Hi everyone
This is the story of my little Midnight who went to Rainbow Bridge last Wednesday, 8/29/01.
Midnight was an eight-month-old Siamese-cross that I adopted from my local Paws and Claws a little over 13 years ago.
Since Midnight had been at Paws and Claws for 6 months when I found her, she initially had problems adjusting to her new life as a housecat. With time and patience she improved.
Three and a half years later, we adopted Snowball from a litter of four kittens. Both cats were in perfect health and were good company for me and my son. Everything went smoothly for a number of years.
In late January of this year, Midnight was diagnosed with glaucoma and treatment with oral steriods was started. I am aware of the fact that treatment with steriods is not desirable but Midnight's Vet and I tried a couple of other options with no success. Midnight went blind and had several acute flare-ups of inflammation in her eyes over the next few months. In June, things seemed to be improving and going smoothly for Midnight. Last week Midnight had another acute flare-up and was in a lot pain. I notified my Vet and followed the instructions I was given for treatment
The evening before she died, last Tuesday, Midnight was restless and kept moving from one place to another. My son and I thought she was trying to escape the pain. On Wednesday morning, I found Midnight in a livingroom chair, falling down between the back of the chair and the cushion. When I got home that afternoon, Midnight was still in the chair and she looked so miserable and her eyes looked so sore that I decided that the kindest thing to do would be to permanently relieve her suffering.
My Vet said I was making the right choice and Snowball and I were with Midnight when she died. It was a privilage to have been Midnight's owner and it is had to believe she is really gone.
Lorie
This is the story of my little Midnight who went to Rainbow Bridge last Wednesday, 8/29/01.
Midnight was an eight-month-old Siamese-cross that I adopted from my local Paws and Claws a little over 13 years ago.
Since Midnight had been at Paws and Claws for 6 months when I found her, she initially had problems adjusting to her new life as a housecat. With time and patience she improved.
Three and a half years later, we adopted Snowball from a litter of four kittens. Both cats were in perfect health and were good company for me and my son. Everything went smoothly for a number of years.
In late January of this year, Midnight was diagnosed with glaucoma and treatment with oral steriods was started. I am aware of the fact that treatment with steriods is not desirable but Midnight's Vet and I tried a couple of other options with no success. Midnight went blind and had several acute flare-ups of inflammation in her eyes over the next few months. In June, things seemed to be improving and going smoothly for Midnight. Last week Midnight had another acute flare-up and was in a lot pain. I notified my Vet and followed the instructions I was given for treatment
The evening before she died, last Tuesday, Midnight was restless and kept moving from one place to another. My son and I thought she was trying to escape the pain. On Wednesday morning, I found Midnight in a livingroom chair, falling down between the back of the chair and the cushion. When I got home that afternoon, Midnight was still in the chair and she looked so miserable and her eyes looked so sore that I decided that the kindest thing to do would be to permanently relieve her suffering.
My Vet said I was making the right choice and Snowball and I were with Midnight when she died. It was a privilage to have been Midnight's owner and it is had to believe she is really gone.
Lorie
to attract some of the things they liked to watch as well as a bird feeder.
