Well said, Kat.
From: Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
katskat1
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 8:53 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] virus has finally caught up with her
It kills a part of me every time I have to make that
It kills a part of me every time I have to make that decision. Just today
an elderly dog I cared for a great deal had to be helped across the Rainbow
Bridge because he had lost all control of his hindquarters and could no
longer pee or poop. Rowdy was only with our rescue a year or so after his
h
longer suffering.
Peace
Bonnie
From:Felvtalk [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of
Jennifer Ballew
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 4:16 AM
To: felvtalk
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] virus has finally caught up with her
Lorrie-
Thank you for the kind words. I debated back and forth
Jennifer,
Thank you for writing. I wish everyone would give a kind gentle death
to their pets with an incurable disease. It is the quality of life
that matters, not seeing how long you can keep a pet alive. I wish
people could also have a gentle death when they are dying, but only
three states al
bject: Re: [Felvtalk] virus has finally caught up with her
Lorrie-
Thank you for the kind words. I debated back and forth, and after a
lnng discussion with the vet I decided putting her down was the best
thing for her. I did what you did: gave her the best life I could, but let
her go
Lorrie-
Thank you for the kind words. I debated back and forth, and after a
lnng discussion with the vet I decided putting her down was the
best thing for her. I did what you did: gave her the best life I could,
but let her go when it was time.
Thanks again,
Jennifer
On Oct 11, 2013 5:4
Dear Jennifer,
You did the right thing. I have had many FelV cats, and other
than giving fluids to make them more comfortable or taking care of
something like an infection that a vet can treat, I will NOT put a
cat of mine thru any heroic measures. I have tried assist feeding,
and I've watch
That is good. You can offer Pedialyte with the water.
On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 6:27 PM, Jennifer Ballew wrote:
Well she is still drinking water for now, albeit not very much. So I
guess
that's something.
Jennifer
On Oct 9, 2013 6:07 PM, "katskat1" wrote:
Good info Margo. You definitely ha
Sub-q is definitely best, but I have syringed water (slowly and only about 1.5
ml at a time) to Ember when I was concerned about her. She's been given
interferon orally for years, so she's used to it, but if she were actually
dehydrated, I would do sub-q in a heartbeat. I've read it makes them f
Well she is still drinking water for now, albeit not very much. So I guess
that's something.
Jennifer
On Oct 9, 2013 6:07 PM, "katskat1" wrote:
> Good info Margo. You definitely have to hydrate and keep hydrating
> quickly Jennifer and force feed if necessary. Keep Amoxcillan (sp) on hand
> a
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