Newest Rescue...Poor Milo FLEA BOMBED!

[Anikaca77]

We received a call about a man who had to give up his 16 cats because he had recently become homeless. When we heard that one was injured, we (of course) rushed right over to assess the situation. That's when we saw Milo, who has swollen eyes and seems to be unable to walk, though he can move his legs. He is going bald from what we assume is flea dirt (it is black and crusty and all over him) and he is severely malnourished. The people who had him said that he had been hiding from the landlord, who (I believe unknowingly) set off flea bombs inside the apartment where he was hiding.

When he was found, Milo was dragging himself aroud by the front paws. He also seems to have some internal bleeding indicated by the dark color of his stool. If anyone has any advice or support, we could use all we can get. He is scheduled for a 1:10 appointment today, so we will update after that.

[Medusa]

No advice. You're doing the best thing by taking him to the vet. I sure hope the li'l guy is gonna be ok. Prayers are going up right now.....:love:

[Cataholic]

Only prayers...please update as soon as you can! Bless you for your devotion.

[Lizzie]

Please update us when you can after the vet visit. It looks like he is willing to eat, which is a positive sign. Is he able to pee and poop normally or is he neurologically impaired in that area also?

[Pinot's Mom]

Prayers and a candle! Keep us posted!

[Anikaca77]

Hi Lizzie-

He did try some hard food last night but I gave him can food and that seems to work as well. He ate this morning but he's not interested in drinking any water. His poop was black when it came out, I know you would think it would be if it was sitting but he was siting on the peoples couch and he pooped black poop. We have the sample at the vets right now.

It looks like he's impaired in the poop and pee area, my husband told me earlier today that he peed in his cat carrier and that's where he was lying so my husband tried to clean him up some.

I hope we can fix him though, the only thing I'm more worried about is where I'm going to find the extra cash to help him because I know this isn't going to be cheap.

I am happy he is willing to eat because the people we got him off of last night said he hasn't been eatting but I think he just couldn't handle eatting hard food. I'm not sure how his teeth look but we'll find out this afternoon.


melissa



Please update us when you can after the vet visit. It looks like he is willing to eat, which is a positive sign. Is he able to pee and poop normally or is he neurologically impaired in that area also?

[lvpets2002]

:( Oh No how so Sad.. Yes he looks so skinny.. Poor wittle baby.. I sure hope Milo will get well soon.. :love: Hey try some canned pumpkin & or some chicken broth to help with his stools..

[Randi]

Oh that poor boy! :( I hope the vet can treat whatever is wrong with him. Thanks for helping - you're an angel!! :)

[Lizzie]

Is is possible that, rather than internal bleeding causing his stools to be black (and I believe it has to be high up in the gastrointestinal system to cause that, whereas lower bleeds just show blood in the stool) it could be all the flea dirt he has eaten? After all, that is partly dried blood - his blood. Probably wishful thinking on my part.

Is your rescue having a hard time getting donations overall? Can you put up a special drive on your rescue's web page? You are right, it could be a major expense if they are going to pull him through when his systems have been so poisoned. Do you have the name of the product used so you can give that to the vet? The shelter I work with is getting donations, but they are also getting lots of cats back that were previously adopted from the shelter, older cats that need more vet care, and their adoption rate overall is definitely down.

[Anikaca77]

Hi Lizzie-

It could be the dried blood he's eaten I'm not sure.

I actually don't have a rescue. I work with Shirley Fonda but I only volunteer with her and she needs her $$ for her cats so I can't really ask her for money.

Shirley did originally tell me about this guy and the cats but I had no idea that there was one dragging his feet.

I just rescue cats from time to time on my own and hope I usually have the funds to help out but right now I have about $50 to my name for him and that's about it.

I don't have the name of the product that was used in the flea bomb.

He is at the vets right now and his temperature is 96 degrees which is very low and they were going to give him a bath but they need to wait until his temperature gets up there but he may not make it.

