I found Runt lying dead in the yard this morning, he was cold and stiff so he had been there for a little while. He had a URI but had seemed fine the last time I had seen him.
While I was picking him up I saw Half-tail, her little cold had exploded into a nghtmare. I took her to the vet and she was just too far gone. She died in my arms after I made the decision to end it.
Putting her to sleep was a nightmare, she just wouldn't give up. The vet gave her more than enough 1 cc for her size 3 lbs 14 oz. It took over 30 mins for her to pass, she just wouldn't give up. This was a low cost vet so he didn't knock her out first like they did with the others I've had put to sleep. The vet thought she'd be gone in 5 mins with how bad she was but she held on. I finally gave her permission to die and once she lost consciouness the vet gave her a shot to the heart which ended it for her. She also smelled so bad, I think she had climbed through a stagnant puddle, I mean she stunk so badly but I couldn't let her die laying on a cold metal table, I had to hold her.
2 in one day This makes 4 I've lost to URIs. Out of 15 kittens there is only 1 I know of that is still alive, Nuts. I hate FeLV, it is such a horrid brutal disease.
RIP Runt and Half-Tail.
Taryn
While I was picking him up I saw Half-tail, her little cold had exploded into a nghtmare. I took her to the vet and she was just too far gone. She died in my arms after I made the decision to end it.
Putting her to sleep was a nightmare, she just wouldn't give up. The vet gave her more than enough 1 cc for her size 3 lbs 14 oz. It took over 30 mins for her to pass, she just wouldn't give up. This was a low cost vet so he didn't knock her out first like they did with the others I've had put to sleep. The vet thought she'd be gone in 5 mins with how bad she was but she held on. I finally gave her permission to die and once she lost consciouness the vet gave her a shot to the heart which ended it for her. She also smelled so bad, I think she had climbed through a stagnant puddle, I mean she stunk so badly but I couldn't let her die laying on a cold metal table, I had to hold her.
2 in one day This makes 4 I've lost to URIs. Out of 15 kittens there is only 1 I know of that is still alive, Nuts. I hate FeLV, it is such a horrid brutal disease.
RIP Runt and Half-Tail.
Taryn