GA 9 Dec 2022 - Whiskey

stannarp

stannarp

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Hi all,

Previous thread here:

8 Dec 2022

Still in hospital, this is a message I got from my friend who is the vet nurse at my vet.

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Regards,

Patricia
 

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So, heard from the vet this morning, apparently she is not eating despite being on a drip and all sorts of pain and anti nausea meds. She is very unhappy, which in Whiskey speak means lots of pain. They suggested either keeping her in on a drip (but said she is not really recovering with that) or bringing her home with a feeding tube for 3-5 days and trying to get her better that way.

They are also suggesting that either option, staying in hospital or bringing her home with a tube is not a guarantee of her recovery, and have put PTS on the table.

I have contacted an animal communicator I have worked with before to ask her if she is able to 'talk' to Whiskey to see where she is at, whether she is willing to fight.

My partner is in favour of bringing her home without the feeding tube and doing palliative care, but I am not sure that is the kindest option I have.
 
Some cats just won't eat at the vet hospital. Giving her a chance at home sounds like a good option. Feeding tubes can be a great tool too.

Would they send you home with pain meds, anti nausea, and some fluids?
 
Wendy&Neko said:
Some cats just won't eat at the vet hospital. Giving her a chance at home sounds like a good option. Feeding tubes can be a great tool too.

Would they send you home with pain meds, anti nausea, and some fluids?
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We did the fluids, meds and anti nausea routine yesterday, but by last night she still didn't want to eat and was in significant pain - she is one of those cats who does not hide pain.

What worries me is that she is still hurting a lot.
 
don't have that info yet, but they gave her a pretty strong injection yesterday, she was doped up for most of the day, and they sedated her last night because she was very distressed

waiting for a call back at the moment
 
Also wondering if she would eat if you were allowed to be in with her at the hospital. At this point, even the forbidden kibble is fine to feed.

Best of luck with whatever you decide. :bighug:
 
thanks, I want to visit, but am so emotional at the moment, I worry she will pick up on my worry and be even worse off; but I am going to ask if I can visit when they call
 
With her now. They are worried about liver failure. Her ALT SerPi-Cnc is 1266. Should be under 100.

Bilirub SerPi is 28, should be under 10.
 
Hi all, I made a very hard decision and let her go.

The vet was honest, she deteriorated yesterday and today even under sedation. She could literally only be touched on her face and neck. Anywhere else was agony. He felt that if I took her home it would be 2 days of agony for her and I'd have to do this anyway.

I know she wasn't ready to go now, but I also didn't want to leave it to a point where everything was unbearable for her.
 
Bandit's Mom said:
Patricia! I haven't kept up with your last few condos and was shocked to see the GA prefix!
It is very easy to doubt oneself in such circumstances but you did what you thought was best for her. She is free from pain and that is the best gift you could give her.

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Thanks Bhooma. She went downhill incredibly fast. Was fine Tues morning and getting ill on Tuesday afternoon. I managed it for Tues and Wed, but I could see we'd need a vet by yesterday morning.

This morning they phoned me. Vet was very honest, he felt even if she wasn't ready today, leaving her on pain meds and bringing her home would not help and I'd be back tomorrow.

Rather than give her another day of pain I decided to do it while she was still OK enough to know I was there and be happy to see me.
 
Oh Patricia, :bighug::bighug:I am so so sorry to hear this but I am sure you made the best decision for Whiskey. I know how hard it is to make that decision but it really is the greatest gift you can give. Don’t doubt yourself. Losing our kitties is so painful and heartbreaking.
Know she is at peace and free of pain.
Fly free beautiful Whiskey and land softly at the rainbow bridge:rb_icon:cat_wings>o
 
Bron and Sheba (GA) said:
Oh Patricia, :bighug::bighug:I am so so sorry to hear this but I am sure you made the best decision for Whiskey. I know how hard it is to make that decision but it really is the greatest gift you can give. Don’t doubt yourself. Losing our kitties is so painful and heartbreaking.
Know she is at peace and free of pain.
Fly free beautiful Whiskey and land softly at the rainbow bridge:rb_icon:cat_wings>o
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thank you :bighug:, it was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make, especially knowing she wanted to fight, but I did not want her to get to a point where all she knew was pain, at least she knows I loved her to the end.
 
Patricia, I’m so very sorry for your loss of your precious Whiskey. I have loved looking at that adorable calico face each day. I am so sorry she went downhill so fast - it’s hard to process when that happens but I know you did everything you possibly could to get her better and let her go to be free from suffering. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Jackie and Biggie said:
Patricia, I’m so very sorry for your loss of your precious Whiskey. I have loved looking at that adorable calico face each day. I am so sorry she went downhill so fast - it’s hard to process when that happens but I know you did everything you possibly could to get her better and let her go to be free from suffering. :bighug::bighug::bighug:
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Thank you so much Jackie, she was an amazing cat, I still don't quite know what I'm going to do without having her and the routines we had. She was only with us for just over a year, but she really got into my heart :bighug:

Give Biggie the biggest hug today.
 
Patricia, I am so sorry to read it was time for your Whiskey to cross the Rainbow Bridge. She is free of pain now, that's the most difficult thing in the world you did, but it out of love. :bighug::bighug::bighug:

Fly Free Whiskey, and land softly.

You are so loved!
 