I have to be prepared for that. So they are running blood tests right now to see if they can find anything out and they are going to run an FIV/FELV combo test and give him a bath because she said if the chemical is still on his skin he needs that off ASAP.

I will keep you all posted as soon as I hear anything from them.

Poor guy please say a pray for him. BTW when the vet sat him on the ground he did try to walk but he was falling over a lot almost like those CH kitties but she thinks it's some worse than that but we don't know.

Melissa

[Catty1]

I can donate a wee tiny bit...just give us the PayPal or the shelter's address (if they are the ones taking him to the vet) and we can sure help a bit.

Hopefully some sub-q's will help flush the gunk out.

Prayers for beautiful Milo!:love:

[Medusa]

Oh this is terrible, poor little guy. I do hope that he makes it, Melissa. I sure don't want him to suffer. Gonna pump up the volume on the prayers.....:love:

[Anikaca77]

Catty-

Thank you so much you are just too wonderful. Please don't put yourself in any bad position or your kitties by donating.

It's just with everything that has been happening with Hermes (even though now he's doing very well) we currently owe the vet over $200 and I post dated checks to cover that.

My paypal address is [email protected] this way I can directly pay the vet with my paypal card.

Thank you,
Melissa



I can donate a wee tiny bit...just give us the PayPal or the shelter's address (if they are the ones taking him to the vet) and we can sure help a bit.

Hopefully some sub-q's will help flush the gunk out.

Prayers for beautiful Milo!:love:

[Lizzie]

I'm glad he's in the hands of a vet and getting all the help possible.

Did they say his temperature might be low because he is anemic? Perhaps they will try warm sub-q fluids to warm him up. I guess the blood tests will show any toxic impact on his liver, kidneys or pancreas. On the plus side, he is eating and his condition hasn't worsened from when you found him.

It's going to be hard for you if they find he might pull through if they can do some expensive procedures, such as a blood transfusion. I wish I could send something other than good wishes but I'm in the same position as you, owing the vet. I've been paying him 2/3 of my food budget since February and am longing for September when I can buy something other than oats, beans, onions, bananas and rice - it gets really boring. The things we do for these divine creatures!

Edited to add that you might want to post on the Cats General page if you find you need donations to pull Milo through this. He's very sweet looking and I'm sure people will want to help, as they have many times before. I've been amazed by how much the people on Pet Talk have pulled together to help each other in the past.

[Anikaca77]

HI Lizzie-

They didn't say but they said the blood test should show if he is anemic I believe and should show any toxic impact on those other organs as well.

The only thing is he wouldn't drink for me at all. I hope he does pull through without a blood transfusion. I will take all the well wishes I can :)

I really don't like asking people for money to be honest, it's hard time for everyone and I know people on Pet Talk have been so wonderful to me in the past that I hate to even think of asking.

Thank you,
Melissa



I'm glad he's in the hands of a vet and getting all the help possible.

Did they say his temperature might be low because he is anemic? Perhaps they will try warm sub-q fluids to warm him up. I guess the blood tests will show any toxic impact on his liver, kidneys or pancreas. On the plus side, he is eating and his condition hasn't worsened from when you found him.

It's going to be hard for you if they find he might pull through if they can do some expensive procedures, such as a blood transfusion. I wish I could send something other than good wishes but I'm in the same position as you, owing the vet. I've been paying him 2/3 of my food budget since February and am longing for September when I can buy something other than oats, beans, onions, bananas and rice - it gets really boring. The things we do for these divine creatures!

Edited to add that you might want to post on the Cats General page if you find you need donations to pull Milo through this. He's very sweet looking and I'm sure people will want to help, as they have many times before. I've been amazed by how much the people on Pet Talk have pulled together to help each other in the past.

[Medusa]

I will help, too, Melissa. I closed my Paypal account so I'll just send a check.

[Taz_Zoee]

I am in tears about little Milo. I would donate but all of my extra money is going toward Taz's outstanding vet bill. :( I'm sorry.

I will be hoping very hard that he pulls through this.

[Medusa]

Do you have an update on Milo?

