Michelle, I'm sorry to hear about Simon. It's very difficult to go through this, I know from all too recent experience. You are obviously very sensitive to Simons needs. I feel positive you will do the right thing for him, be it to leave him be or to help him along. A good caring human is all Simon needs, and he has it in spades.
Sending good thoughts to Simon and you. Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2005 9:51 AM To: felvtalk@vlists.net Subject: Re: Simon near death, please pray/send energy-- Kathy He actually has not gotten up at all for at least 6 hours now, maybe more. I don't think he can. every once in a while he meows and moves his back legs a little and my partner flips him over and he seems calm again. I put rescue remedy and benedry cream in his ears, don't know if that has helped. He still does not sleep much, sometimes has eyes almost but not quite closed and inner eyelid covering his pupils. His breathing is visible and audible, but still closed-mouthed. I have a tranquilizer shot that is for cats. I am not supposed to have it so do not want to post information about it. 2 units of it is supposed to knock them out completely in an anesthesia-like fashion, though their eyes stay open and they retain the ability to swallow. My cat Josephine got this shot when she went into respiratory distress, but instead of calming her it euthanized her, because she was so far along. Do you think at this point I ought to give him a small amount of that shot? It is an IM shot--can I give a small amount and then use it again later? Or should I wait until he is meowing consistently or screaming or panting or something? He lies very still for the most part. sometimes I think he is sleeping but am not sure. he is only 4 years old. I can not bear it. I know that the FeLV takes them young, but a few people on this list have had cats live to 6, 8, even 10 or older, and I always hoped he would live that long and felt he should since he was hardly ever sick. And then this. I can not imagine a world without silly Simon. Michelle
