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VideoAdminAlpha -> RE: What is your cat doing? (2/10/2012 5:45:27 PM)
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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl
Lilly is all out of sorts. She doesnt understand what is wrong with Binxie.
Binxie is in so much pain she now lays beneath the bedside table and simply stares at us. She went 5 weeks between pain shots and suddenly we had to get an emergency appointment, thats how fast her pain hit her. We took her back to the vet, he gave her a stronger dose of narcotics, added more steroids and antibiotics.. that was last Friday. She came home and for a few days, we a bit perkier. Now she just lays there. We both pet her under the table during the day. Make sure she has food and water, treats always available. We changed to wet food for her, but she is losing weight fast. We gently pull her out in the evening and lay on the bed with her. Tonight as we were lightly petting her, she was crying. Her hip bones are so prominent, and they hurt when we stroke over them. Her shoulder, the one the vet broke when we first took her in, is now twice the size of the other.
I told the man we are taking her back to the vet tomorrow. He is afraid the vet will put her to sleep. I cant bare to see her in pain.
Its simply breaking me heart to watch her waste away.
Its hurting my soul to watch the pain John is going through as he tries to come to grips with losing his baby of over 8 years.
And I dont know what to do about Lilly. She wont use the litter box, wakes up crying from what I perceive to be bad dreams, and wont even go beneath the bed with Binxie.
Its been about three months since her cancer diagnosis. I do feel so blessed to have had this time with her.
Darlin, I have written in the past about my baby that I had named George. He was 23, and about a month and a half ago, we were on death watch. He wouldnt eat, hubby had to carry him to the litter box, he would drink water but that was it. I baked some chicken (his absolute fav) and he opened his mouth to put a bite in and didnt chew it, it just sat there. We did that for 4 days before we realized that (in our opinion only) we were actually being cruel. He was starving to death. He got to where he was almost in a daze. I called the vet and made the arrangements, and hubby went to dig a grave and my daughter drove me to the vet because I had wrapped him in the towel he had been laying on in the bed, I was NOT going to put him in a carrier. They were waiting for us, and gave him his shot, and I had about 15 minutes before he drifted off. They took him back and administered the final immediate shot, and they had a container that they put him in and brought him back and I took him home(well the one I used to have, thats the only thing I hate is he is THERE) and we buried him. This is only my opinion, but if your baby is hurting and it definitely appears there is no coming back from this, it's more cruel to keep them here then help them stop suffering. She doesnt know why shes hurting just that she IS. And not only is she wanting comfort, but Im a firm believer that since we are family to them, on some level she knows you are "higher up the chain" and is looking for you to help her stop hurting. We still have 10 cats and they were all looking for him, and the newest stray kitten we had had curled her self around him for the entire week before he passed, and she had just arrived at the house and even she looked lost. You need to help her darlin, you know it. I wouldnt wait for the vet to suggest it, I would end her suffering. That's just me, and its not easy. George is the second one in my life I have had to make that choice, but, once I made it, I feel guilty as hell I didnt do it a few days earlier.
Huggs and prayers for you.
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