[Anikaca77]

Sorry about not updating sooner, yesterday was just a crazy day and last night was just exhausting but I'm doing it for Milo so that's all that matters.

I went to the vets last night after work because I didn't hear anything and I met with Dr. Porter and she said that his FIV/FELV test was Negative :) and his blood tests weren't really bad at all which surpised me and her as well. His white blood cells were down but she said that's probably because he's anemic.

They bathed him yesterday and he looked a ton better. His temperature did go down a little bit from the bath and they had him on a heating pad with towels around him to try to keep him warm.

Milo did eat a little bit for them. They did get a little bit of fluid into him yesterday and they started him on an antibotic and they gave him a little bit of a muscle relaxor to help with the twitching.

Dr. Porter told me to stop by around 7 p.m. to pick him up since they didn't have anyone to stay with him that evening so I went and ran some quick errands and stopped back at the vets at 7 p.m. and I had to wait for about 45 minutes till I saw the vet and Milo.

The vet said just try to get his temperature up over night as best as I could.

So I got him home (I purchased 2 new fleece blankets to help him stay warm) and we warmed up our heating pad and placed it under his blanket for him but first testing it to make sure it wasn't too hot for him.

He had 2 warm bottles next to him that the vet gave us for him for the night and that seemed to keep him really warm as well.

I was able to get a little bit of food in him last night but not as much as I would have liked to seen him eat.

I got up several times last night to check on him, we kept the heating pad on all last night to try to provide him some extra warmth as well as several blankets on him as well.

This morning I got up around 6 a.m. and I tried to get him to eat some canned food after I warmed it up and he wouldn't eat.

I tried some other type of canned food and he still wouldn't eat.

I'm really worried. He did pee about 3 times last night, I kept checking him since he didn't move at all last night.

He's at the vets this morning I just dropped him off about 7:45 a.m. so I'm going to have to wait until the vet exams him this morning and we'll see what they say. I hope he perks up some and that his temperature went up I hope. Yesterday when I left the vets his temperature was 96.8 degrees which you all know is very low for a cat.

Milo I pray that you are going to make it. I did hear that the Landlord did know that the cat was in the apartment when he set the Flea Bomb off and that Milo was fine before the Flea Bomb. But like I told the vet I'm not 100% sure that this is accurate but we are treating him aggressively and hopefully he will pull through with time.

Milo I'm already in love with you, please be strong big guy.

Melissa

[Catty1]

PRAYERS for Milo!!!!

[krazyaboutkatz]

I'm just now seeing this thread. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are going out to Milo. Please continue to keep us updated about him.

[Anikaca77]

Well I just called the vets, Good news his temperature is normal! :)

YEAH!

He did eat a little for them. The doctor is in surgery right now and will call me back later on today.

Melissa

[Medusa]

He's got a lot of prayer power pulling for him, Melissa. Better and better.....:)

[Lizzie]

Thank you for the update; I'm very relieved and pleased at the good news about his temperature and blood results. Are they giving him supplements in his food to increase his iron intake, do you know? Has the vet said anything about his tremors and inability to walk and control his bladder? Does she think those symptoms might go away in time? Did she talk to you about the effects of flea bombs, what to expect, etc. or would she need to know what kind it was?

You did a very wonderful job caring for Milo overnight, helping to bring his temperature up, and all through this distressing time for him. Does he respond to you?

[Anikaca77]

Hi Lizzie-

I don't know if they are giving him any supplements in his food or anything but I will ask. I haven't spoken to the vet yet today but I will ask about the bladder.

He was able to walk yesterday at the vets, he just fell over when he tried, he'd get back up and he'd go to a corner to help support him.

The vet did tell me yesterday that she would have hoped he would have improved since it's been a week since the flea bomb was set off.

She did sorta lead me to feel that if the antibotics don't help then he probably has permanent damage.

She didn't talk to me about the effects of flea bombs or what to expect, but I will ask. I told her we are only hearing this but we still can't be 100% sure but I'm pretty sure these people are not going to lie but the landlord could lie and say that he didn't know there were any pets in the place.

