Re: JuneAmy
Pam,I'm so sorry about JuneAmy.I've been doing really well but expecting I would have a "trigger" eventually...this was it. There is so much truth to the words you wrote.BeccaPam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: JuneAmy
In a message dated 4/28/06 2:53:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam~ I am so sorry I know mere words can't take away your pain, but hopefully will give you comfort knowing that your JuneAmy touched many lives. I also believe that there IS a Rainbow Bridge, and that our loved ones will be happy, whole and healthy again, just waiting to be reunited with us. Please take care. Patti
Re: JuneAmy
Pam,I am sorry as well. take care, tonyaLance [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Pam,I am saddened to read that JuneAmy has passed. My hope and prayer is that you will someday be reunited with her, at the Bridge, never to be separated again.Lance
JuneAmy
I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: JuneAmy
Pam, I am so, so sorry.Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see.Today JuneAmy can see.Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: JuneAmy
Pam, I am so, so sorry.Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see.Today JuneAmy can see.Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
RE: JuneAmy
Title: Message Pam, I am so sorry about JuneAmy. Joan -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pam NormanSent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:53 PMTo: FelvSubject: JuneAmy I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
RE: JuneAmy
Dear Pam, I am so very sorry for your lose June Amy must have been such a special angel please know that her soul is right besides of you free from the pain Love to you and JuneAmy, Hideyo all of my furry babies. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Barb Moermond Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 12:56 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: JuneAmy GLOW to light her path and ease your heart our thoughts and tears are with you and yours HUGS Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family! Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile. - Anonymous New Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Call regular phones from your PC and save big.
Re: JuneAmy
Pam, I am so sorry to hear about JuneAmy. It is so so hard when we lose one of our babies. I will be thinking of you. Cindy --- Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have to believe that when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: JuneAmy
Title: Message Goodnight, sweet JuneAmy... =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, Dori and 6 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350Come check me out on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/terricrazycatlady Earth and Family Safe Products! http://www.moreinfo247.com/9162990/VCLNice Offers! www.niceoffers.com/9162990 Buy Avon Online! http://www.youravon.com/theresabrown - Original Message - From: Doljan, Joan To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:57 PM Subject: RE: JuneAmy Pam, I am so sorry about JuneAmy. Joan -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pam NormanSent: Friday, April 28, 2006 2:53 PMTo: FelvSubject: JuneAmy I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: JuneAmy
Oh Pam, I'm so sad that she's gone. I was so pulling for her to become healthy and with us here on our earth. My deepest sympathy. Gloria At 01:52 PM 4/28/2006, you wrote: I have to believe that when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam
Re: JuneAmy
Pam, I am saddened to read that JuneAmy has passed. My hope and prayer is that you will someday be reunited with her, at the Bridge, never to be separated again. Lance
Re: JuneAmy
Bless her heart, I'm so sorry for your loss. Nina Pam Norman wrote: I have to believethat when our little ones cross the Rainbow Bridge reach the other side, the sick have left their suffering behind, the crippled can run play, the deaf can hear, the blind can see. Today JuneAmy can see. Pam
Re: JuneAmy
I'm so sorry to hear JuneAmy passed on. She fought a good fight, and yes, you do have to believe she is in a better place Pam. You did everything possible for her, and there's nothing to regret. Remember the good times, and let those thoughts forever keep her alive, inside you. Jennhttp://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah (UCAT) Cat Rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html PLEASE DONATE TO THE TANGLE FUND:Tangle is a cat in Greece that was severely injured when someone wrapped wire around his neck to strangle him,Little Cheetah Cat Rescue is raising funds to bring Tangle to Vermont to find him a good home!http://ucat.us/tangle-fund.htmlDONATE: We could really use a power saw (for construction), a digital camera (for pictures), and more towels! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/326 - Release Date: 4/27/2006
Re: JuneAmy - Pam
Pam, My heart aches with yours. I am so sorry for JuneAmy, I want to believe as you do that she now sees, is free of pain and is with all the others who were there when she crossed. I am sending you healing thoughts and prayers. What you gave her was a home with a pure love and caring and she knew it. Believe me she knew it. Much Love, Big Hugs and Big Head-Bumps,Karen in California and Her Beautiful Maine Coon Cat Ms. Clyde
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Pam, I'm sorry to hear about JuneAmy, she sounds like such a sweet little lamb. I can hear the loving torment in your words as you wait, watch and pray. I'm sorry to say that so many of us have been though similar vigils. Love her and BE with her, miracles happen everyday, I'm praying for one for you and JuneAmy. Nina Pam Norman wrote: Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine. But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She was basically breathing with her whole body.So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that withsuch a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places.HJe alsochecked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker. I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse. I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow. Pray for her, please. She is a good girl. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
