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My Poor Sox...
Farewell My Friend...
Another Story To Add...
So this morning we had to put my sweet Eva to sleep. She had pneumonia and a serious GI tract issue (she had diarrhea almost all the time since she got food poisoning 18 months ago) and possibly other conditions they were unaware of at that moment. She was 11 and was a starving, abandoned kitten when she was recused and came to live with us. She never had the greatest health, but she was sweet, loving and she purred super loud and it sounded like it was slight broken in some manner I don't know how to describe.
Maybe you all can help alleviate some of my guilt here on this decision. She lost weight after the food poisoning and got thinner. But she acted just fine, but she had chronic diarrhea. We took her to the vet many times, but nothing treated it for long or very well, it always returned and the doctors couldn't explain it (we have a number of strange issues with our cats because they are rescues, ferals or strays). The last 5 days she dropped weight super rapidly, we even force-fed until her she started spitting food out and then took her into the vet who gave her shots and antibiotics. This morning she had the 1000 year stare and her joints were all stiff and I think she was in constant pain, she would make a soft moan anytime we touched her.
the vet said we could do aggressive antibiotics and oxygen and hospitalization, but it was no guarantee and with her chronic health issues and age and I have to guilty says, the $2000 bill for that was a consideration as well. On the other hand, she would have been there alone and without mommy and daddy and feeling horrible and not understanding and that broke my heart as well I think we made the right decision, for her, not for us. I don't think she had felt very well for a long time. I worry we gave up too easily or missed something that would have prevented this...and we did take her to multiple vets, but it was always the something, inconclusive.
The vet couldn't get the needle in her today so I didn't get to be with her when she passed and I feel very terrible about that. I am so sorry Eva. You were such a good, sweet girl. She would perch on me and my roommate and purr and purr. She would reach out and touch us if she wanted attention and use a claw if we didn't quickly respond. She'd sleep beside me at night. She loved playing with the little electric mouse that went in circles her the toy we bought. she loved her catnip and scratchers. I will miss her. I hope Morpheus, Sox, Mal and, Ashe are with her now. I love all of my companions who have passed and miss them and none are forgotten (and man are there a lot it seems...more than just the ones mentioned there). Did I say I will miss her? I will, terribly. Especially her broken purrs, following me around and meowing for food or luvs. Goodnight sweet Eva.
You can't see it so well, but she had brown eyes, they then turned green and eventually her right eye turned brown and left eye stayed green.
I am going to say thank you for reading, thank you for commenting and your support (and even if you think we should have more, I think we did as good as we could, but I'll take it)....even if it takes me a while to come back and comment again. Coming back to these threads are so emotionally heartbreaking for me. Those of you who put so much time and care into the site and responding, you all have my utmost respect. I am with you in spirit at least. Thanks for letting me ramble some of my sorrow and guilt out.
My Poor Sox...
Farewell My Friend...
Another Story To Add...
So this morning we had to put my sweet Eva to sleep. She had pneumonia and a serious GI tract issue (she had diarrhea almost all the time since she got food poisoning 18 months ago) and possibly other conditions they were unaware of at that moment. She was 11 and was a starving, abandoned kitten when she was recused and came to live with us. She never had the greatest health, but she was sweet, loving and she purred super loud and it sounded like it was slight broken in some manner I don't know how to describe.
Maybe you all can help alleviate some of my guilt here on this decision. She lost weight after the food poisoning and got thinner. But she acted just fine, but she had chronic diarrhea. We took her to the vet many times, but nothing treated it for long or very well, it always returned and the doctors couldn't explain it (we have a number of strange issues with our cats because they are rescues, ferals or strays). The last 5 days she dropped weight super rapidly, we even force-fed until her she started spitting food out and then took her into the vet who gave her shots and antibiotics. This morning she had the 1000 year stare and her joints were all stiff and I think she was in constant pain, she would make a soft moan anytime we touched her.
the vet said we could do aggressive antibiotics and oxygen and hospitalization, but it was no guarantee and with her chronic health issues and age and I have to guilty says, the $2000 bill for that was a consideration as well. On the other hand, she would have been there alone and without mommy and daddy and feeling horrible and not understanding and that broke my heart as well I think we made the right decision, for her, not for us. I don't think she had felt very well for a long time. I worry we gave up too easily or missed something that would have prevented this...and we did take her to multiple vets, but it was always the something, inconclusive.
The vet couldn't get the needle in her today so I didn't get to be with her when she passed and I feel very terrible about that. I am so sorry Eva. You were such a good, sweet girl. She would perch on me and my roommate and purr and purr. She would reach out and touch us if she wanted attention and use a claw if we didn't quickly respond. She'd sleep beside me at night. She loved playing with the little electric mouse that went in circles her the toy we bought. she loved her catnip and scratchers. I will miss her. I hope Morpheus, Sox, Mal and, Ashe are with her now. I love all of my companions who have passed and miss them and none are forgotten (and man are there a lot it seems...more than just the ones mentioned there). Did I say I will miss her? I will, terribly. Especially her broken purrs, following me around and meowing for food or luvs. Goodnight sweet Eva.
You can't see it so well, but she had brown eyes, they then turned green and eventually her right eye turned brown and left eye stayed green.
I am going to say thank you for reading, thank you for commenting and your support (and even if you think we should have more, I think we did as good as we could, but I'll take it)....even if it takes me a while to come back and comment again. Coming back to these threads are so emotionally heartbreaking for me. Those of you who put so much time and care into the site and responding, you all have my utmost respect. I am with you in spirit at least. Thanks for letting me ramble some of my sorrow and guilt out.
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