I am so sorry. Your vet is right and Scooter
is sending you lots of kitty kisses now for all you did for him. Leaving
this world loved is not a bad thing at all. And that little dude was
loved and well cared for.
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 -----
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 6:53
AM
Subject: Scooter has gone to the
bridge
Our little baby wasnt strong enough to hold on over
the weekend. The vet called
yesterday to say that his condition had worsened. He was no longer responding to their
petting or holding him, and didnt even stand up during the examination, and
seemed to be in much more pain.
She had given him more pain medicine and he was basically out of
it. I asked about the dex cocktail, and she said his kidneys were even more
enlarged and felt hard and she didnt think it would help at this point. My husband and I didnt want him to
continue to suffer, so we decided to let him go. We are comforted by the fact that he
did find us, as he would have likely starved to death from the mass in his
mouth, so at least we were able to help him finish this life in comfort and
warmth. We only had him for a
couple months but this little fellow really worked his way into our hearts,
and the house seems so much quieter now.
But I am so grateful to him for teaching us so much about this virus,
and should another stray kitty come to us we will know a little more about
what to do. I requested a
post-mortem in case they can learn anything more about his condition and if
there is useful information Ill post it. Were going to bury him in the back
yard sometime this week. Our vet
was wonderful and said that we should envision him in his healthy 7 pound body
running around free of pain. Thanks to all of you who have helped us
through this difficult time.
Prayers for all the kitties still fighting this disease, and to all of the compassionate caregivers working
so hard to help them.
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