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Poor darling Liza. For those of you who volunteer at rescues, etc., is there ever one cat that comes in that you know is truly special? Liza was that cat to many at my humane society.
Liza came in as a stray, a police officer found her, on Wednesday. She was a smaller girl, weighing about 6-7 lbs. Strays are kept for 5 business days & the put up for adoption. They are dewormed, frontlined, & tested for FeLV. Liza was tested on Thursday, as there were other cats going to the vet. She tested negative so we all anticipated this angel to go up for adoption as usual. Thursday night, diarrhea was noticed, but it was very mild. Friday morning & evening, she was sweet(as usual), & her diarrhea disappeared.
When I arrived at the HS this morning, an officer(HS officer) snagged me. It smelled odd int he quarantine room. The only cats in the quaratine room are Liza, & Mr. Fluffy Hissy Paws. I identified the smell as "dead thing". We sniffed close to Mr. Fluffy Hissy Paws' cage, but it didn't seem to be coming from there. I checked Liza's cage & noticed something on her blanket. I assumed it was her canned food. ON closer inspection, I noticed it looked blood like. She moved, & then I discovered it was everywhere. The HS officer, ran to get a carrier, & took her to the vet right away. Liza's bedding, bowls, & litter box were thrown in the garbage, which was sealed in 3 bags & taken out to be disposed of. Her cage & the cage next to hers were bleached & rinsed 6 times. Then they were both cleaned with an industrial disenfectant. Liza was examined by the vet right away. He knew she was leaking bloody mucus. He didnt' know if it was a feminie problem or a bowel problem. He examined her teeth & her in general. He guessed her to be 10-15(close to 15) years old, in need of a dental, possible old hip fracture(he didn't look into that much). She needed emregency surgery, a spay & exploratory suregery to determine the extent of her injuries. He was unwilling to do so, however. He thought that a cat of her age, with the extent of her injuries, wouldn't survive the surgery. He said it was highly likely there would be more than one sugery needed. Who is going to want a cat that is 10-15 years old, had emergency surgery, & might need more? Our foster homes were full, so she would have had to recover in a cage at the HS.
As sweet as she was, the vet reccomended euthanizing her. He didn't think that Liza's problem was fixable, or if it was fixable, he feared she wouldn't survive surgery. She was dehydrated, the whites of her eyes were yellow, she was emaciated, & leaking bloody mucus. He said whatever happened, it happened overnight.
Since Liza didn't have a family, I felt that it was my duty, as a cat lover, to mourn her loss. No cat should die unloved or unmourned. It wasn't her fault that she was homeless, her mother should have been spayed, she should have been spayed.
Liza, you didn't die unloved. You were such an angel, no one could resist your charms. RIP sweet girl.
Liza came in as a stray, a police officer found her, on Wednesday. She was a smaller girl, weighing about 6-7 lbs. Strays are kept for 5 business days & the put up for adoption. They are dewormed, frontlined, & tested for FeLV. Liza was tested on Thursday, as there were other cats going to the vet. She tested negative so we all anticipated this angel to go up for adoption as usual. Thursday night, diarrhea was noticed, but it was very mild. Friday morning & evening, she was sweet(as usual), & her diarrhea disappeared.
When I arrived at the HS this morning, an officer(HS officer) snagged me. It smelled odd int he quarantine room. The only cats in the quaratine room are Liza, & Mr. Fluffy Hissy Paws. I identified the smell as "dead thing". We sniffed close to Mr. Fluffy Hissy Paws' cage, but it didn't seem to be coming from there. I checked Liza's cage & noticed something on her blanket. I assumed it was her canned food. ON closer inspection, I noticed it looked blood like. She moved, & then I discovered it was everywhere. The HS officer, ran to get a carrier, & took her to the vet right away. Liza's bedding, bowls, & litter box were thrown in the garbage, which was sealed in 3 bags & taken out to be disposed of. Her cage & the cage next to hers were bleached & rinsed 6 times. Then they were both cleaned with an industrial disenfectant. Liza was examined by the vet right away. He knew she was leaking bloody mucus. He didnt' know if it was a feminie problem or a bowel problem. He examined her teeth & her in general. He guessed her to be 10-15(close to 15) years old, in need of a dental, possible old hip fracture(he didn't look into that much). She needed emregency surgery, a spay & exploratory suregery to determine the extent of her injuries. He was unwilling to do so, however. He thought that a cat of her age, with the extent of her injuries, wouldn't survive the surgery. He said it was highly likely there would be more than one sugery needed. Who is going to want a cat that is 10-15 years old, had emergency surgery, & might need more? Our foster homes were full, so she would have had to recover in a cage at the HS.
As sweet as she was, the vet reccomended euthanizing her. He didn't think that Liza's problem was fixable, or if it was fixable, he feared she wouldn't survive surgery. She was dehydrated, the whites of her eyes were yellow, she was emaciated, & leaking bloody mucus. He said whatever happened, it happened overnight.
Since Liza didn't have a family, I felt that it was my duty, as a cat lover, to mourn her loss. No cat should die unloved or unmourned. It wasn't her fault that she was homeless, her mother should have been spayed, she should have been spayed.
Liza, you didn't die unloved. You were such an angel, no one could resist your charms. RIP sweet girl.
