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We''re keeping fingers, toes, and tails crossed here. Head bonks and prrrrrreows your way...
 
Oh no, AChiO! I''m so hoping that things improve tonight for your kitty and tomorrow finds her back to her old self. Positive thoughts coming your way for good news tomorrow!
 
Thanks everyone for your good thoughts and prayers!!
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I''m speaking with the vet again tomorrow morning, so I''ll know more then...I also plan to go back and visit Sasha tomorrow morning...I hope she looks better....this is a rollercoaster ride!!
 
Oh no, poor Sasha
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! I''m so sorry she isn''t doing as well as everyone had hoped but maybe there is an explanation and her poor body is going through so much right now, she probably just wants to get home to her Mom & Dad. I''m sending good mojo and happy thoughts your way tonight- I hope you have happier news in the morning.
 
Your new avitar of your Sasha is adorable, what a pretty kitten she was. I am sorry to hear about the change in circumstances. Hopefully the IV does the trick, and I''m sure she loved having your company today. Hope there is better news for you in the morning, and in the mean time, positive thoughts, hopes and kitty headbonks sent your way.
 
Date: 9/15/2005 10:37:35 PM
Author: fountainfairfax
Oh no, poor Sasha
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! I''m so sorry she isn''t doing as well as everyone had hoped but maybe there is an explanation and her poor body is going through so much right now, she probably just wants to get home to her Mom & Dad. I''m sending good mojo and happy thoughts your way tonight- I hope you have happier news in the morning.
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We would love to to have her home, but not until she''s stabilized...it''s a catch-22 isn''t it?? Leave her there and she become more depressed, or bring her home and let her remain sick...what a dilemma!!
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I just read your update...I''m so sorry that Sasha''s not doing well. Hopefully your veterinarian will have better news for you in the morning. Know that you and Sasha are in my thoughts and prayers. (I love your avatar, she''s such a cutie!)
 
My prayers are with you as well. Sorry to hear your kitty is not feeling well and hoping the IV flush will do it. It could be that her body is taking time to adjust to both the insulin and the new diabetic food. Have you tried bringing food that she was used to be eating before she went into the vet? Right before we took our kitty to the vet and found out she was diabetic she was not eating her usual dry / wet food and the only thing she would eat was tuna fish. Even after we got her back from the vet and had her insulin started it was tuna fish for the first week or so and then I slowly started leaving her some wet and dry food to see which she would eat and eventually it was the dry food and a specific type of wet food. It''s ok to have your kitty eat her normal food but just monitor and regulate the amounts she eats. There are some diabetic kitties who refuse the vet stuff and only want the commercial stuff so you just deal with it and monitor the amount and their sugar levels.

Best of luck and i''ll keep an eye out for your next update.
 
I hope you get some good news while at the vet today.
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Oh geez. I''m so sorry. I know how much you miss your baby and want her to be home happy and healthy! Please let us know what''s going on with her. Head bonks.
 
Date: 9/16/2005 2:37:35 AM
Author: bettyboop
My prayers are with you as well. Sorry to hear your kitty is not feeling well and hoping the IV flush will do it. It could be that her body is taking time to adjust to both the insulin and the new diabetic food. Have you tried bringing food that she was used to be eating before she went into the vet? Right before we took our kitty to the vet and found out she was diabetic she was not eating her usual dry / wet food and the only thing she would eat was tuna fish. Even after we got her back from the vet and had her insulin started it was tuna fish for the first week or so and then I slowly started leaving her some wet and dry food to see which she would eat and eventually it was the dry food and a specific type of wet food. It''s ok to have your kitty eat her normal food but just monitor and regulate the amounts she eats. There are some diabetic kitties who refuse the vet stuff and only want the commercial stuff so you just deal with it and monitor the amount and their sugar levels.
Best of luck and i''ll keep an eye out for your next update.
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bettyboop...interesting idea and I''ll bring it up to the vet when they call me today...I just hope she''s strong enough that we can consider this option!!!
 
Oh AChiOAlumna, I''m crossing my finger and toes for you kitty!!

Let us know what her status is later.
 
Well...thanks for all your prayers, but we''re going to have to put her to sleep. The vet called this morning and her condition has gotten significantly worse to the point that even if they did a exploratory surgery, she''d never survive. I''m going to go say good bye to Sasha now, and I know this will be the best thing for her, but it''s still heart-wrenching...

Again...thanks for everyone''s prayers, support, guidance and help....you''re all wonderful!!!
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Oh AChio, I''m so, so sorry. I so wished that you would get better news. Times like this are so hard, but please know in your heart that you did your best for Sasha and she will suffer no more. Again, I''m so sorry for your loss.
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I am so sorry...I know how hard it must have been to make this decision, your final act of selfless love for Sasha. Hopefully you can find some measure of comfort in the fact that you did everything you possibly could for her. Now her suffering will end, and she will be in a better place...


Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.


You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.


Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....


