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Date: 9/17/2005 12:28:11 AM
Author: HOUMedGal
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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Fortunately, we have another cat (Smokey) whose allergies are acting up as a result of the stress!! But having him allows me to leave the food bowls and water bowls out and the litter box down. If he wasn''t around, I''d have to deal with all of this and that would be too strange.

Seeing her collar ironically gives me comfort...don''t know why...sounds really strange, huh?

Thanks again for all your support and prayers....It means SO much to us!!!
 
Ooh, AChiO....I am so sorry about Sasha. Even when you know it is the right decision, it is still so difficult to make. It sounds like if it was really the cancer, there was nothing you could''ve done, except the peace of mind that she isn''t in pain. She was lucky to have such a caring & loving owner. My thoughts are with you.
 
O AChiO ... I''m soooo sorry to hear about Sasha. You did the right thing. I wonder if it might have also been pancreatitis as this is often related to diabetes and sometimes vets don''t know which causes which ... sort of like the egg and the chicken. We lost our other cat 2 years ago after battling breast cancer for about 3 months. It was hard to understand what caused the cancer and like in humans, no one knows what causes cancer in animals. Letting her go was one of the hardest things to do and my husband was a wreck as she was his special baby and it was truly difficult as he wanted to hold onto her as long as he could but I couldn''t watch her suffer any longer. Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Sasha will always remain in your heart and in spirit.
 
Thanks again everyone! We''re realizing the little things like this month was her 5th birthday (ironic, huh?) and the little things that we used to complain about, suddenly we miss....last night was hard especially for me...but we''ll get through...

We have decided that we will (in time) get another cat...we have found that having Smokey (our other cat) around has actually made this a little easier as we can spoil him with love, and turn our attention to him...the house isn''t empty as it would be with one cat. So maybe in a few months down the road, we''ll get him a new companion (he liked having Sasha around)...but for now...he''ll be an "only child" again.
 
HI:

Hugs your way. Sorry for your loss of your much loved Sasha
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cheers--Sharon
 
Sharon...thanks so much!

I''ve started being able to get through the day without bawling every 20 minutes. I worked a 9-hour day today so that helped preoccupy my time, but coming home, I keep expecting Sasha to walk around a corner or hear her little high-pitched meow calling out for dinner time.

*SIGH*
 
Date: 9/19/2005 1:33:56 AM
Author: AChiOAlumna
I''ve started being able to get through the day without bawling every 20 minutes. I worked a 9-hour day today so that helped preoccupy my time, but coming home, I keep expecting Sasha to walk around a corner or hear her little high-pitched meow calling out for dinner time.

*SIGH*
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Oh AChiOAlumna, I know how that feels... And again, I''m soooo sorry
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This past July, our bird passed away. It was kind of similar to your situation with Sasha. He had gotten sick, we brought him to the vet, who diagnosed him and said that he was only going to live up to another year. Well, not even a week later, he was gone.
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It has been a couple months now, but I still expect to wake up to his singing. And when I''m walking around the house, I often hear something that sounds like a bell (it was his favorite toy, he would play with it all day long), and my first thought is, "oh that''s just Lucky playing." But then I suddenly realize that it''s not, that I must just be hearing things
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Fortunately, as time goes by, you will be able to remember the good times with Sasha and laugh at those memories instead of cry. Until then, we will all be there for you. *HUG*
 
I am so sorry that Sasha took a turn for the worse.
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Even if it did put her out of her pain and misery, I can imagine it was still a very hard thing to decide to put her to sleep. Good luck in the coming days and months. May your memories keep you going...
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I feel your pain. Sunday night I noticed my cat Pancho, who was only a year and half was having a hard time breathing. I work at a vet''s office so I decided I would take him with me to work yesterday(Monday). At first I thought I was overreacting by taking him because he seemed like he wasn''t feeling bad, he was just breathing a little harder than usual. The next morning he was worse. The vet looked him over and listened to his chest. She said he sounded like he had fluid in his chest. We did x-rays, we discovered that his chest was full of fluid and he had a large mass in one of his lungs. I got him when he was about 7-8 weeks old. I had him combo tested for FelV/FIV and he was negative. He had been vaccinated against it and was only an indoor cat. We decided to combo test him again just to be sure. The 10 minutes waiting for the results were the longest 10 minutes I have ever had to wait. After the timer was down to about 3 minutes I could see what was wrong. He was a very strong positive for FelV. I knew what I had to do. It wasn''t a hard choice to have him put to sleep because I knew he was in pain and there was nothing that could be done for him. He was the most loving cat I had every had. He would never bite or scratch and was always happy. He loved attention and would lay on your chest or sit in your lap for hours. If you stopped petting him for even a second he would nuzzle your hand until you pet him again. He would lay next to the computer while I was on it and just look at me. Sometimes when I would be typing he would put his paw on my hand like he wanted me to pet him. He would come if you called him and everyday I got home from work he would greet me at the door, almost like a dog. He was almost like an old cat in a young cat''s body. I know I gave him a good life even though it was short. I almost feel like it''s my fault for some reason, I feel like I should have done something else for him even though I know really I couldn''t have. Sorry if I hijacked your thread. I''m sorry about Sasha and I know from losing other pets that it will get easier it just takes time. Hang in there.

