Amy, lighting a candle for a peaceful passage for Maverick. We love them. care for them and in the end let them go. Sharyl
--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Diane Rosenfeldt <drosenfe...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > From: Diane Rosenfeldt <drosenfe...@wi.rr.com> > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 1:27 PM > > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > On Behalf Of Amy > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:09 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > > > His name is Maverick. > > He woke up this morning with a yellow color and has let us > know he's had > enough. We just returned from the vet and he had a > peaceful passing. > > Amy > > --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> > wrote: > > > From: Laurieskatz <lauriesk...@mchsi.com> > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 9:45 AM Poor guy. What > is his name? > > Please keep us posted. > > Laurie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] > > On Behalf Of Amy > > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:22 AM > > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Cat crashing > > > > > > Yeah, the vet does know about it. He threw it up and > she said that > > means it was recently ingested. She said we can look > at his belly > > today if we want but she said she felt while we were > there and his > > belly felt fine. I read, and so did she, that one of > the main reasons > > cats eat litter is because of anemia and we already > know that's going > > on. I've lost the majority of my leuk positives over > the years the > > same way. Either anemisa or tumors. We do full > blood workups every 6 > > months to try to keep an eye on anemia but I've never > been able to > > bring one back yet once the hematocrit starts dropping > quickly. I > > expected him to live longer because I've lost most of > my guys with > > hematocrits between 7-13 and his is 23. > > This guy is fading, > > though, and I think he's probably had enough. I'm > just trying to > > decide if I want to do bloodwork and radiographs or if > I want to just > > let him go peacefully without disturbing him any > further. I have no > > doubt that the leukemia has just taken it's toll > on him :( > > > > He also has Bartonella and despite numerous > treatments, has not been > > able to shake it. We couldn't figure it out because > any other cats > > I've treated have responded quite well. This guy's > numbers actually > > got worse after treatment so I'm thinking his body > just doesn't have > > the means to cope with fighting it off. > > > > Amy > > > > > > > I would be real concerned with > > > clumping litter if he ate any, you know what it > does > > when it > > > gets wet. Does the vet know about that? I > have heard that cats > > > shouldn't get tums, will see if I can > > find > > > the palce I read it. > > > > > > -- > > > Belinda > > > happiness is being owned by cats ... > > > > > > http://bemikitties.com > > > > > > http://BelindaSauro.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Felvtalk mailing list > > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.o > > > rg > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Felvtalk mailing list > > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