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Kerbear....that was beautiful!!! Thank you...I know she''s in a better place and she''s not suffering anymore...I went to see her for the last time. She looked awful...her fur was jaundiced and she had relitively little life in her little body. I know I did the right thing...I don''t regret it, I only regret that she''s gone.
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I'm just so so sorry to hear this. I'm starting to tear up b/c I know how much we love our fur babies. But you did the right thing. I didn't want to mention any of this before because you decided to go ahead with the injections...but I was faced with the same decision a few years back. Mel came to us as a stray. We had no idea he was diabetic or that the medication we gave him made him diabetic. On our first wedding anniversary, I awoke to find him lifeless on the floor. Coat was ragged. He wasn't moving. The night before I made him take a bath b/c he smelled "funny". Turns out that was from ketosis. He was in kidney failure. I feel horrible for doing that to this day. The vet said that with treatment and insulin he *might* be ok but he was in very bad shape. But I didn't want to put him through it. I think that sometimes people take treatment to far- for themselves, and not for their pet.... I decided, like you, that I would be selfless and do what was best for my friend. I knew it was what I had to do. It makes me feel "good" about my decision to this day when I think about how peaceful the end was for kitty. Just like a peaceful nap. You need to focus on that, and that you did the right thing. Again, I'm so sorry.
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Date: 9/16/2005 2:29:25 PM
Author: moremoremore
I''m just so so sorry to hear this. I''m starting to tear up b/c I know how much we love our fur babies. But you did the right thing. I didn''t want to mention any of this before because you decided to go ahead with the injections...but I was faced with the same decision a few years back. Mel came to us as a stray. We had no idea he was diabetic or that the medication we gave him made him diabetic. On our first wedding anniversary, I awoke to find him lifeless on the floor. Coat was ragged. He wasn''t moving. The night before I made him take a bath b/c he smelled ''funny''. Turns out that was from ketosis. He was in kidney failure. I feel horrible for doing that to this day. The vet said that with treatment and insulin he *might* be ok but he was in very bad shape. But I didn''t want to put him through it. I think that sometimes people take treatment to far- for themselves, and not for their pet.... I decided, like you, that I would be selfless and do what was best for my friend. I knew it was what I had to do. It makes me feel ''good'' about my decision to this day when I think about how peaceful the end was for kitty. Just like a peaceful nap. You need to focus on that, and that you did the right thing. Again, I''m so sorry.
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Wow MMM....that sounds like it was a real shock, but you didn''t know at the time that the "smell" was something worse...please don''t beat yourself up over that...I also noticed a "smell" about Sasha today and chalked it up to her jaundice, but the vet did say her liver enzymes were off the map, so it could''ve been the same thing.

They now think (due her quick level of decompensation) that she may not have been diabetic at all, but could''ve have cancer that impacted the pancreas and resulted in diabetic symptoms. They offered to do an autopsy, but I thought, "What''s the point?" I just didn''t want to see her suffer any more...I could tell she was not happy in her current condition and needed to go to sleep.
 
Oh I am so sorry to hear this. Of course you did the right thing, but it''s sooo hard I''m sure. Big HUGS!!!!
 
Oh geez, I hope my post didn''t sound like I was turning in into a *me* post ... so sorry if it did..
I was hoping maybe you might feel a little better knowing that sometimes, there is nothing to be done and sharing my story...

Pancreatic cancer is serious stuff...I would also not have done any investigation. It doesn''t really matter why it happened, but just knowing you did the right thing no matter what caused it. Anything to prevent suffering and that''s exactly what you did...It was a very selfless thing to do...
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Date: 9/16/2005 3:17:04 PM
Author: moremoremore
Oh geez, I hope my post didn''t sound like I was turning in into a *me* post ... so sorry if it did..
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Oh no....not at all!!! It was just sad to hear that you''re still regreting something that you had no knowledge of...It helps me to comfort others sometimes when I''m in a place needing comfort...I think it''s the therapist in me!
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The cancer is just a hypothesis, but it would make sense since her enzyme levels were all over the place and her sugar levels started to stabilize on their own without an insulin shot in over 24 hours....
 
Oh, I''m soooo sorry
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, but you did the right thing. She''s at peace now and no more suffering.

You and her are in my thoughts...
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I agree that you did the right thing. As difficult as it was to do, it was the merciful and compassionate thing to do. My condolences.
 
You definitely did the right thing...but I know it's painful to you nonetheless.
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Know that she is at peace and is not suffering anymore...and giving you great big head bonks from the sky.
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BIIIIIIG HUGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so sad to read about what has happened, but you definitely did the right thing. She isn''t hurting anymore. Have some good cries, and smile through the tears about the happy memories you have!

Still sending wishes for peace and comfort your way!!!
 
I''m just so sorry....you did entirely the right thing for your Sasha. Many of us have been there before and have a good idea of what you''re feeling right now. I , for one, am crying my eyes out now (BF just asked what''s wrong.) mostly for you & Sasha and a little for remembering what it was like to go through such a loss....hugs to you & hubby..when I had to put Cricket to sleep, I buried him with the phrase "He who is not forgotten is never really gone." May the same always hold true for the loving memories of Sasha kitty.
 
Having to a put a pet to sleep is one of the hardest things to do. I still cry when I think of William. It has been nearly two years now...I take comfort in knowing tha the was loved and had a good home while he was with me. Try to remember postive kitty moments. I am so sorry.
 
What a hard decision to have to make ... but you did the right thing for Sasha. Big hugs and a few shared tears from me too (and a head-bonk from Moonduster).
 
Hello everyone...

Thanks so much for your kind words, stories, and head-bonks from your own kitties. I''ve been feeling kinda numb all day...tried to take a nap (but DH woke me up with a phone call)...and have had a few good cries throughout the day...

I found her collar sitting on my bathroom sink counter....I had taken it off of her several months ago when I was brushing her one night and never put it back on. It began to sink in the reality that I''ll never be using that collar again...which then began to lead to a lot of other realities.

I''m still satisfied of my decision...and knowing she''s no longer in pain does provide some comfort (although admittedly, right now...not much ;)

Again...thanks for all the support...I wouldn''t be able to get through it without all of you!!!
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OK, I''m definitely tearing up right now over you finding her collar...it''s the little things that you don''t think about that sneak up and get you, isn''t it? Sending more big hugs to you!!
 
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