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how do you cope with knowing your kat has a terminal illness???
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Oh hun, I hope he is around for a long time. I have lost many pets through the years, but there are sooooo many beautiful and loving cats desperately in need of a home. Much love and healing vibes for your precious kitty.
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hi guys, just wondering, for those of you whse kitty's have terminal illness.. how are you coping?? im so devestated.. because im ill myself with me/cfs and autoimmune hypothyroidism, my moo cat has been everything to me. i have no family or friends left and moo is my best friend and my furry soulmate, so im so not coping with this..
any suggestions apreciated.. i've had a lot of grief and loss in my 36 years, so the prospect of losing moo is my worst fear, and im very sensitive to loss.
i am of course so happy and blessed he's still here with me, but i am struggling to cope with the news.
thank you all for your replys to my last post.. i so apreciate it, and it is good to hear that some cats do live longer than we think, with heart failure.
hugs from blue and moo (merlin)
any suggestions apreciated.. i've had a lot of grief and loss in my 36 years, so the prospect of losing moo is my worst fear, and im very sensitive to loss.
i am of course so happy and blessed he's still here with me, but i am struggling to cope with the news.
thank you all for your replys to my last post.. i so apreciate it, and it is good to hear that some cats do live longer than we think, with heart failure.
hugs from blue and moo (merlin)
How do you know for sure it is terminal? I myself was told once that I had a terminal illness but I am here 12 years later. Vets and doctors can be wrong. Just keep that thought in mind. That is the thought I kept in mind 12 years ago.
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all things are terminal the date is just unknown...
I take it day by day
I take it day by day
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well it's heart failure and quite advanced, dso the vet says it is progressing quite rapidly, but they can't say how long he has left.
hugs, blue and moo x
hugs, blue and moo x
I just took it day by day. Our vet didn't give us a time line or anything. We spoiled him and considered every day a blessing.
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My sweet Bartholomew, at age 16, crossed to the Bridge of HCM in 2000.
I was devastated.
Here are a couple of important things that I learned from Mew's passing.
Take it one day at a time.
Be in the moment with Moo...
not in the past or the future...."be here now."
If you can, take plenty of pictures of your boy.
They will become your treasures.
Savor every precious moment that you have with Moo.
They are irreplaceable and priceless.
Moo
I was devastated.
Here are a couple of important things that I learned from Mew's passing.
Take it one day at a time.
Be in the moment with Moo...
not in the past or the future...."be here now."
If you can, take plenty of pictures of your boy.
They will become your treasures.
Savor every precious moment that you have with Moo.
They are irreplaceable and priceless.
Moo
With Yoshi the Vet I was told he had 6 Months to 2 Years at the most last may. I lost him Jan 11. I was told Stripe had a bout a year with her Crf and she lasted a little over a year. It is hard knowing there is nothing you can do. I went day by day too. I was told Coco woudnt live in 2001 and to think about having her Pts. She is now almost 16. Two years ago she got very Sick again and we had just moved here and we made a mistake went to a bad Vet. She said Coco had Cancer and her heart wasnt Normal. I got a 2nd opion and it was Feline Asthma and her Echo for her heart was fine. I filed a complaint. It turned out to be the worst Vet I could have gone too. They have been shut down now. Love your Cat as much as you can. I would put Yoshi in my covers and he would Purr. you will know when it is time. I watched him go from 14 Pounds to 5.2 the day he was Pts. You can Pm if you want.
When we knew we didn't have much time left with Rebby we definitely spoiled him more (if that was even possible) and I thanked God every day for any extra time he gave us with him.
Everyone copes with things in different ways! One of mine was pure denial!
Live in the minute! Take pictures, spend time with him, give him extra scratches, his favorite food, spoil the heck outta him! He will thank you for making his last years on earth wonderful and you will have recieved tons of extra love from him!! Dont think about the fact that its terminal, life in its self is terminal! You can't live forever nor would you want to! Think possitive! Keep telling yourself and him that there is always the possibility that this could be treatable! I wouldn't sentence him to death just yet! Cats are strong creatures and you would be amazed what they can endure and bounce back!
