Re: My ANGEL Sebastian
Dear Jennifer, My thoughts and prayers are with you and Sebastian; I know how hard this is. I hope the tests will give you the answers you need. Take care. Julie JENNIFER RATLIFF [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him."I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. " "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)Paws Come WITH Claws!!!If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think your decision to acquire a pet.__Do You Yahoo!?Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: My ANGEL Sebastian
Thats a good suggestion! In case you are interested in, I am going to give my ACs phone number, Jasmine I really like her she can also send him healing energy Nina and Sally both use her, too, and they really like her Heres her number she is in Maine 207-443-1125 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of maimaipg Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 4:43 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: My ANGEL Sebastian Before you decide to do anything, and if it is right for you, find an animal communicator to talk to Sebastian. I decided against serious/surgical testing for Kitty. Like you, I desperately want to know what is wrong with her but chose to have her consulted. I knew what I would want done if it were me but that is not what I wanted to do with her.She told a group of communicators that she did not want the tests and did not want chemo (she put it much more bluntly--I'm not sure where she learned some of the words but she was feral once). The thought of losing her sent me into a panic and still does but she explained that we fear death while cats do not. They know so much more than we do and accept so much more. I amNOT urging you to forgo the testing but I am urging you to push the panic you feel aside long enough to ask him what he wants. It is so very hard to make the decision to ignore a vet's advise. I was lucky. My personal vets and my alternative vet agreed with Kitty and not the specialists. I am confident that I made the right decision for her but I do not know that is the right one for you and Sebastian. And the right decision for Sebastian may be the wrong decision for you. May all of your angels and Sebastian's angels guide you. - Original Message - From: JENNIFER RATLIFF To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 1:15 PM Subject: My ANGEL Sebastian I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him.
Re: My ANGEL Sebastian
Jennifer, I have been there with my Baby C and a couple of others. You will know. Your heart will tell you. Bless you for loving him Karen
My ANGEL Sebastian
I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him.
Re: My ANGEL Sebastian
I think that it is reasonable to feel like you should let him be, and let him live, especially since he still has a good appetite. Does he like attention? I don't know if you were on the list in January, when my Simon, who ultimately died a month later, was so bad he was unable to walk, etc. Everybody on the list, including me and the vets, thought he was dying. Many people thought I should euthanize him. But even though he was not eating or anything, he purred when I pet him, so I just stayed with him. Three days later, when I thought he would be dead within hours, steroids given days earlier kicked in and he improved to the point that he was running around the next day. He had only one more month, but it was a good month. I am glad that I did not euthanize him then. You do not know what will happen. However, I also think that you are right to rethink doing the tests now that he is in such bad shape. I think it might be worth the risk. But that is a tough call too. I am so sorry that you are going through this. I have been there. There is nothing worse. Michelle In a message dated 9/19/2005 1:16:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him.
RE: My ANGEL Sebastian
I agree with Michelle if he has a good appetite, please let him live I have known cats who actually lost both of legs from the injury, but is living and living happily -may be you can get a wheelchair for me? From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JENNIFER RATLIFF Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 11:16 AM To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: My ANGEL Sebastian I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him.
Re: My ANGEL Sebastian
How do Sebastian's gums look? Are they pale? How's his breathing? He could be fighting anemia...but I'm guessing the vets would have tested for that when they saw him last...are they leaning towards something neurological? It may help your piece of mind knowing what is going on with him...it sounds like Sebastian has enough strength for both of you...let that guide you so that you can get to the bottom of his illness. I know it's easier to kind of float about in denial out of fear of losing a loved one (I've done it several times myself), and while you can't control when a loved one will depart, you can take control over treatment...and with that control there's piece of mind and a sense of purpose that will over-shadow your fear...You guys are in my thoughts!! Jen But if you tame me, then we shall need each other. To me, you will be unique in all the world. To you, I shall be unique in all the world; You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed... --Antoine de Saint-Exupéry If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know you will fear. What one fears one destroys. -- Chief Dan George---BeginMessage--- I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him. ---End Message---
Re: My ANGEL Sebastian
Jennifer, only you can decide what is best for Sebastian. If there is any way you can at least get blood work done, I would encourage you to do that. You can learn a lot from that. Sebastian will tell you what he wants. Just sit with him, and let him tell you. Sometimes they want us to help them cross over and sometimes they don't. I had one who never told me he wanted help, and he crossed over on his own. The rest asked for help. It was never easy to realize that they were ready to leave, but if it's what they want, then I will help them. I do not envy you having to go through this right now. Having just lost my Salome' -- it's always the hardest decision to make. Positive thoughts and hugs coming your way. =^..^= Terri, Siggie the Tomato Vampire, Guinevere, Sammi, Travis, and 5 furangels: RuthieGirl, Samantha, Arielle, Gareth, Alec Salome' =^..^= Furkid Photos! http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7sgqa/My FeLV Site: http://pages.ivillage.com/ruthiegirl1/MyFeLVinformationSite/My Personal Page: http://www.geocities.com/ruthiegirl1/terrispage.html?1083970447350 - Original Message - From: JENNIFER RATLIFF To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 1:15 PM Subject: My ANGEL Sebastian I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him.
Re: My ANGEL Sebastian
Before you decide to do anything, and if it is right for you, find an animal communicator to talk to Sebastian. I decided against serious/surgical testing for Kitty. Like you, I desperately want to know what is wrong with her but chose to have her consulted. I knew what I would want done if it were me but that is not what I wanted to do with her.She told a group of communicators that she did not want the tests and did not want chemo (she put it much more bluntly--I'm not sure where she learned some of the words but she was feral once). The thought of losing her sent me into a panic and still does but she explained that we fear death while cats do not. They know so much more than we do and accept so much more. I amNOT urging you to forgo the testing but I am urging you to push the panic you feel aside long enough to ask him what he wants. It is so very hard to make the decision to ignore a vet's advise. I was lucky. My personal vets and my alternative vet agreed with Kitty and not the specialists. I am confident that I made the right decision for her but I do not know that is the right one for you and Sebastian. And the right decision for Sebastian may be the wrong decision for you. May all of your angels and Sebastian's angels guide you. - Original Message - From: JENNIFER RATLIFF To: Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 1:15 PM Subject: My ANGEL Sebastian I have not written for so long because I feel that I have given up hope. Sebastian has not been doing very well. He can no longer walk and he relies on me to take him to the litter box and to feed him. He still has a good appetite. He seems so depressed now. I am so heart broken that I cry almost daily. I am not strong enough to let him go. I feel that it isn't up to me to play god and that he will go when he is ready. He just keeps fighting. He is so much braver than me. I took him to the Virginia Tech Veterinary hospital on August 1st. They were wanting to run alot of tests. The tests were very risky, so I decided against them. Now I feel that I have no choice and I have to find out what is wrong with him and see if there is something that can be done. I don't know what I will do without him. I am so scared of losing him.
