knolet
Member Since 2012
7/6
It is with a very sad, very heavy heart that I have to say it is time for my Zeusman to go to the bridge. I have been up with Zeus for hours, holding him, hugging him, kissing his head and telling him how much I love him, and what a good kitty he is.
I slept for a couple of hours last night, and when I got up to check on Zeus I found him hiding and laying in his own urine. I got him cleaned up and he was so sad. I brought him to bed with me and kept patting him and telling him that I love him. His breathing was shallow and I put him on my chest and laid down, he had his head and a paw on my shoulder. I prayed a lot. I told him that if it was his time to go that he could go be with God and all the other little animals. I explained that he would be healthy and happy, and he would have lots of friends. I told him that I would miss him but I'd be OK.
And then I noticed that my shirt was wet. I cleaned him/us up again, and noticed that he was leaking urine a drop at a time. I brought him to his LB, he had done a poo at some point in the couple of hours that I slept. He paced in and out of the LB, it was tough for him. He settled on a spot in Smokey's box, but he couldn't stand long enough. I went to pick him up and he strained and shook and then went some more. Again he sat in it, and then tried to lay down in the box. I cleaned him up again and he cried. He can't go on like this, I can't let him, I owe him this much.
I called the ER hospital. That Vet from last night will be going off duty at 8 AM, so I said that we would come in sometime after that.... Maybe mid morning. I sure didn't think that I would have to make this decision so soon, he is only 7. He is laying in the living room on a Sherpa dog bed that he loves. I'm going to cuddle him some more.
Thanks so much to everyone that has offered us advice, support, prayers, vines etc over the past 14-15 months, we wouldn't have made it this long without you. You all are the best bunch of people, so kind and caring, and compassionate. Thank you for welcoming us into the LL family.
Kathie
It is with a very sad, very heavy heart that I have to say it is time for my Zeusman to go to the bridge. I have been up with Zeus for hours, holding him, hugging him, kissing his head and telling him how much I love him, and what a good kitty he is.
I slept for a couple of hours last night, and when I got up to check on Zeus I found him hiding and laying in his own urine. I got him cleaned up and he was so sad. I brought him to bed with me and kept patting him and telling him that I love him. His breathing was shallow and I put him on my chest and laid down, he had his head and a paw on my shoulder. I prayed a lot. I told him that if it was his time to go that he could go be with God and all the other little animals. I explained that he would be healthy and happy, and he would have lots of friends. I told him that I would miss him but I'd be OK.
And then I noticed that my shirt was wet. I cleaned him/us up again, and noticed that he was leaking urine a drop at a time. I brought him to his LB, he had done a poo at some point in the couple of hours that I slept. He paced in and out of the LB, it was tough for him. He settled on a spot in Smokey's box, but he couldn't stand long enough. I went to pick him up and he strained and shook and then went some more. Again he sat in it, and then tried to lay down in the box. I cleaned him up again and he cried. He can't go on like this, I can't let him, I owe him this much.
I called the ER hospital. That Vet from last night will be going off duty at 8 AM, so I said that we would come in sometime after that.... Maybe mid morning. I sure didn't think that I would have to make this decision so soon, he is only 7. He is laying in the living room on a Sherpa dog bed that he loves. I'm going to cuddle him some more.
Thanks so much to everyone that has offered us advice, support, prayers, vines etc over the past 14-15 months, we wouldn't have made it this long without you. You all are the best bunch of people, so kind and caring, and compassionate. Thank you for welcoming us into the LL family.
Kathie