He's been doing pretty well with me although he bit me twice now and he actually broke the skin this morning and I didn't touch him I was just touching the blanket ot make sure it was still warm for him.

Thank you for asking these questions, I will write them down and ask the vet when I talk with him next.

Thank you,
Melissa

Edit:

I just wrote down these questions that I will be asking the vet:


Could I get a written estimate of the stuff that still needs to be done to Milo?
Is he getting any supplements in his food?
Should I be feeding him any special food at the moment?
Why doesn’t he want to drink any water?
What is making him not have control over his bladder?
Do you think these termers and his walking will go away with time?
What are the side effects of a cat being exposed to a flea bomb and what should I look out for? (It has been a week since the flea bomb went off and he was exposed)
What antibiotics is Milo on?
What can we do for his eyes?
Should I try to make him get up more and walk around more?
Should I try to get him to drink water with a syringe?



Thank you for the update; I'm very relieved and pleased at the good news about his temperature and blood results. Are they giving him supplements in his food to increase his iron intake, do you know? Has the vet said anything about his tremors and inability to walk and control his bladder? Does she think those symptoms might go away in time? Did she talk to you about the effects of flea bombs, what to expect, etc. or would she need to know what kind it was?

You did a very wonderful job caring for Milo overnight, helping to bring his temperature up, and all through this distressing time for him. Does he respond to you?

[Lizzie]

It might be that he has bitten because his fear factor has been ramped up by the neurological damage. My CH cat, Miss Z., reacts way out of proportion to the slightest movement or sound. She also had a lot of difficulty drinking water for the first several months of her life, and even now she doesn't drink much. I've just made sure she always has wet food and she's fine. Does his head have involuntary movements, like bobbing, or does his head tremble? I used to wonder if Miss Z. was simply afraid of plunging her whole head into the water because she couldn't control its bobbing movements. You might make Milo panic if you try to syringe in water, that happened with Miss Z. Anyway, the vet will advise you.

Hopefully, his improved care will help his body heal and the fact that he is still so damaged is partly due to previous lack of care. However, I don't see a cat with this much damage healing a great deal, but it would help him find a home if he wasn't incontinent so we must keep hoping for improvement in that area and his movement. I'm just glad he's very much alive and in your care.

[Anikaca77]

Could I get a written estimate of the stuff that still needs to be done to Milo?
Yes



Is he getting any supplements in his food?

The vet said he’s just trying to get Milo to eat just anything at this point so no supplements at the moment.



Should I be feeding him any special food at the moment?

The vet said he’s just trying to get Milo to eat just anything at this point so no supplements at the moment.



Why doesn’t he want to drink any water?

The vet isn’t sure but we have to get him so fluids so he is doing Sub Q fluids on him for right now.



What is making him not have control over his bladder?

The vet said it’s neurological but from the Flea Bomb we really don’t know for sure.



Do you think these termers and his walking will go away with time?

Not sure, but the quality of life for this guy not being able to move around well, how good is it for Milo and we just have to wait and see at this point.



What can we do for his eyes?

Milo was given some eye meds today which I will be taking home with me when I pick him up at 5 p.m. today.



Should I try to get him to drink water with a syringe?

Yes



This is some things the vet said to me: There is very little change from yesterday to today, other than his temperature is good, his vitals are good, they got a urine sample from him today and everything looked normal, he’s really thin, no muscle, he has adnormalities with his walking and tail twitching, his rear end area is very sensitive but he’s sure Milo isn’t in any pain.

The vet is concerned about me getting attached to him and you have to think about the quality of life for him and what this might mean for him. He said obviously he hasn’t been eating well for a while now with him being so thin.

So I’ve decided to take it day to day and I asked him would it be ok to wait a week and see what happens and he said yes of course.

We just don’t have any prognosis yet though which sorta stinks but I guess we just have to wait and see.

My husband and I will be giving him lots of loving tonight.

