Julie,
His fate would probably been much worse than that. Cats that are sick
or impaired become prey...easy prey...instead of hunters. I am sure
you know that cats don't show their people symptoms when they are
sick......it is because they will die in the wild....the same, to a
degree with dogs. They can be so hard to care for because they know
their fates if they are not able to take care of themselves. Dixie
didn't show signs that she was in trouble until the day before she
left this world.........I rushed her to the very best vets 2 + hours
away. By the next day, she was leaving. She waited until I was
taking her home to put her in an O2 tent.....my little girl was not
leaving this world at any vets......no way...only in the Jeep where
she traveled on so many adventures and with her Person.
I won't go into what raccoons, dogs, hawks.........could have done.
Your little Dude was extremely lucky.......and you are blessed for
caring for him. Keep your heart open.
On Aug 3, 2010, at 5:57 PM, Julie G. wrote:
Thanks. That's what's getting me by too, knowing that had we not
snatched him up
last month, right now he'd be frustrated and scared, wondering how
in the heck
he was going to eat tonight since he couldnt make it up the stairs
to the food
dish on my neighbor's porch. I just cant imagine.
He didnt get to stay long, but I hope he had a good time at the
Motel Julie. ;)
~Julie
________________________________
From: Chris [email protected]
Good for you for giving this little guy some good times at the end
of his
life. Had you not been there for him, he would have suffered so
much out
there. No matter what happened to him in the first part of his
life, he got
to know love and caring and the good life he so deserved. Thank you
so much
for doing that for him...
Christiane Biagi
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From: [email protected]
Hi I've been lurking a few weeks. In July I picked up a stray that
turned
out
to be FELV+. In his few weeks with me he gained a pound, had a
cushy bed,
delicious premium canned food, and all the snuggles I had time to
give him,
since he lived in the basement while I tried to figure out where he
could
live
(I have 4 cats). I'd watch movies on the laptop with him on my lap,
snoozing
away happily. He always seemed a little wobbly, and his pupils were
always
different sizes. But he was relatively happy so we kept on. Last
night his
back legs didnt work. This had happened before, my pet sitter said,
but
they
always came back "on" after a while. But this morning they still
didnt
work.
The vet examined and confirmed that he had tumors pressing on his
spinal
cord.
He was in pain and his entire back end didn't do what he wanted it
too. So
the
decision was made to let him go.
He'd been living under porches on my block for at least a few months
when we
finally caught him. I'm so glad we did, I cant imagine what a
frustrating,
frightening life he'd be having out on the street right now,
starving, full
of
tape worm, and 2 back legs that wont work. I'm crushed that we
couldnt give
him
a better life, and for longer, but I'm glad we got to him when he
needed us,
and
filled his belly and his heart for a few weeks. Safe and comfy and
within a
foot of food at all times. :)
Anyway, I dont know anything about FELV, this was my first
introduction to
it...
so I dont exactly know how the tumors are related (cancer?)... but I
wanted
to
drop a line to folks who understand. He wasnt my kitty for long,
but he was
my
kitty.
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