Oh Patricia, I am so so sorry for you have to lose Whiskey. It is very painful for you, but now Whiskey is pain free.:rb_icon: Please take care! :bighug:
 
Elaine Lai said:
Oh Patricia, I am so so sorry for you have to lose Whiskey. It is very painful for you, but now Whiskey is pain free.:rb_icon: Please take care! :bighug:
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Thank you :bighug: I'm at a bit of a loss this morning, feel as if I am forgetting something important.
 
My heart goes out to you Patricia, I'm so sorry about Whiskey. You made the right choice, freeing her from her ailing body before it became complete agony.
I had to make the same decision for my girl on Wednesday, and the pain is like nothing else. Even though I have three other cats, the house seems so empty.
Hang in there - one hour at a time, it's all we can do ♥
 
Virginie & Chewie (GA) said:
My heart goes out to you Patricia, I'm so sorry about Whiskey. You made the right choice, freeing her from her ailing body before it became complete agony.
I had to make the same decision for my girl on Wednesday, and the pain is like nothing else. Even though I have three other cats, the house seems so empty.
Hang in there - one hour at a time, it's all we can do ♥
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Thank you so much. My vet was very honest about her prognosis, even with a feeding tube, he felt that with the amount of pain she had, even in their meds I would not manage the pain well enough at home for her to recover with the extent of her liver failure.

Right now I'm remembering looking into her eyes as I was trying to decide. She still wanted to fight, even as she was in such agony, I know I made the best choice, but it haunts me. I could have pushed it for one more day, but that would probably have been the too late that so many people have regretted.

I saw that you had said goodbye to Chewie, and even before I knew how sick Whisk was I was heartbroken for you :bighug: :bighug:
 
stannarp said:
Thank you so much. My vet was very honest about her prognosis, even with a feeding tube, he felt that with the amount of pain she had, even in their meds I would not manage the pain well enough at home for her to recover with the extent of her liver failure.

Right now I'm remembering looking into her eyes as I was trying to decide. She still wanted to fight, even as she was in such agony, I know I made the best choice, but it haunts me. I could have pushed it for one more day, but that would probably have been the too late that so many people have regretted.

I saw that you had said goodbye to Chewie, and even before I knew how sick Whisk was I was heartbroken for you :bighug: :bighug:
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I'm glad you know you made the right choice (the only choice that you could've to be honest). Whiskey will always be with you to help you move on and process it. It's been a few weeks since I watched Theo be put to sleep, and it still hurts. But it hurts in a different way, it's almost in a happy way. Like it's painful to think about, but each time I do I smile a bit because I remember the good times and thank the universe/god for gifting us the time that we had together.
 
Oh Patricia I'm so very sorry for your loss. You made the right decision, he was in so much pain and you set precious Whiskey free. I'm sure all the kitties at the bridge were there to meet him. They are probably chasing butterflies now,
You did everything you could for him. My heart goes out to you. Such a beautiful boy.
Please take care of yourself. You will be missed Whiskey :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
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Fly high sweet Whiskey and land softly
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chuckstables said:
I'm glad you know you made the right choice (the only choice that you could've to be honest). Whiskey will always be with you to help you move on and process it. It's been a few weeks since I watched Theo be put to sleep, and it still hurts. But it hurts in a different way, it's almost in a happy way. Like it's painful to think about, but each time I do I smile a bit because I remember the good times and thank the universe/god for gifting us the time that we had together.
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Thank you. I'm still getting to remembering the good times, right now I'm missing our morning coffee ritual. Every morning, no matter how warm she's be on my lap when everything was done and I was drinking coffee.
 
Diane Tyler's Mom said:
Oh Patricia I'm so very sorry for your loss. You made the right decision, he was in so much pain and you set precious Whiskey free. I'm sure all the kitties at the bridge were there to meet him. They are probably chasing butterflies now,
You did everything you could for him. My heart goes out to you. Such a beautiful boy.
Please take care of yourself. You will be missed Whiskey :bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
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Thank you :bighug:
 
stannarp said:
Thank you. I'm still getting to remembering the good times, right now I'm missing our morning coffee ritual. Every morning, no matter how warm she's be on my lap when everything was done and I was drinking coffee.
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Of course. It's natural that we're going to miss our routines! I still miss Theo's routine where he'd come sit on me for 2 minutes, then go away, then come back 2 minutes later, rinse repeat for the next hour until he finally decided to sit down for an extended period of time.

Again; you did everything you should've. You showed such remarkable courage and dedicated to Whiskey. You should feel nothing but pride for how you treated Whiskey. You gave Whiskey everthing they could've wanted. The pain you're feeling will hurt less as time goes on.

I wish I could give you a hug :bighug: and help you to feel better. I wish you the best, and I wish more cat owners could be as amazing as you have been (and are).
 
chuckstables said:
Of course. It's natural that we're going to miss our routines! I still miss Theo's routine where he'd come sit on me for 2 minutes, then go away, then come back 2 minutes later, rinse repeat for the next hour until he finally decided to sit down for an extended period of time.

Again; you did everything you should've. You showed such remarkable courage and dedicated to Whiskey. You should feel nothing but pride for how you treated Whiskey. You gave Whiskey everthing they could've wanted. The pain you're feeling will hurt less as time goes on.

I wish I could give you a hug :bighug: and help you to feel better. I wish you the best, and I wish more cat owners could be as amazing as you have been (and are).
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Thanks, I think pretty much everyone on this forum is an amazing exception to the rule.

I've heard of so many people who just dump their cats at a shelter, or worse with a diabetes diagnosis.

Just wish I'd come into her life sooner so she could have had a longer healthier life.

Your story about Theo and his do I, don't I routine made me smile!
 
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