I think Peanut is dying and I don't know what to do

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Chris & China said:
Yeah, I'd believe it.....all of us totally understand that bond. No matter how close we are to our other cats, the bond between a sugarcat and their caretaker is a step above.
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Yeah it's crazy too, this bond began on day 1. It started the moment that I picked him up like a baby (already a full grown cat) and he didn't fight to get down. My friend said that if I didn't take him home that she was taking him to the shelter. I kept him for a month and he started doing this crazy howling meow sound at all hours of the night and at the time I was a college student, and he was preventing me from getting any sleep, it was affecting my grades. I put him up for adoption and this lady came to get him. He stayed with her for a week and then I called her up crying saying that I changed my mind lol. She had no problem bringing him back and said that he was hiding under the couch and he refused to eat, it wasn't 10 minutes after she dropped him off that he was chowing down in the kitchen. That's when I knew that he was totally attached to me. Ever since then he has slept in my arms like a toddler, it's so cute the way that he does it, head on the pillow and facing me. I don't have any kids so he's the closet thing that I have to one, none of my other cats have been as "human" as he is.
 
This is me and Peanut checking our email and probably watching some Netflix together
 

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Before you know it, Peanut will be healthy and back at home watching more Netflix. That is a good pic of your orange fur-kid.
 
Dont give up just yet. My kid got worse before he got better on his 1st vet visit. They thought he wouldnt make it but he fought back. A little love can go a long way. Over 2 n half years later we are still here and doing well.
What you told him is right. Its up to him. He can do it if he feels his body can come back. As Chris said. He will let you know. Ask the vet techs to give a little extra love when your not there too.
Love can help alot. Tell him he can fight. Its up to him. Hugs.
 
Sieden said:
I honestly believe that it might help, me and him have a bond like you wouldn't believe and he might think that I just left him there so I will for sure go back tomorrow to visit.
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Take a t-shirt that you have worn or a towel that you have used after a shower and leave it with him in the cage - that way your scent is with him. Don't give up. If Peanut is still fighting - you fight for him. You will know. :bighug:
 
Sieden,
try to go to see him as soon as possible and try to feed him. Tell him that you did not abandon him, that you are taking him back home as soon as he eats. They understand. The food will help w/ electrolytes.
Great suggestion from Lizzie re: taking worn short in for him to sleep on - he must be stressed beyond imaginable.
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Talk to a nurse or tech on shift to show him a bit extra love - maybe bring in donates?:confused:
 
LizzieInTexas said:
Take a t-shirt that you have worn or a towel that you have used after a shower and leave it with him in the cage - that way your scent is with him. Don't give up. If Peanut is still fighting - you fight for him. You will know. :bighug:
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Oh that's a good idea, I'll take the shirt that I slept in. I did that for him when I went out of town before.
 
Does this seem a little bit odd to you guys. I mean if this is just kidney or liver disease I think it's strange that it made him sick over night. Well I'm sure that if that's the case then he probably was sick but he seemed fine one day and then just not feeling himself the next and just got worse and worse until day 3 when I took him to the vet. I would have took him sooner had I posted about it sooner but I didn't realize how critical it was on day 2 and I knew that I couldn't afford it so I was praying that he would get better. This just doesn't make sense. I just can't wrap my mind around how he could go from seemingly healthy one day to critically ill a few days later.
 
Sieden said:
I just can't wrap my mind around how he could go from seemingly healthy one day to critically ill a few days later.
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That is just how it goes sometimes. Jones was doing great then bam - 3 day ER visit as he has trouble breathing and they don't know why it happened!

Sometimes with the kidneys/liver- their bodies compensate for so long then it hits a tipping point and the body can't hold on any more.

It happens with humans as well and we hoomans, in generally, are not very good at hiding our illnesses either.
 
The vet called with an update. He said there isn't any improvement from last night. The Phosphorus and Potassium have slightly improved but the Sodium and Chloride have now declined. He was also showing labored breathing earlier when he was awake but the breathing has gone back to normal when he's sleeping.
 
Sieden said:
The vet called with an update. He said there isn't any improvement from last night. The Phosphorus and Potassium have slightly improved but the Sodium and Chloride have now declined. He was also showing labored breathing earlier when he was awake but the breathing has gone back to normal when he's sleeping.
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:(poor little fellow - sending more vines:bighug::bighug::bighug:
sorry about the electrolytes not been stabilized but they are working on it...
let see what happens when you try feeding him when you visit
Has he ever had heart problems?
 
Sending positive thoughts and hugs. I have 3 cats, but Vader is definitely my baby, and he will be the one who shatters my heart when the time comes. We all definitely understand the bond. Will be watching for updates...
 
I just got back from my visit with Peanut a little bit ago. He recognized that I was his mommy but he just didn't have the energy to perk up. He opened his eyes and looked at me when I first got there but when I took him in my arms and sat down with him he just closed his eyes and put his head on my chest. I'm not sure if he was sleeping or just too weak to keep his eyes open for long. I would occasionally get up and walk around the room with him and he would open his eyes during that time, he would look at the painting on the wall and the other stuff in the room but as soon as I sat back down, he would close his eyes again. I just made sure to keep talking to him and letting him know that I love him. I even sang you are my sunshine to him. The vet is pushing for me to make a decision about putting him down by tomorrow afternoon but I think he needs a little longer than that, I at least need to see if he's made any improvement by tomorrow. I feel like they are pushing me and not giving me any hope at all. By the looks of it his electrolytes are more out of whack than they were previously because now everything is effected, nothing is where it's really supposed to be anymore so I don't know. I just want to see what the vet says by tomorrow afternoon and go from there. Hopefully my visit will have done something. Also I did bring a shirt that I wore for Peanut to have with him and I left some bonito flakes for them to mix with his food.
 
