Cassandra, You and Tomi are in my thoughts and prayers. tonya Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Oh Cassandra,
I am so sorry. Kelley On 4/29/07, elizabeth trent wrote: > Cassandra, > Love to you and to Tomi. My heart hurts with you. > > elizabeth > > > On 4/28/07, C & J wrote: > > > > > > Thank you all for your kind thoughts and suggestions for Tomi. > > > > He had a pretty good day yesterday, he was watching the birds outside the > window for awhile and purring as I petted him. He was even interested in > eating some food. > > > > Today was not such a good day. He seemed ok first thing this morning, but > when I gave him a bit of food, he promptly vomited up. He was then a little > out of breath from vomiting, and cried a bit because I believe he was scared > as he was trying to catch his breath. He also peed himself for the first > time ever :( > > > > After that, he had no energy to move all day. He basically stayed in my > bedroom the whole day, lying under the sink. I gave him some towels to lie > on, and he peed again tonight on those, too weak to get up. > > > > My vet clinic doesn't do house calls, so if I need to euthanize him, i'll > have to call around and see if anyone will do a house call. I don't think > he can handle a car ride at all now. > > > > Even the thought of putting him to sleep has me in tears every time, but I > think he's at the point now that he is getting no pleasure out of life. I > think he is waiting to die :( > > > > Cassandra > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: C & J > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 4:18 PM > > Subject: I believe I am going to lose Tomi soon > > > > > > > > I've been hoping and praying that Tomi would somehow pull through this, > and last week he did seem to be doing better on the 2 prednisone per day. > > > > But now, the last few days, he's been going downhill fast. > > > > Today, he is out of breath just walking a few feet, and breathing fast. > I'm still able to coax him to eat a bit of baby food, but he just threw up > the last bit of food I gave him. He never throws up normally. > > > > I guess I have to finally accept the fact that he's not going to get > better. > > > > I've been thinking about the whole euthanizing thing, but I honestly don't > know how I could do that to him. To spend the last hours of his life doing > to him what he hates the most (car ride and vet visit), seems too hard for > me to handle. I don't think i'm strong enough to make that decision. To me > it feels like I would be personally ending his life. > > > > I don't want him to suffer either, and i'm not sure at all how much longer > he will last when he is having difficulty getting enough oxygen circulated > due to anemia. > > > > I still can't believe all this has happened. Two months ago I was > positive he would one day become a chunky, lazy old tom cat, lounging in the > sun. I would never have dreamed I would lose him after only 2 and a half > years. > > > > Over the last 7 weeks, i've become even closer to him than ever as I've > been trying to nurse him back to health. He's always been so loving and > tolerant of my hugs and kisses. Life is going to feel so empty when he is > gone. > > > > > > Cassandra > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.0/775 - Release Date: 4/24/2007 > 5:43 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Joey! http://www.firstgiving.com/Joey1
