Susan, Thank you so much.
Carla Date sent: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:01:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Susan Loesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Bamama has gone to a better place- long To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 === > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com >
