Carla, I am so very sorry about Bamama. Susan --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Belinda, > > > > Please add Bamama to the Rainbow Bridge list, I had > to help her this > Saturday. > > As most of you know Bamama has been struggling the > past 12 months > with various things. She has been considered to have > full blown aides for > the past 2 and half years. She has been anemic > probably since April but not > diagnosed till June. Every day has become more and > more work since she > has been anemic. And a struggle to keep her going, I > would gladly have > kept this up if she wanted to keep the battle going. > > One is never prepared for the day to come to let > them go. I knew it was > coming eventually but I was thrown off a little due > to her progress. I started > in Sept the use of immunoregulin along with some > holistic things after > seeing a new homeopathic vet. She felt that > homeopathic methods would > be too much for Bamama since her immune system was > totally wiped out. > I even tried interferon too. I found a specialist on > Immunoregulin who told > us to cut the does back since Bamama seems to be > nausea the first few > hours. I really think if we had started the > immunoregulin earlier she would > have been better off. After her first shot she > seemed interested again in life > not depressed but her appetite was going down still. > The first two weeks > she ate but not much. But the 3 week and 4th I was > syringe feeding her. She > seemed to tolerate it. The last week of Sept she > started to have a little > interest in food but not enough, so I had to still > assist her eating. This past > week when we cut her dose down she started to feel > better and eat on her > own. But we did a blood count after not doing one > for 2 months and she > went down to 13. I think she was even lower a few > weeks ago because she > was starting to not be as sure footed and then she > started to get stronger > and stronger as the following weeks came. She was > able to balance and > clean herself while standing on 3 legs. My regular > vet decided it was time to > try Epogen, we both had our reservations against it > but felt she was going > down too fast now with her last count. > > This Thursday was her first shot and for once my vet > seemed to be very > hopeful he felt she had improved on the > immunoregulin and now he felt > maybe with a boost of epogen we could get her back. > She came home that > night and ate again things looked so good till the > next morning when she > seem to be having problems jumping and lost her > balance. I really was > surprised since she was climbing over the log pile > in my yard two days ago. > > But she did vomit at the vets office and I though I > just gave her maybe too > much food and too many various food that night. I > was not sure how she > would be after the Epogen since she would be alittle > out of it after the > Immunoregulin shot till her last shot when we > decreased the dosage. She > came home and her was looking around when she heard > that can open of > food and ate again. > > She seemed fine Friday morning licked some food > purring away, she was > still OK at lunch but I heard her stomach gurgling. > She has had stomach > problems since Sept so I started to add some Prozyme > into her food and > gave her Pepsid A/D. I took her outside she seemed > not as strong as the > day before but did urinate. She stopped using her > litter box as of Sept and > goes outside now). > > > I came home after work to and went to feed her. I > mixed a little baby beef, > carrot and barley in her A/D. (she now liked A/D or > Felidae mixed with > some baby food she seemed to like Squash, Corn and > Chicken the best) > She didn't like it at all so I only gave her 1/2 her > portion (1/8 instead of 1/4). > I though maybe the beef turned her stomach since she > vomited some the > night before when I added some liver mixed in with > the A/D. I noticed at > lunch her tummy was gurgling again, so I gave an A/C > tablet. About 10 > minutes after eating she ran off the dryer to vomit. > I felt so bad I could see > in her eyes when I came home she lost that twinkle > in her eye something > was gone so when she vomited all I did was cry. > People ask when can you > tell your cat is ready I always say they let you > know, I noticed with all of > mine they all loose that twinkle in there eye. > > I gave her a little water and gave her some cooked > chicken baby food > (6cc). I knew this was it by her look she seemed to > be trembling as she > drank some water having trouble focusing on the > water. > > But she purred when I brushed her as usual. Later on > around 9:30ish I had > cooked some chicken and pur�ed it but she refused > it. I then got my raw > liver mix that I just made a fresh batch of, she let > me syringe about 8cc or > 6cc during the next 10 minutes with no problem when > she didn't want any > more so I stopped. Her stomach still sounded > unsettled and she couldn�t > get comfortable I put her in my bed after she went > out to urinate she was a > little wobbly and went right away. > > I wondered if I should take her to the emergency > room and end her pain or > was this just a little set back again. But I decided > to wait the last time she > wasn't feeling too good the next day she was fine. > She laid on my bed > funny like her stomach was bothering her she kept > tossing and turning. > Later on I woke up and she was near me so I stoked > her and she put her > head on my hand off and on during the night. I woke > up around 2:00 and > keep checking her to see if she was OK she kept > breathing funny off and > on then fine. And I kept thinking if I had not made > a mistake in not taking > her that night to the vet. I wasn�t sure what to do. > I didn�t sleep for the rest > of the night. > > A ray of hope set in around 4:00 she was purring and > cleaning her face and > purred softly when I pet her. So I felt well maybe > she will be OK and we > will get the epogen tomorrow see how the week goes. > Her tummy sounded > OK she was breathing fine. Then all of sudden she > jumped fell off the bed I > rushed to her side she started to vomit I held her > up so she didn�t fall in it. > She had also urinated on the bed. After she finished > she laid on the floor > flat I tried to calmed her down telling her tomorrow > the vet would help her > feel OK. I think she had a mild seizure or stroke > since she was paddling for > a little then she set a sigh out and curled back up > to sleep. > > Later on she was cleaning the urine off her side > that she sat in before I > cleaned up the bed. > > She actually wanted to get up at 7:00 so I picked > her up to take her outside > and she was struggling with her feet apart swaying I > think she did urinate > again. Her feet where in all different ways like a > foal standing for the first > time. She tried so hard to get her feet to move in a > mannerly way. I brought > her in and she tried to get up but couldn't she feel > off the sofa trying to get > off. So Danny and I took turns watching her as we > got ready to go to the > vet. She drank and she licked her last meal > (Nature's === message truncated ===
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