Patience
 
dixi....

Please accept my condolences...You did not hijack my thread in any means, but it does sound like you and I are going through similar situations in that it was a very unexpected death for both our cats at such a young age and it was a "no-brainer" as to the decision we had to make to let our cats suffer no more. Doesn''t mean it makes the decision any easier...

I''m adjusting well...my vet and several friends sent condolence cards, which tear me up at the confirmation that she''s gone, but again...I know she''s in a better place. I just keep reading that "Rainbow Bridge" selection and know she''s happier where she is now.

Again, dixi, *HUGS*...I''m so sorry!!
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I'm so sorry for both of you guys. Sending head bonks your way.

Dixi- can I ask how old your kitty was? (only reason I ask is b/c my scotty was recently tested and came back + after being negative at the shelter 3 years ago..)
 
MMM---dixi wrote her kitty was 1-1/2 years old...how sad, huh?
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Geez, that is so young...So how are you doing ?
 
I''m doing ok, I guess. Not really but I know he is not in any pain anymore. A lady I work with said that sometimes a kitten will test negative if you test them when they are really young. She said she had two kittens from the same litter one tested negative, and the other tested positive. She knew that they were both positive since they had the same mom. The one who had tested positive died when he was about a year old. His brother died when he was about a year and a half. I think my cat''s mom was positive and passed to him. The thing that bothers me the most is that yesterday when I took him in to get checked out, the last thing on my mind was having to put him to sleep, especially because of something like FelV. I know it will get easier as the days go by. Right now it feels like a part of me has died. Having people to talk to that have been through similar situations does make it a little easier. Thank you everyone for your kind words.

Patience
 
Date: 9/20/2005 9:06:40 PM
Author: dixichick983
The thing that bothers me the most is that yesterday when I took him in to get checked out, the last thing on my mind was having to put him to sleep, especially because of something like FelV.
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dixi...this is how feel exactly. I brough my kitty in on a Tuesday with the belief that she just needed to be stabilized for diabetes. I also got glowing reports from the vet the first 2 days with the belief that she was coming home a day earlier than originally thought. By Friday morning, I''m being told that there is no hope and the most humane thing is to let her sleep. It doesn''t seem right or fair...but knowing she''s not in pain anymore is the only thing that keeps me going right now.

Again....*HUGS*
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Date: 9/20/2005 8:11:00 PM
Author: AChiOAlumna
dixi....

Please accept my condolences...You did not hijack my thread in any means, but it does sound like you and I are going through similar situations in that it was a very unexpected death for both our cats at such a young age and it was a ''no-brainer'' as to the decision we had to make to let our cats suffer no more. Doesn''t mean it makes the decision any easier...

I''m adjusting well...my vet and several friends sent condolence cards, which tear me up at the confirmation that she''s gone, but again...I know she''s in a better place. I just keep reading that ''Rainbow Bridge'' selection and know she''s happier where she is now.

Again, dixi, *HUGS*...I''m so sorry!!
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I am glad the poem gives you some measure of comfort. Every time I read it I get a little teary-eyed (thinking of all of my fur babies that have passed).
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But, I know that they are in a better place, and one day we will be together again...
 
