Just one more thing....
The little Kidda
Wed, June 25, 2008 - 8:16 AMLast week, I took her into the vet's office 'cause she had a swollen face which ended up being an abscessed tooth. After checking her out, the doc found that she is also severely anemic and has chronic renal failure. He wanted to put her down on Friday. I was at work and just cried and cried that I wouldn't get to see her to say goodbye. My boss let me leave early so I could be with her for an hour before they closed and she was put down. This was late afternoon.
We walked in and she woke up to see me and let me hold her. I set her back in her cage when she started eating like the pig that she is. My sister said "No way!" and ran to grab the doc. he came in and said that she had improved a lot since the morning and that he didn't feel comfortable putting her down just yet. She isn't ready.
I got to take her home the next morning (Sat) and have had to administer Kitty Torture twice a day. I give her a sub q drip, antibiotics, pain meds and vitamins.
We went to see the doc yesterday and he said that we are just going day to day at this point. She will tell me when she is ready to go, and she's not doing that yet. she's still eating/drinking, being somewhat active, although much slower than she used to, doing her bidness regularly....so yeah, she's not ready.
I am just going to try my best to keep her comfortable until she decides she is finished.
She is a good kidda and we've had some good times being brat together.
I love her!
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Wed, June 25, 2008 - 8:51 AM
I'm so sorry to hear about her medical troubles - but so glad you're taking it day by day!! :] Those kitties tug on the hearstrings for sure. The one kitty cat left from my marriage is still alive - but also VERY slow, and I'm gonna cry and cry and cry when she passes away. She is 16.
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Wed, June 25, 2008 - 9:31 AM
Sweet lil' Kidda. She's a lucky girl to have a great mom like you. |
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Wed, June 25, 2008 - 7:26 PM
Thank you!
Yeah, 16 is old. It's so hard! She was fine a few weeks ago! btw, I love this picture! She would carry that sock monkey around so much that I had to eventually sew the arm back on (you can see that it was loose here). She still has it, but doesn't carry him anymore. |
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Wed, June 25, 2008 - 10:59 PM
Awwwww, the poor sweet fiesty Kidda!!!! I loved meeting her the few times that I did. Make the most of time you have left with her, and give her many hugs and kisses for me.
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Thu, June 26, 2008 - 3:41 AM
glad to hear you get more time with your kitty. great pic of her
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Thu, June 26, 2008 - 6:17 PM
Oh, man - I am sorry to hear this! I have two kiddas of my own at home, and when the time comes it's going to be impossibly hard to say goodbye. Hugs and happy thoughts for you, A. She loves you very, very much and she knows how much that you love her!
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Thu, June 26, 2008 - 7:04 PM
Thank you guys! This really means a lot to me. I'm having a hard time of it for sure.
I've decide to stop calling it "Kitty Torture" 'cause it is really fucking me up a lot. Now I call it "her treatments". |
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Thu, June 26, 2008 - 11:52 PM
Dammit!....I keep meaning to call you...
Anne- I'm sorry to hear about Lil Miss Kidda. She has been a wonderful cat (kid) and you have been a wonderful Momma. I can't imagine how I'd feel if I was in your place. Keeping good thoughts your way... -JC |
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Sat, July 5, 2008 - 9:14 AM
Thanks. She is hanging on pretty tough. She scratched the fuck out of my hand this morning 'cause she didn't want her yucky meds. That's a good sign. she's still fighting!
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