Booktigger
19-05-2006, 06:10 PM
It is a year today since I lost Blackie. I took her on as she was 14 with health and behavioural issues and I knew that most shelters wouldn't have given her a chance. I expected to only have a year tops with her, but wasn't expecting it to only be 7 weeks and 6 days. After 4 weeks of having her, I took her for blood tests to check her organ functions, and expected either kidney or liver issues, as she had dodgy teeth and recurrent cat flu symptoms. I didn't know about mammary cancer, so wasn't expecting that diagnosis, even though I had felt some lumps at the weekend, and due to her other health issues and temperament, the vet advised against surgery, as did the rescue I was fostering for at the time. So, I took her home to give her some good times, and again, wasn't expecting 3 short weeks before she started having eating issues. I was in tears all that day knewing that I was going to have to face a difficult decision, but when it came to it, it was so hard to say the words to the vet, even though it wasnt the first time I had gone through something like that. When she was weighed however, and we found out she had lost nearly half a kilo in 3 weeks, despite eating well until the last couple of days, I knew I had no choice, she was wasting away and I couldnt' do that to her. We had a brilliant last night fussing though, and she got to go with someone who loved her, so I am grateful for that. And I wrote an article (posted on here somewhere) about mammary cancer, and vowed to spread the word, which I hope I have. RIP Blackie, I know you are running free from pain and have hopefully met up with your owner. Here is a pic of her last night, and my fav of her
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/booktigger/blackielastnightcloseup.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/booktigger/relaxing.jpg
Also, while not cat related, my neighbour had to have her 14 year old dog, Kim, pts on the same day, RIP Kim
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/booktigger/kim.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/booktigger/blackielastnightcloseup.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/booktigger/relaxing.jpg
Also, while not cat related, my neighbour had to have her 14 year old dog, Kim, pts on the same day, RIP Kim
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/booktigger/kim.jpg