I am so sorry to hear about JuneAmy. I will be praying for the both of you and hope she can overcome this. Cindy --- Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine. But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but Iheavy. She was basically breathing with her whole body. So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that with such a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places. HJe also checked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker. I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse. I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow. Pray for her, please. She is a good girl. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family! __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Pam, I sure will be praying that this is just the result of all the handling and that she will overcome it.Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine.But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She was basically breathing with her whole body.So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that withsuch a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places.HJe alsochecked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker.I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse.I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow.Pray for her, please. She is a good girl.Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Pam,Prayers on the way for JuneAmy, and you. As Marylyn advised, give JuneAmy as much love as she'll allow.Becca
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Sometimes, just being in the same room/area is helpful. I slept where Kitty could get easily and she would sleep close by. Not with, but close. Even when she left she was only a few feet away. Just be with her and love her. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: Becca DuBose To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 6:40 PM Subject: Re: Bad news/JuneAmy Pam,Prayers on the way for JuneAmy, and you. As Marylyn advised, give JuneAmy as much love as she'll allow.Becca
Bad news/JuneAmy
Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine. But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She was basically breathing with her whole body.So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that withsuch a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places.HJe alsochecked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker. I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse. I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow. Pray for her, please. She is a good girl. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
I have been praying like crazy for all of mine soI will surely add her to those prayers! Carrie - Original Message - From: Pam Norman To: Felv Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: Bad news/JuneAmy Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine. But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She was basically breathing with her whole body.So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that withsuch a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places.HJe alsochecked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker. I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse. I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow. Pray for her, please. She is a good girl. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Enjoy the time you have with herforget about "letting her go" that is a black cloud over you both. She will let you know if she needs help leaving this world. Kitty left on her own after two visits from her First woman and without having to travel and go to a vet. Enjoy your time with her and love her. That is all she asks and it is the very best you can give her. Honest. I know how hard it is. You can do this. Love her. None of us know our futures. Love her. If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis - Original Message - From: carrie chance To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:52 PM Subject: Re: Bad news/JuneAmy I have been praying like crazy for all of mine soI will surely add her to those prayers! Carrie - Original Message - From: Pam Norman To: Felv Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: Bad news/JuneAmy Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine. But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She was basically breathing with her whole body.So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that withsuch a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places.HJe alsochecked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker. I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse. I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow. Pray for her, please. She is a good girl. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Thank you Carrie, I so appreciate it. Pam - Original Message - From: carrie chance To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 2:52 PM Subject: Re: Bad news/JuneAmy I have been praying like crazy for all of mine soI will surely add her to those prayers! Carrie - Original Message - From: Pam Norman To: Felv Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: Bad news/JuneAmy Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine. But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She was basically breathing with her whole body.So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that withsuch a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places.HJe alsochecked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker. I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse. I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow. Pray for her, please. She is a good girl. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
I just said a prayer for her. Take care of yourself, and love your girl. I'm glad she got some porch time in. Lance
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Thank you, Lance. We need all the prayers we can get. Pam - Original Message - From: Lance [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 3:52 PM Subject: Re: Bad news/JuneAmy I just said a prayer for her. Take care of yourself, and love your girl. I'm glad she got some porch time in. Lance
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
Don't give up Pam ! healing vibes on the way
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
