We always hold cats when they are euthanized; I know people who don't, and their excuses are because they are "soul mates"..DUH! If you're soul mates, you stay together until the end and don't allow your beloved animal to die alone! Some people just hand them over at the hospital and leave....I don't understand many people!
-----Original Message----- From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dlg...@windstream.net Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2011 9:21 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Cc: Andy Domek Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please add Aggie to the CLS If she had to go, this was a wondeful way to do it, with her people, hearing your voice. She knew that she was loved. Bless you. ---- Andy Domek <oxjake...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I know I haven't posted in awhile, but I wanted to offer an update to those of you who followed our story with our little bundle of spunk, Aggie. > We helped Aggie cross over this morning, and it was one of the hardest > things I've had to do. It was also the right thing to do. Her anemia > caused her to gasp for air since yesterday evening, and she was starting > to involuntarily shake, could no longer walk, make it to the litter > box, and could barely raise her head to watch the lizards running around > our patio. She was my little valiant fighter for 7 years, but > ultimately FELV took her from me. We tried everything short of a > transfusion, and it just wasn't enough. > I firmly > believe that LTCI bought us about a year of good quality time. Her > bloodwork was taking a VERY marked decline last June, and LTCI reversed it. > Unfortunately, FELV is a tough nut to crack and there was only so much > we could do. > > > It was very peaceful, she just went to sleep while we > sang her song to her , and told her what a blessing she has been in our > life. If love could heal, she'd have been the healthiest cat ever. But > right now, she's not in any pain, no more seizures, no more force > feeding, no more shots, and only peace. > > > > There is a void in my home, and my heart right now. But I am so, so > thankful to have had her at all. I didn't even like cats before I met > her, and now I'm a sucker for them! > > > Thank you for your advice, your collective knowledge, and more importantly, for the kindness you show to everyone who is dealing with this nasty disease. > > > > Peace to all of you, and good luck on your journeys with your beloved fuzzbuckets. > > > > Andy > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
