ukcharlatans
Cathlete
I have to share the following with you. I've cut and pasted this from a few different boards because the grief is alot to write about again. However, I know how much you love your animals and the work you do and really wanted to share with someone you can understand. You don't have to respond, but, please feel free, to, of course. I know you are busy and this is very long.
You can see my beautiful boy on my picture trail account picturetrail.com/ukcharlatan
This all started because he has bad teeth and needed a cleaning/ extraction.He has a very hard time with sedation-- last time his teeth had to be cleaned (he has a history of bad teeth) he had a seizure when I was about to take him home (in my arms no lest-- scariest moment of my life). So I worry.
We just had to rush him to the emergency vet bc he wasnt coming around at all. 3 was hysterical and -teve must have broke every traffic law in the book.between Park Slope and Carrol Gardens. He has a very high fever. They had to put him in a cold bath and give him anither iv and more antibiotics. They are keeping him overnight at least vut I have to call nack in two hours. I knew he want right but was hoping i was just being paranoid and even posted here to help ease my nerves. however the vet said he could eat at eight but he still wouldnt move except to cry at 8. Pleas go look at my other cat albums and you can see my beautiful boy when he's healthy and happy and spoiled. I really thought I was going to lose him in the car.
From Friday:
I'm officially a wreck. Nothing's ok. He's a mess. He's lethargic, won't eat or drink. They have him on IVs and antibiotics. His fever is back up and they can't find the source of the infection. I don't even know if he's going to make it long enough for them to figure it out. That wasn't my cat I saw today. He was a ghost. It was horrible. I took a xanax and am going to lay down. We won't know anything for hours-- possibly nothing till tomorrow. I just hope holds on that long.. and none of the prognosis's sounded good. He has no white blood cell count, this is about as much as they know right now. He might have had something going on before going under and this just made it come up. Or he's having an allergic reaction and an infection from the anesthesia. The vet feels horrible.. he did everything right. He knows Alex and what his issues are with the anesthesia. He took every possible precaution.
From today:
my alex is gone. he was my cat in the house of all of them. we were attached. i know it sounds horrible but why him. of all our cats he was my boy. he was always with me. he was perfectly healthy. i just dont get it. I'm so angry and I miss him so much. He was only 8 and he deserved a much better fate. That boy was with me through EVERYTHING. He never left my side and I feel like he waited for my visit this morning (even though I saw him last night) before he let go. I would be sitting just like I am now and all I'd have to go is call him and he'd coming running from the other side of the apartment and jump in my lap. He was MY baby. I love all my cats but Alex was my boy. We had a bond from the second I took him home.
-- He was very sick before, a few years ago, and I pulled him through. Ironically enough, right after that, I got sick and he never left the couch. I must have slept straight through 36 hours and at one point I just felt this soft pat on my face, and I opened my eyes and he just gave this soft mew making sure if I'm ok.
-- Everynight he chased me into the bedroom, would jump up on the bed and wait for me to curl up in bed and then the second I was laying down he'd come and just plop down next to me and purr and purr. That's all he knew how to do was purr and jiggle his tail. He was always happy and waiting for me to come home from work. I don't think I'll be able to eat salmon for a very long time. He always shared my dinner with me. He literally was a child to me and I would've done anything for him. I feel like I failed him. It was so quick. He was perfectly healthy when I brought him in for his teeth and then in two days he's just gone.. GONE. How did I let this happen to him?
I just don't know what to do anymore.
I edited my photo albums in picture trail to move that last picture of Alex over to the cats photo album so it was surrounded by pictures of him when he was happy.
www.picturetrail.com/ukcharlatan
Thank you
Susan
PS I know there are alot of animal lovers on this board, I hope in sharing this, I will reach others who share the same grief.
You can see my beautiful boy on my picture trail account picturetrail.com/ukcharlatan
This all started because he has bad teeth and needed a cleaning/ extraction.He has a very hard time with sedation-- last time his teeth had to be cleaned (he has a history of bad teeth) he had a seizure when I was about to take him home (in my arms no lest-- scariest moment of my life). So I worry.
We just had to rush him to the emergency vet bc he wasnt coming around at all. 3 was hysterical and -teve must have broke every traffic law in the book.between Park Slope and Carrol Gardens. He has a very high fever. They had to put him in a cold bath and give him anither iv and more antibiotics. They are keeping him overnight at least vut I have to call nack in two hours. I knew he want right but was hoping i was just being paranoid and even posted here to help ease my nerves. however the vet said he could eat at eight but he still wouldnt move except to cry at 8. Pleas go look at my other cat albums and you can see my beautiful boy when he's healthy and happy and spoiled. I really thought I was going to lose him in the car.
From Friday:
I'm officially a wreck. Nothing's ok. He's a mess. He's lethargic, won't eat or drink. They have him on IVs and antibiotics. His fever is back up and they can't find the source of the infection. I don't even know if he's going to make it long enough for them to figure it out. That wasn't my cat I saw today. He was a ghost. It was horrible. I took a xanax and am going to lay down. We won't know anything for hours-- possibly nothing till tomorrow. I just hope holds on that long.. and none of the prognosis's sounded good. He has no white blood cell count, this is about as much as they know right now. He might have had something going on before going under and this just made it come up. Or he's having an allergic reaction and an infection from the anesthesia. The vet feels horrible.. he did everything right. He knows Alex and what his issues are with the anesthesia. He took every possible precaution.
From today:
my alex is gone. he was my cat in the house of all of them. we were attached. i know it sounds horrible but why him. of all our cats he was my boy. he was always with me. he was perfectly healthy. i just dont get it. I'm so angry and I miss him so much. He was only 8 and he deserved a much better fate. That boy was with me through EVERYTHING. He never left my side and I feel like he waited for my visit this morning (even though I saw him last night) before he let go. I would be sitting just like I am now and all I'd have to go is call him and he'd coming running from the other side of the apartment and jump in my lap. He was MY baby. I love all my cats but Alex was my boy. We had a bond from the second I took him home.
-- He was very sick before, a few years ago, and I pulled him through. Ironically enough, right after that, I got sick and he never left the couch. I must have slept straight through 36 hours and at one point I just felt this soft pat on my face, and I opened my eyes and he just gave this soft mew making sure if I'm ok.
-- Everynight he chased me into the bedroom, would jump up on the bed and wait for me to curl up in bed and then the second I was laying down he'd come and just plop down next to me and purr and purr. That's all he knew how to do was purr and jiggle his tail. He was always happy and waiting for me to come home from work. I don't think I'll be able to eat salmon for a very long time. He always shared my dinner with me. He literally was a child to me and I would've done anything for him. I feel like I failed him. It was so quick. He was perfectly healthy when I brought him in for his teeth and then in two days he's just gone.. GONE. How did I let this happen to him?
I just don't know what to do anymore.
I edited my photo albums in picture trail to move that last picture of Alex over to the cats photo album so it was surrounded by pictures of him when he was happy.
www.picturetrail.com/ukcharlatan
Thank you
Susan
PS I know there are alot of animal lovers on this board, I hope in sharing this, I will reach others who share the same grief.
