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My 9 year old cat was diagnosed with lymphoma 2 weeks ago. If the vet's estimate is correct, she has maybe 2 weeks left.
If need be, we will help her along, and my question will be moot. But we're not at that point yet, so I want to know for the sake of my own being prepared. I want to know what signs to watch for so I can take time off if possible, and hopefully be by her side should she go on her own accord.
She's already painfully skinny, skeletal. She walks, but her walk has become wobbly this week. She also stopped going up and down the stairs this week, but she still manages a single step. She sunned herself in the yard yesterday. We offer her food around the clock, and she take a few licks every few hours, usually during the day. She perks up at the sound of the can and after eating. She doesn't drink much water, but she lapped up some cat milk today. Sometimes I can hear her breath, but it's not raspy or anything. Her breathing has been steady. I can't tell if her breathing is labored or if I can see her side go up and down more easily because she's so skinny. Her eyes were bright and clear last weekend, but they look more "dim" now. She still sniffs new stuff.
I know she's dying. But how do I know when her body starts to actively shut down ("active death" vs. "pre active death")? I'm freaking out at every noise she makes, and she's probably getting tired of me trying to count her breaths and heart rates and calling her name to see if she's alive.
Thanks. This is devastating. I thought she'd have more time. Her vet told me that her blood and teeth and weight were "perfect" just a week before her ultrasound, which we got as a precaution to see why she was throwing up so much. A week after the diagnosis, she's clearly going downhill, and fast.
Sorry if this is in the wrong section. The rainbow bridge thread appears to be for cats that have already passed
If need be, we will help her along, and my question will be moot. But we're not at that point yet, so I want to know for the sake of my own being prepared. I want to know what signs to watch for so I can take time off if possible, and hopefully be by her side should she go on her own accord.
She's already painfully skinny, skeletal. She walks, but her walk has become wobbly this week. She also stopped going up and down the stairs this week, but she still manages a single step. She sunned herself in the yard yesterday. We offer her food around the clock, and she take a few licks every few hours, usually during the day. She perks up at the sound of the can and after eating. She doesn't drink much water, but she lapped up some cat milk today. Sometimes I can hear her breath, but it's not raspy or anything. Her breathing has been steady. I can't tell if her breathing is labored or if I can see her side go up and down more easily because she's so skinny. Her eyes were bright and clear last weekend, but they look more "dim" now. She still sniffs new stuff.
I know she's dying. But how do I know when her body starts to actively shut down ("active death" vs. "pre active death")? I'm freaking out at every noise she makes, and she's probably getting tired of me trying to count her breaths and heart rates and calling her name to see if she's alive.
Thanks. This is devastating. I thought she'd have more time. Her vet told me that her blood and teeth and weight were "perfect" just a week before her ultrasound, which we got as a precaution to see why she was throwing up so much. A week after the diagnosis, she's clearly going downhill, and fast.
Sorry if this is in the wrong section. The rainbow bridge thread appears to be for cats that have already passed