I'm sorry to hear about the turn for the worse Pam. I do think that her not getting weak and lethargic over the period of the day is a good sign, if she were losing very much blood, she would be too tired to be stalking around the house. Are you taking her back in the morning to draw off more fluid to check to see if it's fresh or clotted blood? Jennhttp://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah (UCAT) Cat Rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html PLEASE DONATE TO THE TANGLE FUND:Tangle is a cat in Greece that was severely injured when someone wrapped wire around his neck to strangle him,Little Cheetah Cat Rescue is raising funds to bring Tangle to Vermont to find him a good home!http://ucat.us/tangle-fund.htmlDONATE: We could really use a power saw (for construction), a digital camera (for pictures), and more towels! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.6/324 - Release Date: 4/25/2006
Re: Bad news/JuneAmy
I'm sending prayers and positive healing vibes for JuneAmy, Pam. Our little furballs can often surprise us with a (seemingly) miracle turnaround... Hoping JuneAmy has a good night and feelsa little better and strongerin the morning. hugs, Kerry - Original Message - From: Pam Norman To: Felv Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 4:41 PM Subject: Bad news/JuneAmy Yesterday was our vet appt in Madison. It seemed to go well. Bloodwork showed WBCs actually a bit high. HCT was 30. The vet palpated JuneAmy's abdomen thought the mass there seemed to be smaller based on that my report that she had been eating a bit, went ahead with the Vincriistine. But last night I noticed that her breathing was changed. And this morning it was not open-mouthed but I"heavy". She was basically breathing with her whole body.So I took her in to my vet here before they were even open. He palpated her right away found fluid in the abdomen. To be sure he put the ultrasound probe on her -- he's no expert but even I could see the black blobs on the screen that was fluid. So he did a needle aspirate found blood. The tumor is bleeding into the abdomen. The cause is unknown. Could have been all the handling yesterday. Could be siimply that withsuch a fast growing tumor, as he says, the tumor basically outgrows itself ruptures in places.HJe alsochecked her HCT it was down to 26 from 30 yesterday. He said we had two choices, to let her go immediately or to wait see if the bleeding resolved on its own. If it was due to all the handling yesterday with a tumor that was already in a taut condition, then this would be possible. He said that is what he would do. Since at the time, JuneAmy had wanted to be down on the floor was walking around the room, he felt we needed to take a wait see stance. See if it gets worse, if she gets noticeqbly weaker or if the abdomen gets bigger. He said he was pretty sure she was not in any pain, but that unresolved if the bleeding doesn't stop, she would just get weaker weaker. I've had to be gone most of the day but when I got back, I found her basically the same as this morning. She has not eaten anything on her own is still breathing heavily. But right now she just left the room is out in the house, went out to the screened porch. So she is hanging in. I don't see any change from this morning. No better, but no worse. I just don't know what to expect now. If she is strong enough still to walk out to the screened porch, I can't think that her HCT has gone a whole lot lower. Her belly seems about the same. So I am just waiting to see which way things go. If she gets worse, I will let her go, be it later today or first thing tomrrow. Pray for her, please. She is a good girl. Pam Hurricane Katrina's terrible message: if it is too dangerous for YOU to stay behind as a disaster approaches, then why would you leave your PETS behind? Never ever ever leave them behind! Have enough crates for all take them with you! They are your family!
Fw: [FIVCats2] JuneAmy day 7
- Original Message - From: Pam Norman To: fiv2 Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 9:57 PM Subject: [FIVCats2] JuneAmy day 7 We areback from MadisonShe came throuigh well. I never did see the resident in charge (which I thinkis not nice) but the report she sent through is that she felt the abdominal mass is somewhat smaller that JuneAmy seems to feel a bit better than last week. They did not do another ultrasound, which surprised me, as I would have been happy to pay for it had indicated that I favored it, but her bloodwork was ok. Her HCT is at30 which is actually a bit higher than last week. Her WBCs, contrary to going too low, are actually somewhat high! They are attributing that to stress possibly. But at least it wasn't low. Her liver values are still up considerably but they feel that is either due to the pred or the lymphoma. So they went ahead gave her the Vincristine. We'll see how that goes. She's still on the pred, but 7.50 mg daily instead of 10. Yesterday she ate several times on her own came out to the kitchen last night. The night before, during the night,she had also eaten on her own, all of the shredded chicken Purina DM (high protein) that I had left for her. So I hope I'm doing the right thing. If she had not seemed a bit better, I would not have taken her in today but the fact that she did seemed to me to indicate that we should keep trying. It was very odd. While she was at the vet hospital I was driving to Starbucks from MadCat, I was listening to Air America, as I always do when I am in Madison (where I can get it), it was the woman named Stephanie. Can't remember her last name. Anyway her dog Chester had died suddenly on Friday her other dog, Sally,has bone cancer. She had apparently been talking about this - Chester Sally - on the air since then because many of the listeners who called in spoke about losing pets (interestingly mostly cats!) how they felt about it, what they died from. I thought is was higly "conincidental" (?) that this should be on at this moment in JuneAmy"s my short life so far together. I could not decide what message if any I should take from it though. Pam No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.6/323 - Release Date: 4/24/2006
Re: JuneAmy, FIV+ please send positive vibes her way (or prayers, if so inclined)
I'm so sorry about JuneAmy...hugs to Pam...BeccaJenn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the FIVCATS2 list, can we add JuneAmy to the CLS, and can anyone send peaceful, and loving vibes her and Pam's direction? At least sweet JuneAmy is passing with the love of an OWNER by her side and not in the shelter where she was for so long...
