Bob, I am right there with you trying not to get my hopes up when things go well for awhile but I'm SO happy that you had those good moments with Jelly today! I love how much you love your animals, I'm the same, mine are all my kids, I have a real soft spot for special needs animals.
I thought I'd ask since I'm dealing with this with Mo, have you checked Jelly's mouth for sores? Mo has a bunch on his palate that the vet compared to canker sores and said it makes swallowing painful. I've been giving Mo tiny syringes of Buprenorphine 2-3 times a day to help him eat. I just thought I'd throw it out there in case Jelly could be helped with something like that too? I hope you both are having a good evening and I'm willing the meds to work for Jelly from here! Sheri On Fri, Apr 7, 2017, 5:05 PM ROBERT CHAPEL <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you all for your support and suggestions... It is a comfort to me > that I have a group of folks that I KNOW get the attachment that we can > develop to an animal... and when we have a truly special one ( ALL to me > are special..thats the baseline... it just goes up from there : ) > it is that much more painful.... > I was ecstatic this AM when Jelly seemed to truly enjoy his grooming and > pushed him little head INto the brush..then fell on his side inviting me > to brush his sides and back....after that he actually ate a little bit > of baby food off a plate.... I had to leave for a few hours and I was > hoping against hope that when I returned he would have finished the rest > of the baby food I left on the plate.... I don't know which bothers me > more...getting my hopes up to have them dashed hours later or just never > getting my hopes up?... When I returned home he was quite lethargic and > had not touched any of the food... His gurgling ( which had abated > considerably for several hours( maybe the Winstrol IS helping this > Amani? ) was back and getting meds and a little food into him was a > challenge again..... Still... he DID improve for a few hours which " > may " be a good sign...or..no sign at all... Every day I decide > to...than decide against putting him down about 40 times... But.. I'm a > little better this time around with my ability to recognize Kitty > discomfort and not rush to end a life that still HAS some life left... > As to foods he loves ( referencing Jennifers comments).... I'm actually > rather gingerly "force" feeding him his favorite food which always was > turkey baby food.... Squirting a bit into the gum pouch opposite the > side I place the syringe so that it does/t just go down his throat.... > Once it's in his mouth he generally swallows it... I leave plates of > anything and everthing he ever liked in numerous places throughout the > day so that he never has to go far to take a " bite " if he is > inclined..... and Sheri... I can assure you that this little guy is not > wanting for affection.... any time that he is willing to stay near me > he IS near me ( but that was always the way it was... I am literally > unable to be in the presence of an animal without having a hand on some > part of it's body.... Moreso my own pets but really quite the same with > any animal any WHERE... I've been that way since I was a youngster..... > I'm the guy who would be VERY conflicted between saving the guy I > don't know or his dog if their boat flipped in frigid seas ( with at > least a 60% likelihood it would be the dog)..... So.... thank you all > for your support and particularly for the love and care you provide the > little creatures that so many others overlook... > > Bob > > > On Fri, Apr 07, 2017 at 04:55 AM, [email protected] > wrote: > > > Send Felvtalk mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Felvtalk digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Syringe Feeding (ROBERT CHAPEL) > > 2. Re: Syringe Feeding (Amani Oakley) > > 3. So much to lose (Jennifer Olson) > > 4. Re: Vi, Mo ... and Jelly's decline and force feeding > > (Sheri Burbridge) > > > > > >>> > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > [email protected] > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org >
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