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St. Francis
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: Luy not eating
I know that about purring. But she only purrs when we pet her, not otherwise,
so I do think that means she likes us
Yesterday at one point Lucy howled and started open mouth breathing and
stumbled to the garage door where there is cold air. I assumed (and still
think)
it was her anemia getting so bad she was not getting enough oxygen. I almost
reached for valium to knock her out for euthanasia, but
Michelle,
Am still thinking of you and Lucy. I know from
experience that a cat's HCT can be super low, and they
are still alive. Again, you will know. You are doing
everything right, and have gotten advice from
knowlegable people. When the time comes, you will be
at peace knowing you did
No - you are not horrible at all. You are thinking of Lucy and how to do
what is best and what is right for her. Use your intuition, Michelle - you
know her better than anyone.
This is such a terrible disease. I've only started reading about it since
your ordeal. My heart and my prayers are
Michelle,
I don't think you are horrible for considering euthanizing Lucy. You've
thrown everything but the kitchen sink at her and she hasn't responded
the way you hoped and now it seems you've come to the agonizing point
of resolving yourself to the fact that your intervention won't be
actually, I think I meant to ask if I am horrible if I don't euthanise her,
not if I do. She is clearly suffering to some extent. Every once in a while
she seems to need air, meows and breathes with her mouth open, and if we open
a door or window to the cold air she settles down. I gave
I have backed off the meds. Just steroid shot once a day, and I gave her a
metronidazole and her clindamycin once yesterday instead of twice, in case the
metronidazole helps her diarrhea or the clindamycin helps the congestion. And
nose drops every other day. That's all, though.
I dont
I just don't know Michelle were she my cat, I would have euth'd her
already, but she's not my cat. I do know purring isn't necessarily a good
sign, they purr when they are miserable too. I think maybe it's time, but
only you can see her, and read her body language.
Phaewryn
At 12:20 PM 2/4/2007, you wrote:
We tend to put our own subjective feelings on theirbehavior, Cats do
purr a lot if they are in severe pain, It is just a reaction, the
sunlight is craving warmth,,,nature had a good system of allowing an
animal to die when the time was right, They did
I know that about purring. But she only purrs when we pet her, not
otherwise, so I do think that means she likes us petting her.
In a message dated 2/4/2007 5:07:05 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL
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writes:
I just don't know Michelle were she my cat, I would have euth'd
You can't second guess yourself about if you'd known sooner, etc It is a
terrible thing that we have to try to judge the quality of life or amount of
pain when we can't just 'ask'. I will say that when I am nauseous I like it to
be cool. That might be part of her breathing heavily.
Well, as of last night she will not eat at all. She was hardly eating since
I gave her the dex shot the night before, I think because it unmasked her
URI and her nose got congested. I have a vicks vaporizer on for that, used
nose drops, gave lysine, etc. but it is not clearing up this
Michelle, both Lucy and you continue to be in my prayers.
Renee
In a message dated 2/3/2007 7:07:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, as of last night she will not eat at all. She was hardly eating since
I gave her the dex shot the night before, I think because
She ate a tiny bit (like maybe 10 licks). So finally I syringe fed her 2/3
of a jar of baby food, with gray petting her as I did. She did not seem to hate
it that much, and perhaps less than having food shoved in front of her face
every 30 minutes, and afterwards she washed her face and then
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To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Saturday, February 3, 2007 8:00:54 AM
Subject: Re: Luy not eating
She ate a tiny bit (like maybe 10 licks). So finally I syringe fed her 2/3
of a jar of baby food, with gray petting her as I did. She did not seem to hate
it that much
Praying for you and for Lucy. Love to you both.
elizabeth
On 2/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, as of last night she will not eat at all. She was hardly eating
since I gave her the dex shot the night before, I think because it unmasked
her URI and her nose got
Michelle,
Am thinking of you. I am dealing with similar issues
with my Spud. It is Never easy. Will keep you in my
prayers.
Dede
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, as of last night she will not eat at all. She
was hardly eating
When you are in the service of your fellow beings, you
She ate a tiny bit (like maybe 10 licks). So finally I syringe fed her 2/3
of a jar of baby food, with gray petting her as I did. She did not seem to ha
te
it that much, and perhaps less than having food shoved in front of her face
every 30 minutes, and afterwards she washed her
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Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 7:01 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Luy not eating
She ate a tiny bit (like maybe 10 licks). So finally I syringe fed her
2/3 of a jar of baby food, with gray petting her as I did. She did not
seem to hate it that much, and perhaps less
Hi Michelle,
I haven't had a chance to catch up on all of this, but I read that someone
said stay on dex...I would have to agree with this..I don't think the fevers
are from the dex..That would be almost impossible..I think..
Is she drinking on her own at all? I would stay with the
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