Re: OT:help with my dilemma

[Presto]

Hi Jenn,   On another topic, I read your memorial to Moogie this morning, and wept.  Then I gave a printed copy to my husband, and after he'd read it in the other room, he came in to see me with tears streaming down his cheeks.  You captured everything very accurately.  I was especially, especially touched by the end, with the cat looking at the human for reassurance that it was okay to let go.   That is our final act of love, isn't it?  To be there when they die, and to comfort them.  I've learned over the years to control my tears at that time, so that I may be of comfort.  Being rescue workers, we've attended many, many euthanasias.  But it doesn't get any easier.  Each is a unique living being, full of joy, and in the end, of pain and fear, and the need for comfort.   My eight-month-old leukemic Jaya was euthanized by my vet last year while he was cradled in my arms on his back, looking up at me for reassurance.  I gave him that reassurance.  I look out my kitchen window to where he is buried, and I weep regularly.  I couldn't let him know at the time how upset I was that he was dying.  It's very hard to keep ones' emotions under control in those final moments, but it's essential.   Thank you for sharing your memorial.  You're a gifted writer, thinker, and careperson.   Presto  ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:50 PM Subject: Re: OT:help with my dilemma Is the tooth loose at all? If it's loose, it's possibly that it could be pulled quickly without any sedation. I had one vet that did minor dentals on well behaved cats without sedating them at all (he has since retired). It CAN be done. Or is he REALLY wild? Jenn http://ucat.us http://ucat.us/domesticcatlinks.html Adopt a cat from UCAT rescue: http://ucat.us/adopt.html  Adopt a FIV+ cat: http://ucat.us/AWrescue/FIV/ Adopt a FELV+ cat: http://ucat.us/FELVadopt.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I collect KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil, a 3 yr old special needs cat who must live on a liquid diet for the rest of his life. Bazil's caretaker collects labels and sends them to KMR, where they add up until she earns a free can of formula! PLEASE save your KMR kitten formula labels for Bazil! If you use KMR, even just one can, please email me for the NEW address to send them to! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Does your cat have chronic diarrhea that does not respond to treatment, or has your cat been loosely diagnosed as IBD? Have you tested for Tritrichomonosis? The test is new, the new drug makes it curable. Ask me today how you can test for Trich! No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/194 - Release Date: 12/7/2005