Please don't go Michelle, we all value your knowledge and input and want to be
able to help you (whether by advice or just being an ear to hear) as you have
helped so many of us. You having Gray there to be a 2nd pair of eyes is a
blessing for YOU. Surely, you trust him to tell you if he thinks you're trying
too hard to save Lucy. HIS and YOUR opinions and knowledge of Lucy are the
best that exist and you have gone through the deaths of animal friends together
before. And the making or not-making of the decision to assist.
That said, I certainly see that a break from the list could be helpful to you
and your state of mind. Would you be willing to just go No-Mail?
GLOW to you and your family for strength, clarity and peace.
Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito
"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living
his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."
- Anonymous
----- Original Message ----
From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, February 4, 2007 6:49:31 PM
Subject: Lucy and unsubscribing
Since I last wrote, Lucy got up, climbed all 14 stairs to the upstairs, ate
half a jar of baby food and a couple pieces of dry food, curled up on a cat
bed,
and is purring away as Gray pets her. When Gray poured the dry food for
Patches,
Lucy literally got up and ran over to it, trying to push Patched out of the
way.
I know she has FIP, or most likely does. I know there is no real cure and
it will get her. But today does not seem to be the day, and I do not think it
is
selfish to decide that. Someone who can and wants to climb stairs, wants to eat
(even if not a normal amount), wants company and pets, and can go running over
to a bowl of food is, in my opinion, not asking to be killed.
To whoever wrote that I should not do "home euthanasia," I was not
considering home euthanasia, I was considering, in an emergency if she gets in
distress, tranquilizing her until a vet could come or we could get to a vet. i
did that with Simon and he immediately slept and actually died in his sleep
before we needed to. But it was not intended as euthanasia. I and several
others
on the list have also used oral valium to ease passings, and it has done so. I
do not think this is irrational.
I stopped reading posts after that and just deleted, to whoever wrote
something in the subject line about allowing suffering. Given that I had
just come downstairs from Lucy's little trek and eating spree, it seemed too
ridiculous to read.
This list has been a godsend for me at times, and I have made friendships
with a few of you that I hope to continue offline from the group. But this
group is not helping me right now and is actually upsetting me quite a bit. So
I
am unsubscribing. Nina and Hideyo, I hope to stay in touch with you
individually, and anyone else who actually wants to, and to share ideas and
emotional support. But I am done with the group.
Michelle
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