No-one should ever feel pressured to make these tough decisions. Only you and peanut can make that.
Did the vet practice say why they felt everything remained out of kilter?

My hope for you both is that Peanut turns a corner overnight & is then on his way up no matter how slowly

Whatever you and Peanut decide, I hope you get to bring him home.
 
To answer the questions, no he has made no effort at all to eat other than the one day that he licked at his food. I went ahead and gave them the okay to start a nasal tube tonight and we will see if that helps at all by tomorrow. Also they have not said why they believe that his numbers have remained out of kilter, just that he's not responding to treatment. No real explanation for it though.
 
Getting some food into him should make him feel a bit better. When Leo was having eating issues this year, the syringe feeding, then the tube feeding helped a lot. Kind of obvious, but the food is giving them some energy to fight whatever is the issue.

I hope the nasal tube feeding helps. More healing vines for Peanut and you. I hope he pulls through.:bighug:
 
Sieden said:
Well I told Peanut before I left the hospital for him to put his boxing gloves on. I also said that I won't be selfish and try to keep him here on Earth with me if it's going to cause him to suffer. If it's in his best interest to be put down then I will do that but I want to see this out and give him a fighting chance to recover before I make that decision. I am going to go see him tomorrow. I need to see him for myself. I honestly believe that it might help, me and him have a bond like you wouldn't believe and he might think that I just left him there so I will for sure go back tomorrow to visit. I was going to go today but I missed the 1 hour visiting window due to traffic, I will leave an hour early tomorrow.
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I hear you about the special Bond.. Rupert goes crazy when I am not around. He will meow and meow until I come home. He drove my poor daughter nuts. She had to have him due to a house fire. I told the fire department he was in the house and to get him. They didn't. I stayed until 9pm I broke a basement window to crawl into but it was too small so I stayed there calling him out. Thank God he was alive and came out.... the fire srarted at 3pm. I was so mad at the fire department. I had to have him stay with my oldest daughter he meowed and meowed hid in their wall meowing until I came and got him. He did the same thing when I was in the hospital for 6 days. I told my Husband to bring him here in his cat stroller. Bit I was in way too much pain to have him there with me to visit.:bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Rupert_09 said:
I hear you about the special Bond.. Rupert goes crazy when I am not around. He will meow and meow until I come home. He drove my poor daughter nuts. She had to have him due to a house fire. I told the fire department he was in the house and to get him. They didn't. I stayed until 9pm I broke a basement window to crawl into but it was too small so I stayed there calling him out. Thank God he was alive and came out.... the fire srarted at 3pm. I was so mad at the fire department. I had to have him stay with my oldest daughter he meowed and meowed hid in their wall meowing until I came and got him. He did the same thing when I was in the hospital for 6 days. I told my Husband to bring him here in his cat stroller. Bit I was in way too much pain to have him there with me to visit.:bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
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Wow, I'm sorry to hear about that. I am glad to hear that you did get him out and that he's doing well.
 
This mornings update is very sad.

Last night I have a feeling that Peanut was telling me that he doesn't want to fight anymore but I wanted to encourage him to try just one more night but it didn't work. His numbers on his electrolytes are even worse this morning despite the feeding tube. So with that said I have made the incredibly hard decision to have him euthanized today when I go visit. I don't want him to suffer any longer and it's been made clear to me that there isn't anything that can be done for him at this point. He's so deathly ill that anything beyond what they are currently doing would surely kill him anyway so I would rather just peacefully let him go while I can be there with him instead of him being alone. I'm just reading on pet cremation real quick first and trying to figure out if I'm going to have him cremated or bring him home for a burial before I go up there to do this.

Thank you all for you loving support and kindness in the last few days. I have certainly leaned on this forum for guidance and comfort. I won't be leaving this forum just because I will no longer physically have a sugar cat in my home. Everything that I've learned, I learned from Peanut and it's only fair that I pass it on and continue to help others.
 
Sieden said:
This mornings update is very sad.

Last night I have a feeling that Peanut was telling me that he doesn't want to fight anymore but I wanted to encourage him to try just one more night but it didn't work. His numbers on his electrolytes are even worse this morning despite the feeding tube. So with that said I have made the incredibly hard decision to have him euthanized today when I go visit. I don't want him to suffer any longer and it's been made clear to me that there isn't anything that can be done for him at this point. He's so deathly ill that anything beyond what they are currently doing would surely kill him anyway so I would rather just peacefully let him go while I can be there with him instead of him being alone. I'm just reading on pet cremation real quick first and trying to figure out if I'm going to have him cremated or bring him home for a burial before I go up there to do this.

Thank you all for you loving support and kindness in the last few days. I have certainly leaned on this forum for guidance and comfort. I won't be leaving this forum just because I will no longer physically have a sugar cat in my home. Everything that I've learned, I learned from Peanut and it's only fair that I pass it on and continue to help others.
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They always let us know when it's time. I'm sorry it is your kitty's time to go... you did everything you could for him.
 
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