Re: Simon's rally

[Cherie A Gabbert]

I too am hoping that with all me heart ;-))

Faye Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Maybe he will rally back completely!! This sounds pretty good to me.

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>! ;Simon has been alert and eating all day long. I have no idea how much he
>has
>eaten total, as it has been a little at a time, but would guess it is the
>equivalent of between a half and a whole large (6 oz) cat food can. He has
>also
>gone back to eating catnip and to rolling on his back for belly rubs.
>
>He is extremely weak, though. While he can go to the litter box on his own
>again, he can onl y walk about 10 feet at a time and then has to lay down.
>And
>he walks very slowly. I brought his friend Ginger in to see him, who is
>the
>cat closest to him, and he was very interested in her but did not get up to
>see
>her which he would have done if he had the energy. He is now stretched out
>on his belly sleeping again. All day today he was lying in much more
>normal
>cat positions, i.e. curled up, etc. So I think his rally may just be in
>terms of
>eating, an! d perhaps eating has on its own made him a little less wobbly.
>
>I think, despite myself, I allowed this rally to put a bit of hope back in
>my
>heart, and now the grief of thinking of him passing is again so strong. I
>can not bear it. He has lost so much weight and muscle mass just in the
>last few
>days. He looked pretty normal on Friday, and now looks like a cat with
>advanced cancer. I would not be surprised if he has lost 2 pounds or more
>since
>Friday. It is very difficult.
>
>While I was writing that last paragraph, he got up and walked a few feet to
>his cat bed and curled up normally in it. It is as if he knew what I was
>writing.
>
>Thanks for being there and being part of this,
>Michelle