[Lizzie]

I know someone in Texas who takes in severely disabled cats, including those who are incontinent and have serious mobility problems. She had one cat for years who could only move on his side, but he played, purred, and loved attention. As long as Milo is not in pain and gets pleasure out of his life, there is no need to end it as long as the right place can be found for him. People who see Surya, with his severely deformed front legs so he has to walk only on his back ones, and is almost blind, wonder about his quality of life but he has a ripe roaring good time. He's always in the middle of things and has a passion for biting other cats.

I'm sure Milo will enjoy his cuddles and attention. Enjoy him!

[K & L]

Good luck with all this! We had a rescue that was near dead. Vet said he didn't think she would live. We nursed and nursed and 11 years later she's still here! She ran a low grade fever forever. It was a long road but well worth it. I will watch for updates.

[weluvcats]

Poor Milo:love:...I hope he shows some improvement soon. Bless his heart...Who knows what this poor sweetie has been through. I just hope that his problems are not a result of the flea bomb, as they may end up being permanent. There are certainly many, many prayers being said for him (and you), so hopefully there will be some good news soon...What a wonderful person you are to be doing so much for this kitty:love:.Good luck, and please continue to keep us updated, and let us know if there is anything that we can do.

God bless,

Judy

[Anikaca77]

Just a quick update before heading to bed for a few hours...

When I brought Milo home, I scooped out about 1/4 can of Fancy Feast and he did really well.

It took a while but I encouraged him to eat some more and he did. I was really surprised that he did that well with the food. I was able to get a little more in him so he ate probably less than 1/2 can but that's still pretty good compared to yesterday.

So far tonight he's peed twice and I've ended up just switching out the towels I had down for him.

If anyone would like to contribute to him and supplies (such as puppy pads so we don't have to do so much wash, we live in an apartment so we have to go out and do laundry) that would be really handy. My paypal address is [email protected] for Milo. I understand right now is hard time for everyone but I won't put him down if he is eating and I want to be able to find someone who can care for him more than I can. I'm going to post something on that handicap website about him and see if someone is willing to take him in under their wing.

I'm taking him back to the vets tomorrow and we'll go from there.

I hope they see a small improvement in him.

Melissa

[Anikaca77]

Last night at 2 a.m. Milo started have seizures, it was the most horrible thing I've ever seen in my life.

I made him as comfortable as we could last night. I took him with me to work early, since the vet is located right next door and in about 5 mins. I'll take Milo over there.

He had another seizure just about 5 mins. ago or so. He's not going to probably make it and I may end up helping him go off on his way to the rainbow bridge.

Melissa

[Anikaca77]

Milo was just let go to the rainbow bridge.

It was so hard. Milo I love u so much. If anyone would like their donations back please let me know.

Melissa

[Medusa]

Oh my, what happened, Melissa?

[Anikaca77]

Oh my, what happened, Melissa?

Well last night, I woke up to check on Milo and Milo was lying next to his cat carrier on the floor and he was all wet around his face and on the one side of his body. He peed in his cat carrier as well so I removed the towels.

I placed him back on his cat carrier and his head wasn't siting right, so I got him to sorta lie down some and his one side of his face started to twitch.

I called my husband in because I knew something was wrong and then he start have a big seizure. I don't know how long the seizure lasted but it was really horrible to watch. I kept praying that God would take him away and let him have some peace.

Once he was finished with his seizure he started panting so we removed the blankets we had on him and the panting seemed to stop and he just lied there and he looked exhausted.

I made him as comfortable as we could last night. I kept checking on him to make sure he was still alive, he slept pretty well after his attack. I went into work around 7 a.m. and I took him with me because the vet is right next door and they open up at 7:30 a.m.

Within 15 minutes of me being at work with Milo he started to have another seizure.

I thought maybe we were passed this but we weren't.

He calmed down after his attack and panted again, as well as some drool was coming out too.

It was finally 7:30 a.m. and I took him right over to the vets to tell him who I had and that I don't think he was going to make the day.

I told them he started to seizure before 2 a.m. and then it lasted for a while and calmed down. But as I was talking he started to have another one and and another.

