If you remember, I posted earlier about Angel not eating and how she lost 2 pounds since September. She would eat a little out of a spoon, but not from her dish, but she would drink water from her dish.
We tried the Valium shot. We tried the steroid shot. We tried Nutri-Cal. Nothing has worked.
She is now to the point to where she just stays under the couch and will not come out. She will let out a small whine/cry when you touch her. She used to love to be brushed...but now she cries. I am guessing this is all because she is so thin that it probably hurts her now.
The vet told my mother today that she is probably starving because she will not eat enough. He also suggested that her organs might be shutting down if they aren't already because of this.
Angel will probably be put to sleep tomorrow morning. The vet made the suggestion not to "wait to long to make the decision".
I, personally, don't believe she is even in that body anymore. She just lies there and stares off into space and doesn't blink or react to anything. There is no personality coming through. Nothing. It is like her body is just functioning until it can't anymore and her soul has already left. Is that possible?? Can that happen?
I have thrown myself on the floor many times and have bawled until I couldn't anymore, but I cannot keep doing that and it really isn't fair to keep Angel in that condition of starving herself. It must hurt her and she has to be so hungry. Really...this must be the most difficult thing I have ever EVER EVER EVER EVER had to face in my life. ((worse than a human death??))
My mother is going to a pet cemetary and will have her cremated. She didn't want a cemetary lot because she didn't want her to be there alone at night in the dark. She picked out a nice oak box that has a place for a small plaque and picture and she "wants to bring her back home" when it is all over. So....that is comforting, too, to know Angel will always be at home.
Is that morbid to keep that box at home?
It might sound that way and with a person, that really creeps me out, but why with a pet is seems so comforting?
Anyway...I just wanted to vent and share my story and resolution. I will never see my Angel-Pie again. I had a terrible feeling about all of this so I did kiss her goodbye and thanked her for being my best friend since 1984 when I was 12 years old.
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...&threadid=5369
(she is the white one in the thread...please go there and say goodbye to her....I am sure you would've loved her as much as I do! Thanks)
We tried the Valium shot. We tried the steroid shot. We tried Nutri-Cal. Nothing has worked.
She is now to the point to where she just stays under the couch and will not come out. She will let out a small whine/cry when you touch her. She used to love to be brushed...but now she cries. I am guessing this is all because she is so thin that it probably hurts her now.
The vet told my mother today that she is probably starving because she will not eat enough. He also suggested that her organs might be shutting down if they aren't already because of this.
Angel will probably be put to sleep tomorrow morning. The vet made the suggestion not to "wait to long to make the decision".
I, personally, don't believe she is even in that body anymore. She just lies there and stares off into space and doesn't blink or react to anything. There is no personality coming through. Nothing. It is like her body is just functioning until it can't anymore and her soul has already left. Is that possible?? Can that happen?
I have thrown myself on the floor many times and have bawled until I couldn't anymore, but I cannot keep doing that and it really isn't fair to keep Angel in that condition of starving herself. It must hurt her and she has to be so hungry. Really...this must be the most difficult thing I have ever EVER EVER EVER EVER had to face in my life. ((worse than a human death??))
My mother is going to a pet cemetary and will have her cremated. She didn't want a cemetary lot because she didn't want her to be there alone at night in the dark. She picked out a nice oak box that has a place for a small plaque and picture and she "wants to bring her back home" when it is all over. So....that is comforting, too, to know Angel will always be at home.
Is that morbid to keep that box at home?
It might sound that way and with a person, that really creeps me out, but why with a pet is seems so comforting?
Anyway...I just wanted to vent and share my story and resolution. I will never see my Angel-Pie again. I had a terrible feeling about all of this so I did kiss her goodbye and thanked her for being my best friend since 1984 when I was 12 years old.
http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...&threadid=5369
(she is the white one in the thread...please go there and say goodbye to her....I am sure you would've loved her as much as I do! Thanks)