My condolences, it’s always hard to lose a family member. I’m glad that you were able to be there at the end and to save her a bit of pain in her final days.
> On Mar 11, 2019, at 4:57 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://flic.kr/p/xtqGRY > > https://flic.kr/p/HPPRDh > > I had to take Baxter to the vet tonight. She was 21 years old and was barely > eating. I managed to coax a bit of food into her the last week by puréeing > chicken breast & chicken broth in a blender. > > But today she wouldn't even eat that. > > Then when she jumped out of my lap this evening she couldn't walk, couldn't > stand up. > > The vet said she had severe kidney failure and could probably live another > week with three days of IV fluids and if I'd learn how to give her > subcutaneous fluids at home. But even with that massive intervention, she > wasn't going to last much longer. > > I was afraid she was going to suffer too much so I had her euthanized. It was > time. I wasn't ready & I didn't want to, but it was the best thing for Baxter. > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- Larry Colen [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