It wouldn't stop. The one was on her way in and the vet tech gave him some valium and the first dose didn't take so they gave him another dose.

I had to hold him down and try to help him not move around so much and that was really hard, he wouldn't stop having these seizures.

I waited for the vet to come in and she said the best thing for him would be to let him go to sleep.

I agreed. He didn't need to suffer anymore so before 9 a.m. this morning Milo was put to sleep. He just wouldn't stop seizuring. The vet said she thinks it was the toxins from the flea bomb affecting his brain now and their really wasn't much more they could do for him and I didn't want him to suffer at all.

Milo did bite me and he broke the skin the other day and since we are not sure if he became in contact with rabies he is going to a place where they will test him for it and it should be about a week till I hear the results. I'm going to the doctors to have my bit looked at because it's pretty red around the one bite wound. I will be getting a paw print from the vets since I won't be able to get Milo back and bury him. I hated to do that and I wished the outcome would have been better but I think the flea bomb was just too much for him.

I'm going to try to find out the landlords name and hopefully file an animal crulety charge.

If anyone would like their donations back please let me know. RIP Milo. I will add something to the Memorial Section later today.

Melissa

[Grace]

I'm so sorry. Milo is going to be fine from now on - running and playing and chowing down up there at The Bridge. He knows you loved him :love:

[Medusa]

This is just awful. Poor Milo suffered needlessly due to that landlord's abominable actions. Well, you did the best you could for him, Melissa. On some level, I know that he realized that. He was able to feel your love and the human touch through all his misery. Now he's at peace and you will be, too, in time. RIP, little Milo. You deserved better than the lot that life handed you and now you're getting it at the Bridge. :love:

[Anikaca77]

http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?p=2169635#post2169635

I added something to the Memorial Section.

My eyes are puffy and my face is red, I miss my Milo oh so bad. Rest now little guy, I love you.

[Lizzie]

Thank goodness Milo had you to care for him, doing everything you could to help him live, taking him to the relief of his ending as fast as you could. How very, very sad that just when he'd found loving arms to care for him, he was too sick to save.

I'm sorry you had to go through the trauma of seeing Milo's seizing, especially when they went on and on, it's a really dreadful thing to witness. You just want to scream at the vet to stop them happening whatever they have to do. Surya had only one and I remember shaking so much as I bundled him in a carrier and raced him to the vet that I was hardly in control of what I was doing. Earlier this year as I sat waiting in our emergency vet hospital, a young woman came in saying her cat (who had also been poisoned) had started seizing often and she thought it was time for him to be euthanized. Even as she spoke, the cat starting having a violent seizure in his carrier. Across the room, not knowing the cat and barely able to see it inside the carrier, I felt sick with horror and wanted to join the woman in sobbing "do it now, now."

I hope you are going to be okay. Did they update your tetanus shot? Start you on antibiotics? Also hope you can file against the landlord. I wish we could grab him and flea bomb him.

[weluvcats]

Melissa...I am so sorry about Milo:love:...It sounds as if you did everything you could for him (what a kind and compassionate person you are), and given that the flea bomb does sound as though it was what caused all this, the best and really only thing you could do was to let him go. Damn that landlord...I just don't understand people like that...What is wrong with them??? How could he do such a thing?? I am glad that you're going to pursue this concerning the landlord, and good luck with it. Keep us updated about what you find out.

I know you feel awful about Milo:love:, but you did the very best you could for him...You got him medical care, and you gave him love. Lizzie was right when she said "How very, very sad that just when he'd found loving arms to care for him, he was too sick to save" and she's right, but remember this too...Given that it was probably the flea bomb that caused this, and he would have died anyway, at least he had you to look after him and love him and to humanely and quickly let him go, rather than him dying alone in that building...As tragic and unfair as it is that Milo:love: is gone, he at least had your love and comfort at the end. Try to remember that and that he is at the RB now, happy and healthy and racing around having a grand old time chasing ladybugs in the warm sunshine with all his new friends:). Please know that all of us are sending you and Milo:love: prayers and hugs, and that you both are in our thoughts...I hope everything turns out okay concerning your bite...don't hesitate to go to the doctor if the redness continues or gets worse...Hugs and prayers...

