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I was just going to let you all know, my Shadow passed this morning.
I knew it would be soon, if she hadn't passed by MOnday we were going to take her in. She ate increasingly small amounts and drank little. I honestly don't remember seeing her make a bowel movement in a week. I removed the cat box Friday from our room because she just wasn't going in there. Saturday she got up and ventured into the room next to me and collapsed there. There is a cat box in there but there is also one in the hall right outside my room. She had gone there last night and laid there sort of gasping for air, not purring, eyes open but she calmed down and we carefully took her back to where she had been staying. I had been the up at night person with her and we decided to leave her last night..at 2 am I left her and went to bed, and checked on her at 7, nothing had changed. She refused food, she refused water, and since she was on a blanket, we decided to bring her into my room by sort of pulling the blanket. She was OK, but decided to pee she got up and went behind the computer I have on the floor here...I think she had a stroke or heart attack at that time and just collapsed gasping, open mouth breathing. FINALLY, she just did a couple sharp gasps, and shook a tiny bit and she was gone.
OH..ON Friday night (not sure if I posted this) I noticed her tumors were very sore looking, oozing, and I got some peroxide and a warm wet rag with some gently soup..as well as another rag with mild soup and warm water..I put peroxide on the ooze and gently cleansed the tumor area. She was pretty alert and seemed to actually get some relief so, I laid the rag on her abdomen and she really seemed to like that. I then gave her a small little clean up because her hair had been so matted, and she had some odor. She couldn't clean herself any longer so I figured she would like that.
Honestly, if any of you end up with a BIG ozzy tumor, I think there may be something to putting a cool wet rag on the abdomen or over the tumor..it really did seemt to make her feel good. She looked at me very alert after that and slept peacefully at that time..all hell broke loose the next day though. I still wish I knew where she was trying to go. We were both worried she would become confused and fall down the stairs so we had to stay up with her.
We found a basket/box and created a lid, she is now buried under a HUGE tree in the shade overlooking the farm next door. It is a BEAUTIFUL spot, and it is where we look each night as the sunsets. I don't know if any of you saw the campaign for the bee's last year they sent out a thing of mixed wildflower seeds. I couldn't find a spot to plant them till now. I am going to plant them over her and we are going to make a small memorial stone or plaque for her..
SO, I am wishing all of you the very best with your kitties. I am going to miss my girl in so many ways. She is irreplaceable. I am gonna miss her climbing up and riding on my shoulders, I am gonna miss her sleeping on the pillow above my head and waking me up for kitty snacks...I am gonna miss coming up to the room on Chicken. or Turkey nights, she LOVES turkey and chicken. I honestly think she liked Thanksgiving as much as we do..and we would NEVER let a meal go by without bringing her some.
I hope when the time comes, none of you have to wonder about if you need to end your kitties suffering, or wait and let them pass gently at home. I only know for certain it WAS her time, I won't have to second guess that one, and also that she never had to face the anixety of a car ride. I promise you, yesterday, she would have passed from the stress alone. I am CERTAIN we did the right thing. Blessings Cat people!!
I knew it would be soon, if she hadn't passed by MOnday we were going to take her in. She ate increasingly small amounts and drank little. I honestly don't remember seeing her make a bowel movement in a week. I removed the cat box Friday from our room because she just wasn't going in there. Saturday she got up and ventured into the room next to me and collapsed there. There is a cat box in there but there is also one in the hall right outside my room. She had gone there last night and laid there sort of gasping for air, not purring, eyes open but she calmed down and we carefully took her back to where she had been staying. I had been the up at night person with her and we decided to leave her last night..at 2 am I left her and went to bed, and checked on her at 7, nothing had changed. She refused food, she refused water, and since she was on a blanket, we decided to bring her into my room by sort of pulling the blanket. She was OK, but decided to pee she got up and went behind the computer I have on the floor here...I think she had a stroke or heart attack at that time and just collapsed gasping, open mouth breathing. FINALLY, she just did a couple sharp gasps, and shook a tiny bit and she was gone.
OH..ON Friday night (not sure if I posted this) I noticed her tumors were very sore looking, oozing, and I got some peroxide and a warm wet rag with some gently soup..as well as another rag with mild soup and warm water..I put peroxide on the ooze and gently cleansed the tumor area. She was pretty alert and seemed to actually get some relief so, I laid the rag on her abdomen and she really seemed to like that. I then gave her a small little clean up because her hair had been so matted, and she had some odor. She couldn't clean herself any longer so I figured she would like that.
Honestly, if any of you end up with a BIG ozzy tumor, I think there may be something to putting a cool wet rag on the abdomen or over the tumor..it really did seemt to make her feel good. She looked at me very alert after that and slept peacefully at that time..all hell broke loose the next day though. I still wish I knew where she was trying to go. We were both worried she would become confused and fall down the stairs so we had to stay up with her.
We found a basket/box and created a lid, she is now buried under a HUGE tree in the shade overlooking the farm next door. It is a BEAUTIFUL spot, and it is where we look each night as the sunsets. I don't know if any of you saw the campaign for the bee's last year they sent out a thing of mixed wildflower seeds. I couldn't find a spot to plant them till now. I am going to plant them over her and we are going to make a small memorial stone or plaque for her..
SO, I am wishing all of you the very best with your kitties. I am going to miss my girl in so many ways. She is irreplaceable. I am gonna miss her climbing up and riding on my shoulders, I am gonna miss her sleeping on the pillow above my head and waking me up for kitty snacks...I am gonna miss coming up to the room on Chicken. or Turkey nights, she LOVES turkey and chicken. I honestly think she liked Thanksgiving as much as we do..and we would NEVER let a meal go by without bringing her some.
I hope when the time comes, none of you have to wonder about if you need to end your kitties suffering, or wait and let them pass gently at home. I only know for certain it WAS her time, I won't have to second guess that one, and also that she never had to face the anixety of a car ride. I promise you, yesterday, she would have passed from the stress alone. I am CERTAIN we did the right thing. Blessings Cat people!!