sorry to hear that. condolences... On Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:57:33 -0400 John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> https://flic.kr/p/xtqGRY > > https://flic.kr/p/HPPRDh > > I had to take Baxter to the vet tonight. She was 21 years old and was > barely eating. I managed to coax a bit of food into her the last week > by puréeing chicken breast & chicken broth in a blender. > > But today she wouldn't even eat that. > > Then when she jumped out of my lap this evening she couldn't walk, > couldn't stand up. > > The vet said she had severe kidney failure and could probably live > another week with three days of IV fluids and if I'd learn how to > give her subcutaneous fluids at home. But even with that massive > intervention, she wasn't going to last much longer. > > I was afraid she was going to suffer too much so I had her > euthanized. It was time. I wasn't ready & I didn't want to, but it > was the best thing for Baxter. > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.