God bless,

Judy

[phesina]

Oh, I am so very sorry. Thank you and God bless you, Melissa, for loving him and doing so much for him and giving him such good care.

Rest in peace, dearest Milo, I'm so glad you and Melissa found each other and now share this great eternal love.

[Anikaca77]

Thank goodness Milo had you to care for him, doing everything you could to help him live, taking him to the relief of his ending as fast as you could. How very, very sad that just when he'd found loving arms to care for him, he was too sick to save.

I'm sorry you had to go through the trauma of seeing Milo's seizing, especially when they went on and on, it's a really dreadful thing to witness. You just want to scream at the vet to stop them happening whatever they have to do. Surya had only one and I remember shaking so much as I bundled him in a carrier and raced him to the vet that I was hardly in control of what I was doing. Earlier this year as I sat waiting in our emergency vet hospital, a young woman came in saying her cat (who had also been poisoned) had started seizing often and she thought it was time for him to be euthanized. Even as she spoke, the cat starting having a violent seizure in his carrier. Across the room, not knowing the cat and barely able to see it inside the carrier, I felt sick with horror and wanted to join the woman in sobbing "do it now, now."

I hope you are going to be okay. Did they update your tetanus shot? Start you on antibiotics? Also hope you can file against the landlord. I wish we could grab him and flea bomb him.


Lizzie-

Thank you so much for your kind words. I actually had a tetanus shot back in 2006 when I did that Bellefonte rescue and a female stray cat bit me a couple times and I got the red streak from her and it was pretty infected that time as well.

The doctor did give me antibiotics and the redness is already gone this morning :)

I hope I can file a case against this landlord. I did manage to speak with the kid who originally had the cat and he released the landlords name and his old address so I'm pleased and hopefully we can do something now. No cat should have to suffer the way Milo did and I wished I really could of saved Milo. I loved him so much even though I only had him Monday night thru yesterday morning.

Melissa

[Anikaca77]

Melissa...I am so sorry about Milo:love:...It sounds as if you did everything you could for him (what a kind and compassionate person you are), and given that the flea bomb does sound as though it was what caused all this, the best and really only thing you could do was to let him go. Damn that landlord...I just don't understand people like that...What is wrong with them??? How could he do such a thing?? I am glad that you're going to pursue this concerning the landlord, and good luck with it. Keep us updated about what you find out.

I know you feel awful about Milo:love:, but you did the very best you could for him...You got him medical care, and you gave him love. Lizzie was right when she said "How very, very sad that just when he'd found loving arms to care for him, he was too sick to save" and she's right, but remember this too...Given that it was probably the flea bomb that caused this, and he would have died anyway, at least he had you to look after him and love him and to humanely and quickly let him go, rather than him dying alone in that building...As tragic and unfair as it is that Milo:love: is gone, he at least had your love and comfort at the end. Try to remember that and that he is at the RB now, happy and healthy and racing around having a grand old time chasing ladybugs in the warm sunshine with all his new friends:). Please know that all of us are sending you and Milo:love: prayers and hugs, and that you both are in our thoughts...I hope everything turns out okay concerning your bite...don't hesitate to go to the doctor if the redness continues or gets worse...Hugs and prayers...

God bless,

Judy



Judy-

Thank you so much for your kind words. I did get some sleep last night which was much needed, my eyes are still puffy, and last night I was trying to call one of my other cats and instead I called him Milo.

I did that twice last night, and everytime I said it I felt like I was going to cry.

I keep trying to remember that he is happy and playing around and not suffering anymore, it's hard to think that way but I'm trying. I miss him dearly and last night it was so weird not to be spending all my time in the bathroom caring for him and changing his towels.

Thank you again for taking the time to write to me,
Melissa

[K & L]

I just hate reading this. I'm so sorry but at least he knew what love is before he went to peace. Bless you for caring so much.