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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2008More purrs for Smokey, please...
It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( Her tongue seems to be getting worse - it may be cancer (TED said no way to know for sure without a biopsy, shich we SHOULD have done when she was out for the dental).... she darted out of the utility room this morning (we've been keeping her there to keep the other cats out of her gooshie fud), and made a beeline for the other food dishes. On a whim, when I put her back there with her mush (goosie fud and powdered KMR mixed), I grabbed a handfull of kibble - and she started eating it!!! I guess if ol' toothless can get a kibble in her mouth (she does have her tiny front teeth, but no fangs and maybe one molar left) she can swallow it whole! I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Purrs on the way for Smokey! Re the kibble - most cats don't really chew, at the most they slice down with their teeth to break the kibble, but most of it goes down whole anyway (I know, I've cleaned up cat puke and saw whole pieces of kibble. Ask your vet, but I would say if she wants to eat it, if it comforts her or makes her happy, give it to her! Hugs, CatNipped > > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > CatNipped I know that about the kibble - almost all cat puke I've cleaned up (aside from the hairballs) have been whole kibble..... The problem is that she has a very bad habit of eating until she's full, and then the kibble expands as it absorbs the stomach acids, and then she horks it back up :( So she's getting a bit at a time (she's not been wanting to eat unless we force her with a syringe) >> > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( >> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > back up :( So she's getting a bit at a time (she's not been wanting > to eat unless we force her with a syringe) I haven't been following this as closely as I might have. Does she have any problem drinking water? We have to watch Jake on that as he has a 'deformed' tongue and it takes more effort for him to drink. Its fine if he's feeling good, but not so great if he isn't or he starts gulping down dry food. Jo > I know that about the kibble - almost all cat puke I've cleaned up > (aside from the hairballs) have been whole kibble..... Pua does that too with the kibble and that's why I was wondering about diabetes, but I figured out what she does. Now that I've got her on wet food, she doesn't drink water NEARLY like she used to. I used to fill up her glass up to 4 times a day. Anyway, this is our routine. When I wake up, she mews at me to fill up her water glass - I have to do that before I pee, darn it. Fine, I fill it up, she drinks half the glass, eats a few bites of kibble and then immediately gets the zoomies and runs all over the house. She bounces off chairs, tables - and then a projectile stream of water and whole kibble ends up clear down the hallway. Basically, she drinks too much water at once and runs around! I'd throw up, too! The wet food has made an incredible difference, though. She eats less kibble and drinks less water which means less pukiness for me to clean up! I like that feature. :~) kili > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Poor little girl! More purrs on the way.  SignatureTheresa, Stinky and Dante drtmuirATearthlink.net Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh purring and praying, Lee > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( I'm so sorry, Nancy. It does sound like she has some feist left in her, though. We will be purring for you all. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Many purrs for Smokey and for you as you and she struggle through this diffucult time. Charleen > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Purrs on the way for Smokey. I'd like to say Persia is really revving up the purrs but she's just being a fat lump of fur on a pillow next to my chair at the moment. But you get the drift. Jill > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... I hate hearing things like this. I'm glad she's eating something, though! Purrs are on their way. kili > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Purrs coming from our gang here near Berlin. Bettina > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Purrs on the way. -- Will in New Haven > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... More purrs on the way. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Purrs for Smokey, and for you. SignatureJoy Constant change is here to stay. > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Purrs and prayers for little Smokey. Hope the news is good and you can keep her for a long time. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time. > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... "Magic Mood Jeep" ... > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Makor PUUUUUUURRS are sent from Mosey and prayers from me that all will be well Hug Kyla Lots and lots of purrs that it isn't cancer and she'll be with you a while yet. Tweed > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... purrs and prayers in route > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... Purrs and prayers for whatever lies ahead for the both of you. > purrs and prayers in route >> It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> >> I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for analysis, and we will give her more of a fighting chance. If she doesn't show signs of improvement, it may be time to put her down... she's had a long (albeit mostly toothless) life, and according to the cat-age calculator link someone posted, she's in her 80's! > It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for > analysis, and we will give her more of a fighting chance. If she > doesn't show signs of improvement, it may be time to put her down... > she's had a long (albeit mostly toothless) life, and according to the > cat-age calculator link someone posted, she's in her 80's! Keeping our fingers crossed and the purrs coming. Dan Purrs coming for the best possible outcome. Hugs, CatNipped > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for > analysis, and we will give her more of a fighting chance. If she > doesn't show signs of improvement, it may be time to put her down... > she's had a long (albeit mostly toothless) life, and according to the > cat-age calculator link someone posted, she's in her 80's! The wait must be killing you. Lots of purrs that she perks up. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. More purrs for her, and for you. SignatureJoy Constant change is here to stay. > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for > analysis, and we will give her more of a fighting chance. If she > doesn't show signs of improvement, it may be time to put her down... > she's had a long (albeit mostly toothless) life, and according to the > cat-age calculator link someone posted, she's in her 80's! Hopefully the blood work will tell us something. Meanwhile, purrs are on their way. kili "Magic Mood Jeep" ... > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for > analysis, and we will give her more of a fighting chance. If she > doesn't show signs of improvement, it may be time to put her down... > she's had a long (albeit mostly toothless) life, and according to the > cat-age calculator link someone posted, she's in her 80's! More PUUUUURS coming her way, and a HUG for you. Love Kyla >> It may (or may not be) time for her to go... :( >> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> >> I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even ate some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age (and weakness due to problems eating) she may not survive a biopsy surgery, let alone any kind of treatment. We didn't think it was fair to force her through any of that, or to make her "live" and have the food crammed down her throat every couple of hours (since her tongue was so bad, she couldn't eat on her own any more) for a few more days/weeks or however long she could have made it. We did the deed at around 5:30pm Eastern Standard Time (US). Smokey is, in theory, napping in the sun at the Rainbow Bridge, but is, in reality, buried in the back yard (a couple yards from Ivy, RB 2002), with a package of Pounce treats, which were her favorite. She was given to us in November of 1993, by a former co-worker that was moving that couldn't (or just plain didn't want to) take her with, and she was probably about a year old then.Se was front declawed, but , we found out when she went into heat, not spayed - we quickly remedied that. 4 years ago, she lost all 4 fangs after a trip to TED, she had a couple of abscesses that caused that. She still continued to eat kibble, though, and would jump over any doggy-gate that we had to chase a tossed pounce treat, 9 out of 10 times without even touching the gate, nor even brushing it with her belly fur. She would come running when we shook the can, unless she was sleeping soundly (which was more often as of late). She was the puke-queen, stole 1/2 the meat from a roast beef sandwich when I wasn't looking, and ate 3 "chicken" McNuggets that were left over and had not yet made it to the fridge (actually managing to open the cardboard "clamshell" container they were in). Rest In Peace, ol' Anti-Social-She-B!itch-From Hell, you will be missed. > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... >^..^< This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help her wipe out Bunny's world domination. -- The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > Rest In Peace, ol' Anti-Social-She-B!itch-From Hell, you will be missed. I'm so very sorry for your loss. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even ate > some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age (and [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© > email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) nethttp://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep I'm so sorry MMJ. > TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even > ate some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Rest In Peace, ol' Anti-Social-She-B!itch-From Hell, you will be > missed. Honey, I am so, so, so, sorry. Dang. I was really hoping for a better outcome. Well, I'm going to light a candle right now for a safe journey. {{{{{{{{{{{ Magic }}}}}}}}}}} kili "Magic Mood Jeep ©" > Smokey is, in theory, napping in the sun at the Rainbow Bridge, but is, in > reality, buried in the back yard (a couple yards from Ivy, RB 2002), with > a package of Pounce treats, which were her favorite. I am so sorry for your loss of Smokey:( My heart is breaking with yours Hug Kyla & Mosey Magic Mood Jeep ? <nobody@nowhere.net> wrote: > Rest In Peace, ol' Anti-Social-She-B!itch-From Hell, you will be missed. It sounds like you made the right choice, not to let her suffer. But it's sad, and I'm sorry you had to say goodbye to her. My bunch is purring for you and your family. SignatureJoyce To email me, remove the triple-X from my user name. ^..^ > TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even ate > some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age (and [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Rest In Peace, ol' Anti-Social-She-B!itch-From Hell, you will be missed. I'm so sorry to hear that. Lighting a candle for Smokey and sending our best comforting purrs to you. Sam, supervised by Mistletoe I'm sure she thanks you for loving her enough to let her go, rather than put her through that. Hugs and purrs to you. SignatureJoy Constant change is here to stay. > TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even ate > some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age (and [quoted text clipped - 57 lines] > email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net > http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even > ate some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > is, in reality, buried in the back yard (a couple yards from Ivy, RB > 2002), with a package of Pounce treats, which were her favorite. I'm so sorry Smokey has gone, I will light a candle for her. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Bright Blessings for Smokey's crossing. --Fil > I'm so sorry Smokey has gone, I will light a candle for her. > -- > Adrian (Owned by Snoopy, Bagheera & Shadow) > Cats leave pawprints on your hearthttp://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk Hugs and purrs on the way for those left behind, and will light a candle for her journey >TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even ate >some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age (and [quoted text clipped - 51 lines] > >^..^< This is Kitty. Copy and paste Kitty into your signature to help >her wipe out Bunny's world domination. I am sorry for your pain but proud of you for doing what was best for her, Lee > TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even ate > some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age (and [quoted text clipped - 58 lines] > email me at nalee1964 (at) comcast (dot) net > http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep > We did the deed at around 5:30pm Eastern > Standard Time (US). > Rest In Peace, ol' Anti-Social-She-B!itch-From Hell, you will be missed. I'm so sorry to hear this. We'll light a candle for her journey. Helen M > TED said that even though she was responding to IV fluids, and even ate > some, they were 85-95% sure that it was cancer, and at her age (and [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > Rest In Peace, ol' Anti-Social-She-B!itch-From Hell, you will be missed. I'm so sorry. Lots of purrs and hugs, Polonca and Soncek praying for all of you, Lee > She is at TED's now. They are doing a blood draw, and if a cortisone > shot and IV fluids perk her up, they will send the blood off for [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > I'm calling TED later this afternoon to see what they say.... |
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