Re: JuneAmy, FIV+ please send positive vibes her way (or prayers, if so inclined)
Prayers on the way for JuneAmy and Pam.tJenn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From the FIVCATS2 list, can we add JuneAmy to the CLS, and can anyone send peaceful, and loving vibes her and Pam's direction? At least sweet JuneAmy is passing with the love of an OWNER by her side and not in the shelter where she was for so long...Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: JuneAmy went to the vet hospital in Madison today as an emergency - she has not eaten on her own since Sunday then only a little bit, had had only one poop since Saturday, was starting to have some difficulty breathing. Today she had xrays of abdomen chest, an abdominal ultrasound, bloodwork, fine needle aspirate.The news is all bad very bad. She has large cell lymphoma which is very fast growing. Ini dogs it can literally go from nothing to a critical mass in days; in cats it can be only weeks. Which explains why no one at the clinic ever felt it. There is a huge mass in her abdomen, her liver is "inundated" with cancer (vet's words"), with multiple masses in spleen lymph nodes. Thereis a suspicious spot on one of her lungs (they will analzye that further tomomrrow moning as the lung xrays were taken late), there may be kidney involvement too. The prognosis is very poor. The vet says she is amazed that she is not looking acting much sicker than she does considering the amount of cancer she has. She said that if I had not brought her in, she would probably be gone in days.We discussed options the complicating factors of the FIV. The vet noted that JuneAmy had clearly had a rough life has aged physiologically far beyond her years. Despite the fact that many cats do respond well to chemo for lymphoma, with this particular kind the very best hope for prolonging life is a maximum of 6 months that is generally when the cat is healthy to begin with. She felt that if we treat JuneAmy responds to treatment, we might get a month or two.So more discussion. The Madison oncology protocol in well known in veterinary circles but my vet there felt that JuneAmy could not tolerate it, that it is too aggressive might kill her, given her condition. So what we are doing is tentative. Today she had a subq injectionof 2000 units of l'asparginase she will have 10 mg of prednisone daily for 7 days at which time, if she is responding, they want to see her again would begin some version of the full protocol. If she does NOT respond, then there is no hope whatsoever. And we will know about that in the next few days. If she does not respond, I will let her go. We don't think she is in any pain, but she is uncomfortable depressed. I don't want to prolong that either. If she does respond starts to eat seems to feel better can have that for a few months, then I want to give that to her. But if she does not, then I can't prolong things any further, for her sake.Meanwhile if she wants to eat, she can have anything she wants. I picked up some frozen fish filets in case she would like that. I will get some chicken livers tomorrow if I can, for sauteing. If she doesn't eat on her own, then I will spoonfeed her A/D. I know the cancer is "eating" a lot of what she takes in, but I still have to give her the full component of calories per day. I have some PolyMVA left over from Troika since the expiration date is not until 2008, I will give her that too.This was not the way it was supposed to be. She was supposed to live happily ever after, or at least some years, until some FIV-related thing reared its head. She's been here only a bit over 2 months! I emailed Robert, the shelter owner in NYC where she was for so long, I talked to him on the phone today after I heard the news from the vets. He is devastated. He loves her too.PamBEGIN:VCARDVERSION:2.1N:O'Guin;Jennifer;D.;Ms.FN:Jennifer D. O'GuinNICKNAME:JennORG:UCAT rescue;operations/field workTITLE:Cat RescuerNOTE:I rescue cats. I run a small personal rescue operation, all on my own, and out of pocket. Donations appreciated at any time! Paypal donations can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send donations via check or money order to Jennifer O'Guin, PO Box 1008, Hardwick VT. 05843TEL;WORK;VOICE:802-472-8628TEL;HOME;VOICE:802 472-8628ADR;WORK:;home office;;Hardwick;VT.;05843;USALABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:home office=0D=0AHardwick, VT. 05843=0D=0AUSAADR;HOME:;;P.O. Box 1008;Hardwick;Vermont;05843;USALABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:P.O. Box 1008=0D=0AHardwick, Vermont 05843=0D=0AUSAX-WAB-GENDER:1URL;HOME:http://ucat.usURL;WORK:http://ucat.us/adopt.htmlBDAY:19750928EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]REV:20060420T025944ZEND:VCARDNo virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/318 - Release Date: 4/18/2006
