and 2 with FIV, all healthy...she knew her cat > would have been living with mine and yet she failed to fill > me in completely on his condition. She'd wanted to be with > him when he passed, and I was so angry, I called her this > morning and told her Frosty hadn't made it through the > night. Then I hung up on her. > On a happier note - Bridget had her 4th LTCI injection > today, and guess what? She has been steadily gaining weight > and visibly growing since beginning treatment. > > _______________________________________________ > 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
