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OK. I figured I’d better update this thread with the latest news on Claire Marie. It mostly comes down to: she won’t be with me much longer.
We are thinking of putting her to sleep on Monday. She is still eating some, but she’s not gaining any weight. In fact, it seems like she’s losing even more. She is all spine and ribs and hipbones. I picked her up the other day and could feel swollen little bumps under the skin of her stomach area – her cancerous lymph nodes. She itches so much that she’s pulling fur out. She’s got a swollen eyelid that is now scabbed up and won’t heal, and a scab on her nose that won’t heal. The fur has not grown back on her belly after the surgery in early October.
She is not playful or very cuddly. She complains when I pet her. She mostly lays on cool, hard surfaces with her nose facing the wall. Sometimes she comes to the couch and sits with me, but mostly not. She doesn’t really sleep with me any more either.
I’m just worried that I’m keeping her alive for me, because I don’t want to experience the guilt of putting her to sleep like I did with Katie. And I don’t want to be without her. Losing Katie was so hard, but losing Claire within three months of losing Katie is just a cruel trick of fate.
But I don’t want her to suffer any more. The prednisone doesn’t seem to help either. It just seems cruel to keep her around when she’s this bad off.
emerald212 wrote:OK. I figured I’d better update this thread with the latest news on Claire Marie. It mostly comes down to: she won’t be with me much longer.
We are thinking of putting her to sleep on Monday. She is still eating some, but she’s not gaining any weight. In fact, it seems like she’s losing even more. She is all spine and ribs and hipbones. I picked her up the other day and could feel swollen little bumps under the skin of her stomach area – her cancerous lymph nodes. She itches so much that she’s pulling fur out. She’s got a swollen eyelid that is now scabbed up and won’t heal, and a scab on her nose that won’t heal. The fur has not grown back on her belly after the surgery in early October.
She is not playful or very cuddly. She complains when I pet her. She mostly lays on cool, hard surfaces with her nose facing the wall. Sometimes she comes to the couch and sits with me, but mostly not. She doesn’t really sleep with me any more either.
I’m just worried that I’m keeping her alive for me, because I don’t want to experience the guilt of putting her to sleep like I did with Katie. And I don’t want to be without her. Losing Katie was so hard, but losing Claire within three months of losing Katie is just a cruel trick of fate.
But I don’t want her to suffer any more. The prednisone doesn’t seem to help either. It just seems cruel to keep her around when she’s this bad off.
I’m sorry Em. I’m understand everything you’re going thru right now. My Mister has a constant drainage out of his ear, won’t eat unless I feed him with a syringe, none of the medicines seems to be helping, he sleeps all the time and now he’s having problems swallowing as well. He has no weight either and I’m sure it’s getting time. I’m just having such a hard time trying to let him go. 😥
*hugs* I’m sorry you have to loose her too. 😥
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http://www.sarahjestin.com/feedbacklists.htmAwww that poor baby. You dont want her to suffer, Em. Its a hard thing to do but its the right thing. Im so sorry.
2Huberts wrote:emerald212 wrote:OK. I figured I’d better update this thread with the latest news on Claire Marie. It mostly comes down to: she won’t be with me much longer.
We are thinking of putting her to sleep on Monday. She is still eating some, but she’s not gaining any weight. In fact, it seems like she’s losing even more. She is all spine and ribs and hipbones. I picked her up the other day and could feel swollen little bumps under the skin of her stomach area – her cancerous lymph nodes. She itches so much that she’s pulling fur out. She’s got a swollen eyelid that is now scabbed up and won’t heal, and a scab on her nose that won’t heal. The fur has not grown back on her belly after the surgery in early October.
She is not playful or very cuddly. She complains when I pet her. She mostly lays on cool, hard surfaces with her nose facing the wall. Sometimes she comes to the couch and sits with me, but mostly not. She doesn’t really sleep with me any more either.
I’m just worried that I’m keeping her alive for me, because I don’t want to experience the guilt of putting her to sleep like I did with Katie. And I don’t want to be without her. Losing Katie was so hard, but losing Claire within three months of losing Katie is just a cruel trick of fate.
But I don’t want her to suffer any more. The prednisone doesn’t seem to help either. It just seems cruel to keep her around when she’s this bad off.
I’m sorry Em. I’m understand everything you’re going thru right now. My Mister has a constant drainage out of his ear, won’t eat unless I feed him with a syringe, none of the medicines seems to be helping, he sleeps all the time and now he’s having problems swallowing as well. He has no weight either and I’m sure it’s getting time. I’m just having such a hard time trying to let him go. 😥
Sorry about your Mister. We can cry on each other’s shoulders. 😥
*Hugs* I’m sorry to hear that Claire Marie seems to be fading faster than you like. Fur babies never stay with us long enough.
emerald212 wrote:2Huberts wrote:emerald212 wrote:OK. I figured I’d better update this thread with the latest news on Claire Marie. It mostly comes down to: she won’t be with me much longer.
We are thinking of putting her to sleep on Monday. She is still eating some, but she’s not gaining any weight. In fact, it seems like she’s losing even more. She is all spine and ribs and hipbones. I picked her up the other day and could feel swollen little bumps under the skin of her stomach area – her cancerous lymph nodes. She itches so much that she’s pulling fur out. She’s got a swollen eyelid that is now scabbed up and won’t heal, and a scab on her nose that won’t heal. The fur has not grown back on her belly after the surgery in early October.
She is not playful or very cuddly. She complains when I pet her. She mostly lays on cool, hard surfaces with her nose facing the wall. Sometimes she comes to the couch and sits with me, but mostly not. She doesn’t really sleep with me any more either.
I’m just worried that I’m keeping her alive for me, because I don’t want to experience the guilt of putting her to sleep like I did with Katie. And I don’t want to be without her. Losing Katie was so hard, but losing Claire within three months of losing Katie is just a cruel trick of fate.
But I don’t want her to suffer any more. The prednisone doesn’t seem to help either. It just seems cruel to keep her around when she’s this bad off.
I’m sorry Em. I’m understand everything you’re going thru right now. My Mister has a constant drainage out of his ear, won’t eat unless I feed him with a syringe, none of the medicines seems to be helping, he sleeps all the time and now he’s having problems swallowing as well. He has no weight either and I’m sure it’s getting time. I’m just having such a hard time trying to let him go. 😥
Sorry about your Mister. We can cry on each other’s shoulders. 😥
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I’m sorry to hear about it too. They really are never with us long enough.
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So, I’m unable to sleep because we’ve decided to put Claire Marie to sleep today. So, I’m searching for pet urns and crying my head off.
I still can’t believe it. She was my baby. I’ve always thought of her that way, and now she’s sick and going away. I just can’t take it. It seems like only yesterday she was a kitten. Where did the time go?
Two in one year! This is the worst year ever. 😥
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