Recent Content by cara1970

You are so right on everything you have said above, it's been month now, it's just an ache now. Life goes on. Bit by bit my brain and heart and getting over this. It now longer feels like my heart is in a blender. Thank you for your kind words. I never got the opportunity to reply, but they were...

I'm so sorry for you loss! Animals actually do prefer to die alone, so most likely, he wanted to wait until you left or went to bed. Please don't beat yourself up about leaving the house. Part of the grieving process is feelings of guilt. These are completely unfounded feelings and you just need...

I also had a sweet little cat die of this disease, it was awful. She just wasted away before my eyes. It took me awhile to get my head around the fact that there was nothing I did, or could've done to prevent it. There was absolutely nothing you could have done for her. This disease is utterly...

So on top of Triaditus, poor Fred had cancer. His spleen was abnormal and it tested positive for large cell cancer. Really bad. The only way forward was to remove his spleen and do chemotherapy, which would only prolong his life for maybe a few months. On top of this, he would have pancreatitis...

Why do they creep so deeply into our hearts! That is what I want to know! I had to grieve for my mother, but seems sooooo entirely different. I wasn't walking around like someone was twisting my guts around in a blender. I was sad, it was shitty, but it wasn't such a sharp pain as this. I...

She really is a beautiful girl. When I get the courage, I will post photos of Fred. He was also a tuxedo cat. His markings gave him white eyelashes on one side and black on the other. So adorable. Better today, at least I'm not a blubbering mess every 2 seconds. Went back to work yesterday...

I really really hope so.... When I woke up today, I was pragmatic and logical about his death. Then as I woke up some more, my heart took over and WHAM, tears again! Will this ever end! It is soooo painful, the wound in my chest from a broken heart. I could live without that pain and be happy...

Phew, thank you. They wanted to do a lot more for him, take out his spleen do a blood transfusion and then he'd still be diabetic and still have pancreatitis. I said no more. I'm sorry you lost your parents, that must've been absolutely awful! My mother was diagnosed with brain tumour three...

Just realised I commented on your post on another page. Thank you for your kind words. How are you feeling now? I'm still intensely upset but it is so comforting to know others go through the same devastating feelings

So sad to hear, but I have just had to do the same thing with my tuxedo cat, Fred on Tuesday. I went a step further and he was referred to a more sophisticated vet in the city where further tests were done. But you know it didn't make any difference, so you were right in your decision. You...

I cannot thank all of you enough for the emotional support you have given me. Such amazing words, they made me cry, but in a cathartic way. I thanked Fred last night for keeping me in Ireland. I would've left long ago, but for the fact that he was here and he hated to travel so I stayed. I...

That is beautiful.... thank you. Very soothing words. It helps to be on this site with like minded people too. I will check about the Ignatia Amara and holy basil. Anything at all right now would be a bonus - the hurt is big! My last cat who passed left me a little sign three days later, so I'm...

That is beautiful.... thank you.

After a massive struggle, I had to let my Fred go yesterday. He was my cuddle buddy for 12 years. I am beyond grief I think, it hurts so much. I'm not sure how I am going to cope now or what I need to do to alleviate the hurt. I know that we will most likely outlive our pets and this is the...

Update on Fred: He’s been in ICU at a specialist vet clinic. He underwent a bunch of tests on heart, chest, abdomen and the rest of his organs. They also did an aspirated biopsy of his spleen, which showed slightly abnormal on their ultrasound, and his stomach lymph nodes were slightly enlarged...