Re: JuneAmy, FIV+ please send positive vibes her way (or prayers, if so inclined)
Please pass this on to Pam:
As I have mentioned I am having similar problems
with Kitty, although she does seem to be hanging tough. Try Nutri-Cal
(high calorie dietary supplement). It has the texture of cat lax and
apparently cats love the taste. I have to put it on Kitty's nose so she
tastes it then she eats a lot off my fingers or a spoon. Once she started
eating this she (in a couple of days) started eating Fancy Feast foods that have
a lot of gravy (easy in eating). Put JuneAmy's water and food dishes on
something to raise them. This will make swallowing easier and take less
energy. If you can get the cat to prop up on a towel or something so the
front end is higher than the rear it also helps with breathing
andswallowing (I know, it is a cat so good luck). Kitty's liver is
pressing on her stomach which means acidcomes up into her throat causing
coughingand a sore throat, same as acid reflux for us. Pepsid works
to relieve this. The proper dose per my vet is 1/2 regular tablet 2 times
a day. However, I chose to give her a full tablet at times. I can
not get her to take the pills the way she should and have chosen not to force
them on her regularly. Discuss the pros and cons and right dose with your
vet. I have made quality of life decisionsthat bothKitty and I
can live with. Neither of us could live with chemo and some other
alternatives. Kitty isin no pain but, at times is
uncomfortable. Donot confuse the two. If you have serious
doubts you may want to find an animal communicator if that is an area you are
open to. FYI: Kitty started having problems in December
2004.On Feb 1, 2005 the specialists felt she would be around a very
short time if not treated with chemo. She is still hanging in there and
the quality of her life is good. Now, if I could just get her to eat
better. This is all said to encourage Pam not to give up and to pass on
some things I have learned.PS: A cool spot to lie is really
helpful for Kitty. I suspect it settles her gut. There are
alternative vetswho may have some ideas too.
All my prayers and hopes for her and JuneAmy.
And JuneAmy sends all of her love and
gratitude to Pam.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's
creatures
from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their fellow
man.
St. Francis
- Original Message -
From:
Jenn
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:59
PM
Subject: JuneAmy, FIV+ please send
positive vibes her way (or prayers,if so inclined)
From the FIVCATS2 list, can we add
JuneAmy to the CLS, and can anyone send peaceful, and loving vibes her and
Pam's direction? At least sweet JuneAmy is passing with the love of an OWNER
by her side and not in the shelter where she was for so
long...
Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
JuneAmy went to the vet hospital in Madison
today as an emergency - she has not eaten on her own since Sunday then
only a little bit, had had only one poop since Saturday, was starting
to have some difficulty breathing. Today she had xrays of abdomen
chest, an abdominal ultrasound, bloodwork, fine needle
aspirate.
The news is all bad very bad. She
has large cell lymphoma which is very fast growing. Ini dogs it can
literally go from nothing to a critical mass in days; in cats it can be only
weeks. Which explains why no one at the clinic ever felt it. There is
a huge mass in her abdomen, her liver is "inundated" with cancer (vet's
words"), with multiple masses in spleen lymph nodes.
Thereis a suspicious spot on one of her lungs (they will analzye that
further tomomrrow moning as the lung xrays were taken late), there may
be kidney involvement too. The prognosis is very poor. The vet says she is
amazed that she is not looking acting much sicker than she does
considering the amount of cancer she has. She said that if I had not
brought her in, she would probably be gone in days.
We discussed options the complicating
factors of the FIV. The vet noted that JuneAmy had clearly had a rough
life has aged physiologically far beyond her years. Despite the fact
that many cats do respond well to chemo for lymphoma, with this particular
kind the very best hope for prolonging life is a maximum of 6 months
that is generally when the cat is healthy to begin with. She felt that if we
treat JuneAmy responds to treatment, we might get a month or
two.
So more discussion. The Madison oncology
protocol in well known in veterinary circles but my vet there felt that
JuneAmy could not tolerate it, that it is too aggressive might kill
her, given her condition. So what we are doing is tentative.
