Tracy, I am so sorry to hear about your precious Herbie.
Cindy --- catatonya <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm so sorry Tracy. > tonya > > Tracy Weese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Herbie was in a lot of distress at home and so I > took him to the emergency > vet (also the place that just saw him on Friday), > even after being > stabilized in oxygen, he continue to go down hill. > His heart was enlarged > and we were very limited in what diagnostics could > be done in light of the > stress on the heart (couldn't give him fluids) and > then his inability to > drawn air in......The new X-rays shows spots on the > lungs and poss. fluid, > the lymph nodes were still very large..... > > So, with a poor prognosis, and the fact that he > would not be able to > survive surgery or sedation, I decided to let him > go. When I went back to > see him, I knew immediately it was the right thing > to do--he looked awful, > even with the oxygen, he was really struggling to > breathe........He went as > soon as the sedation was given, he was gone before > the lethal fluid was > even given. > > I will miss Herbie--he was such a love bug--hence, > his name. He liked to > lie next to other cats and put his "arms" around > them. > > Tracy > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com