Date: 9/20/2005 4:01:58 PM
Author: dixichick983
I feel your pain. Sunday night I noticed my cat Pancho, who was only a year and half was having a hard time breathing. I work at a vet''s office so I decided I would take him with me to work yesterday(Monday). At first I thought I was overreacting by taking him because he seemed like he wasn''t feeling bad, he was just breathing a little harder than usual. The next morning he was worse. The vet looked him over and listened to his chest. She said he sounded like he had fluid in his chest. We did x-rays, we discovered that his chest was full of fluid and he had a large mass in one of his lungs. I got him when he was about 7-8 weeks old. I had him combo tested for FelV/FIV and he was negative. He had been vaccinated against it and was only an indoor cat. We decided to combo test him again just to be sure. The 10 minutes waiting for the results were the longest 10 minutes I have ever had to wait. After the timer was down to about 3 minutes I could see what was wrong. He was a very strong positive for FelV. I knew what I had to do. It wasn''t a hard choice to have him put to sleep because I knew he was in pain and there was nothing that could be done for him. He was the most loving cat I had every had. He would never bite or scratch and was always happy. He loved attention and would lay on your chest or sit in your lap for hours. If you stopped petting him for even a second he would nuzzle your hand until you pet him again. He would lay next to the computer while I was on it and just look at me. Sometimes when I would be typing he would put his paw on my hand like he wanted me to pet him. He would come if you called him and everyday I got home from work he would greet me at the door, almost like a dog. He was almost like an old cat in a young cat''s body. I know I gave him a good life even though it was short. I almost feel like it''s my fault for some reason, I feel like I should have done something else for him even though I know really I couldn''t have. Sorry if I hijacked your thread. I''m sorry about Sasha and I know from losing other pets that it will get easier it just takes time. Hang in there.

Patience
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I''m so sorry that you are going through this. It''s always hard to lose a pet, but it''s especially hard when they are so young and it''s unexpected. Know that this is not your fault; there wasn''t anything else that you could''ve done for Pancho. There was no way for you to possibly know that he had feline leukemia, which is incurable. You gave him a wonderful life, and when he was suffering, you made the difficult decision to end that suffering...That was the most humane and selfless thing for you to do.
 
Date: 9/20/2005 11:38:18 PM
Author: Kerbear560
I am glad the poem gives you some measure of comfort. Every time I read it I get a little teary-eyed (thinking of all of my fur babies that have passed).
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But, I know that they are in a better place, and one day we will be together again...
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I get teary-eyed when I read it too...you're not alone...
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Boy!! There's seems to be an awful trend on our boards this week...I'm sorry to all who are experiencing losses...I can only imagine your pain based on the pain I'm feeling...
 
Thanks everyone for your support. It''s good to have people to talk to. I''m doing a little better now. I still tend to expect to see him when I walk in the house, or see him looking out "his" window in the living room. He was an indoor cat and had no desire to go outside at all, but he loved to look out the window. He would sit there for hours and just watch the front yard. You could leave the door wide open and he wouldn''t even try and run out. I''m going to call the pet creamatoriam today and see about getting his ashes back and put in an urn, that way he will always somewhat be with me. The way I''m so upset about this you would think he had been an old cat that I have had for years, but he wasn''t. That''s just how special he was to me. Well I have to go to work now, but thanks again for all of your replies. It makes this difficult time a little easier.
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Patience
 
Date: 9/21/2005 8:32:33 AM
Author: dixichick983
Thanks everyone for your support. It''s good to have people to talk to. I''m doing a little better now. I still tend to expect to see him when I walk in the house, or see him looking out ''his'' window in the living room.
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Don''t feel bad...I keep expecting to see Sasha walking through the house at night. She wasn''t much of a day creature as during the night, when she always made her presence known. It''s going to take some time. This is what I''m realizing...hopefully you''ll be able to get through it also. *HUGS*
 
Today has been the best day since this happened. I''m still upset and sad but it is getting easier day by day. I just got off the phone with Faithful Friends which is the pet cemetery place. Since I work for the vet which they do a lot of business with, he is going to give me the creamation and a cherrywood urn for 70.00. I thought it was going to be way more than that so it''s a relief. I''m tight on money right now so I was glad to hear that. When I was talking to him I started to tear up a little and he was very sweet about it and told me that he would handle my baby with the most care. He said he was sorry I had to call him for his services but he would make sure that everything goes smooth. He is coming tomorrow to pick up his body and should be back by Monday. For some reason I think this will make me feel better and be able to have closure finally. Thanks again everyone for your support. AChiOAlumna how have you been doing?


Patience
 
dixi....glad to hear you''re doing better...sounds like you''re beginning to find the closure you need....one day at a time...

I''m doing better...thanks for asking...People have been sending me condolence cards, which is really sweet, but it''s then that I feel the worst as it''s confirmation that she''s actually gone. I''ll cry for a few minutes and then be reminded of her suffering, which jlts me back into reality and knowing I did the best thing for her. Last night, for the first time, my other cat began acting like his old self (aka waking us up at 3:30 am!!! GRRRR!!!), which he hasn''t done since we took Sasha into the hospital for her "diabetes."

I figure we''ll get another pal for Smokey in a month or two...I definitely want 2 cats in this house and I don''t want him to get used to not having a friend (he''s spoiled enough!).

Thanks so much for asking!!!
 
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