Today she had a subq injectionof 2000 units of l'asparginase she
Re: JuneAmy, FIV+ please send positive vibes her way (or prayers, if so inclined)
I passed it on to her. Jennhttp://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Adopt a cat from Little Cheetah (UCAT) Cat Rescue:http://ucat.us/adopt.html PLEASE DONATE TO THE TANGLE FUND:Tangle is a cat in Greece that was severely injured when someone wrapped wire around his neck to strangle him,Little Cheetah Cat Rescue is raising funds to bring Tangle to Vermont to find him a good home!http://ucat.us/tangle-fund.html No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/319 - Release Date: 4/19/2006
JuneAmy, FIV+ please send positive vibes her way (or prayers, if so inclined)
From the FIVCATS2 list, can we add JuneAmy to the CLS, and can anyone send peaceful, and loving vibes her and Pam's direction? At least sweet JuneAmy is passing with the love of an OWNER by her side and not in the shelter where she was for so long... Pam Norman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: JuneAmy went to the vet hospital in Madison today as an emergency - she has not eaten on her own since Sunday then only a little bit, had had only one poop since Saturday, was starting to have some difficulty breathing. Today she had xrays of abdomen chest, an abdominal ultrasound, bloodwork, fine needle aspirate. The news is all bad very bad. She has large cell lymphoma which is very fast growing. Ini dogs it can literally go from nothing to a critical mass in days; in cats it can be only weeks. Which explains why no one at the clinic ever felt it. There is a huge mass in her abdomen, her liver is "inundated" with cancer (vet's words"), with multiple masses in spleen lymph nodes. Thereis a suspicious spot on one of her lungs (they will analzye that further tomomrrow moning as the lung xrays were taken late), there may be kidney involvement too. The prognosis is very poor. The vet says she is amazed that she is not looking acting much sicker than she does considering the amount of cancer she has. She said that if I had not brought her in, she would probably be gone in days. We discussed options the complicating factors of the FIV. The vet noted that JuneAmy had clearly had a rough life has aged physiologically far beyond her years. Despite the fact that many cats do respond well to chemo for lymphoma, with this particular kind the very best hope for prolonging life is a maximum of 6 months that is generally when the cat is healthy to begin with. She felt that if we treat JuneAmy responds to treatment, we might get a month or two. So more discussion. The Madison oncology protocol in well known in veterinary circles but my vet there felt that JuneAmy could not tolerate it, that it is too aggressive might kill her, given her condition. So what we are doing is tentative. Today she had a subq injectionof 2000 units of l'asparginase she will have 10 mg of prednisone daily for 7 days at which time, if she is responding, they want to see her again would begin some version of the full protocol. If she does NOT respond, then there is no hope whatsoever. And we will know about that in the next few days. If she does not respond, I will let her go. We don't think she is in any pain, but she is uncomfortable depressed. I don't want to prolong that either. If she does respond starts to eat seems to feel better can have that for a few months, then I want to give that to her. But if she does not, then I can't prolong things any further, for her sake. Meanwhile if she wants to eat, she can have anything she wants. I picked up some frozen fish filets in case she would like that. I will get some chicken livers tomorrow if I can, for sauteing. If she doesn't eat on her own, then I will spoonfeed her A/D. I know the cancer is "eating" a lot of what she takes in, but I still have to give her the full component of calories per day. I have some PolyMVA left over from Troika since the expiration date is not until 2008, I will give her that too. This was not the way it was supposed to be. She was supposed to live happily ever after, or at least some years, until some FIV-related thing reared its head. She's been here only a bit over 2 months! I emailed Robert, the shelter owner in NYC where she was for so long, I talked to him on the phone today after I heard the news from the vets. He is devastated. He loves her too. Pam BEGIN:VCARD VERSION:2.1 N:O'Guin;Jennifer;D.;Ms. FN:Jennifer D. O'Guin NICKNAME:Jenn ORG:UCAT rescue;operations/field work TITLE:Cat Rescuer NOTE:I rescue cats. I run a small personal rescue operation, all on my own, and out of pocket. Donations appreciated at any time! Paypal donations can be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or send donations via check or money order to Jennifer O'Guin, PO Box 1008, Hardwick VT. 05843 TEL;WORK;VOICE:802-472-8628 TEL;HOME;VOICE:802 472-8628 ADR;WORK:;home office;;Hardwick;VT.;05843;USA LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:home office=0D=0AHardwick, VT. 05843=0D=0AUSA ADR;HOME:;;P.O. Box 1008;Hardwick;Vermont;05843;USA LABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:P.O. Box 1008=0D=0AHardwick, Vermont 05843=0D=0AUSA X-WAB-GENDER:1 URL;HOME:http://ucat.us URL;WORK:http://ucat.us/adopt.html BDAY:19750928 EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] EMAIL;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] REV:20060420T025944Z END:VCARD No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.4/318 - Release Date: 4/18/2006