Live in the minute! Take pictures, spend time with him, give him extra scratches, his favorite food, spoil the heck outta him! He will thank you for making his last years on earth wonderful and you will have recieved tons of extra love from him!! Dont think about the fact that its terminal, life in its self is terminal! You can't live forever nor would you want to! Think possitive! Keep telling yourself and him that there is always the possibility that this could be treatable! I wouldn't sentence him to death just yet! Cats are strong creatures and you would be amazed what they can endure and bounce back!
I try to put the thoughts as far back in my head as possible. If the animal needs me now, it needs me now. It's very difficult to do and I often have burst into tears because of it, but you just savor all the moments you have left.
If you know its becoming to painful for them, then you have the choice...however since it sounds like you don't have a lot more time, just make every moment count!
If you know its becoming to painful for them, then you have the choice...however since it sounds like you don't have a lot more time, just make every moment count!
My mother's cat, one of the most remarkable cats ever, was diagnosed with metastatic liver and lung cancer last Monday. He was given 1-2 weeks to live. He's used up one of those weeks but the thing about estimates is that they are estimates. No vet or doctor can really say you have X days to live because nobody really knows. In the mean time, I praise the Lord everyday that I wake up and see Bobo come to his food bowl, purring. I take things one day at a time and am glad he's been able to share his life with us for the past 11.5 years. We spoil him rotten, giving him a dozen treats at a time, buying him his favorite thing ever, chick-fil-a, taking him outside to get some fresh air...just letting him do whatever he likes.
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thank you so much for all your kind replies.. they mean such a lot to me..
moo has picked up loads since the appetite pill and diuretics, im so happpy that he is more himself , i guess i have to take each day as it comes.
i so appreciate your support. hugs to you all and your furry friends, blue and moocat x
moo has picked up loads since the appetite pill and diuretics, im so happpy that he is more himself , i guess i have to take each day as it comes.
i so appreciate your support. hugs to you all and your furry friends, blue and moocat x
My previous kitty was leukemia positive and also had a bad heart murmur. She lasted about what is expected-2 years. It was sad to find this out and think about it everyday, but she had a very good life. She was previously sort of a stray cat (people across the street had lots of cats, decided they couldn't feed them anymore, and threw them outside). If I hadn't taken her in, she would have been died without someone to lay on every night, with an empty belly, etc. Just live day by day and appreciate the time you do have, don't waste it away worrying about when the death will happen. It's the life that matters.
When my cat was diagnosed with cancer, I would cry every day from the moment I woke up until I went to sleep. He, of course, had no idea what was going on and would look at me like, "What is your problem?"
I took video of him and just loved him to pieces till the last second. I don't know that there's any more you can do. I know it feels overwhelming and possibly like you don't even know how you'll survive it, but with time the sorrow gets quieter, and isn't the main thing every day. I have two other cats -- it took a while for home to feel like home again, but now it does.
I took video of him and just loved him to pieces till the last second. I don't know that there's any more you can do. I know it feels overwhelming and possibly like you don't even know how you'll survive it, but with time the sorrow gets quieter, and isn't the main thing every day. I have two other cats -- it took a while for home to feel like home again, but now it does.
I merged the 2 threads about Moo.
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thank you all so much.. it helps so much to hear your words of hope.. i will get through this, and try to live in the present a bit more.
hugs from blue and moo x
hugs from blue and moo x
Yes to the spoiling thing too! My cat had all his favorite foods and treats during his last month.Originally Posted by auchick
We spoil him rotten, giving him a dozen treats at a time, buying him his favorite thing ever, chick-fil-a, taking him outside to get some fresh air...just letting him do whatever he likes.
The day before Yoshi was Pts I took Pics. I had my friend add a Rainbow to it and will post it here soon. I slept with him alot. he would be under my covers purring.
