Anika's Last Update, Anika will be PTS Today. #114 Posted on Cat Memorial Section

This morning I called the vets and the vet wasn't in yet so I had to leave a message and they called me back about 9:30 and wanted her to spend the day there so Ellen (my vet) could observe her and she was or possibly might try something new but I haven't heard anything yet from them, I figured I'd give her another hour before calling but I'm due back to pick her up after work and the ultrasound is still scheduled for Wed. at 11:30 a.m.

So we'll see. My poor girl was crying all the way to the vets and hopefully I'll hear something soon.

Melissa

You can rest assured that they will take good care of her while she's with them. Most vet staff cuddle, talk to and pet the animals staying there on a frequent basis (one of the job perks actually lol).

I hope they find out what's going on with her and can give her some meds or something to make her feel better very soon. I know what it's like to be a worried pet mommy. My thoughts are with you both.

Anika is going to be put down at 3 pm today.

There is no hope. She is jondus now and the vet said that most chances are she has cancer or chronic paracteristis and then it will be a long term.

I can't think right now. I'm just so upset.

If anyone would like their donations back since I didn't go through the ultrasound please let me know. I'd be happy to send it back.

Melissa

OMG! LES here. I am soo soo very sorry about this. I don't even know what to say. :( :(

Melissa...{{{{hugs}}}}

Will you be able to go say goodbye to her?

I didn't donate much - but I say keep what I sent, as I know you have heavy vet back bills, and you and hubby are doing your best to make a go of it.

I am so, so sorry....

You and your hubby have done everything you could, never feel guilty for a moment...if only total love was enough, and sadly, it sometimes isn't.:love:

Melissa, my heart breaks for you! :(

It may sound trivial, but I know what you are going through, what it means to have to say good bye to a beloved furry friend, a feline soul mate. Been there before.

Please know that I'm with you in my thoughts. Your love for Anika will give you the strength to go through this. May she have a peaceful passing. :love:

(((HUGS)))
Kirsten

Melissa, I wish I could take this all away from Anika and you. You've been through so much together. Words are inadequate at a time such as this but please know that if I can be of some comfort to you, I'll be there either through PM or a phone call in a hearbeat. My heartfelt prayers are going up for you and your husband and our girl Anika. :love: My Puddy will be on the watch for her and will be a fierce protectress.

I read most of this thread and I am so, so sorry to read this terrible news.
Know in your heart that you did everything possible that anyone could have to help your precious Anika. My heart goes out to you.

We will all be there with you and Anika during this painful time.

Go peacefully dear Anika and let your meowmie know that despite everything that she has done for you, that you just could not fight anymore. You are ready to go on to the RB, where you will wait for her, one fine day.

Oh, Melissa, I am so very sorry.

Rest in peace, sweet Anika. Your meowmie loves you very, very much.

Pat,with LES

I just happened to come to Cat Talk and I saw the update. Melissa, your heart is very heavy right now. It is never easy to say goodbye to a good friend like Anika. Many of us have gone thru exactly what you are going thru now, and we are here for you. Prayers and hugs for you. Sleep softly, sweet Anika...Sandra

Melissa

I am so sorry that all the medical care and PT prayers and well wishes couldn't save Anika. She is at peace now, and may you also find peace knowing that she will be playing and healthy once again at The Bridge.
RIP little Anika. :love:

Ellie

Oh Melissa the Crew and I are so so sorry. She is with out pain and problems now.
As too the donations, remember you still have the vet bills to pay. I just sorry that we Could not help more. But like ET some times it's out of our hands.

:( Oh I am so so Saddened to read this.. RIP wittle Anika.. Bigg Huggss Melissa

I was with Anika today as well as my husband and my mom.

We got to spend about an hour with her before the whole thing took place and it was very hard, she was yellow from the jaundice but now she is sleeping peacefully and playing somewhere. I would of done the ultrasound but from what the vet said she needed intensive care right away and that meant tubes in her nose and an iv. The vet said she could keep her alive and I didn't want her to suffer. She was very peaceful for me it was so hard and I'm going to miss her so much. Sometime I will post something in the cat memorial section but for now I can't.

I will use the donations I've received towards vet bills and if anyone would like theirs back please feel free to PM me I understand.

Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart, Melissa

My husband would like to write something as well:

This is Rob, Melissa's husband. I just wanted to say a heartfelt thanks to all of you who have helped my wife and I through all of this. I know that many of you know the heartache we are feeling right now, and I want you all to know how appreciative we are for all of your help. We did for Anika the last kindness we could, and though our time together was too short, I know I will never be able to look at another cat without thinking of my baby girl and those beautiful, piercing green eyes. Thank all of you for all you have done.

:( Huggss for you Melissa & family.. Anika is of course Playing at the Bridge.. The RB Angels have come got her & taking Anika to the Golden Doors.. She is with all the other PT Beloved Babies Now.. Corinna will rock Anika for a while to settle her & then All the PT Angels will be playing in the wind & in your Hearts Melissa.. God Bless You All.. I cant see to write anylonger due to the tears.. RIP Wittle One Anika

Melissa and Rob,

My heart is aching for you today; I hope it helps to know that you did everything you could for Anika, and that she knew to the very end how much you loved her.

You're in my thoughts and prayers -- hang in there.

Hugs,
Diana

I'm so sorry. I'm not very good with words at times like this but I can say that from your posts you've given Anika more love and care than many non-PT cats have ever gotten. You've done what you could do for her, tried your best and gave her love until you kindly helped her to the RB. That's the best thing a cat could ask for in a human. She was very lucky to have you for her owner. I'm sure my Dusty is welcoming her to the RB and playing with her right now. My deepest sympathies for you and your family.

Dearest Melissa and Hubby, i am so very sorry for your loss, may you both find comfort here on PT to help you through this, your'e furbaby will be at peace,now happily frolicking amongst the fields at the Rainbow Bridge, RIP little girl, and HUGS to you both.:love:

I am so sorry to hear about Anika. This is almost exactly what happened to my Finnigan last year it's like going through it all again, she even looks a lot like him.

Oh dear God, I am so sorry. :( I have not posted, but I know your pain.

RIP Anika. You will never be forogtten.

I'm so sorry about poor Anika. :(

My heart is so heavy for both of you right now. Anika knew to the end how much she was loved and her passing was peaceful and comfortable...that is the best you could do for her. Remember the good times and know that she is happy and you will see her again!

OH NO!!! I am so sorry to hear this sad news! I wish there was something I could say to help ease the pain. I hope that you'll remember the happy times and that those memories will bring you comfort.

Dear Melissa & Rob, {{{{{HUGS}}}}}

I SO know what you've gone thru and are going thru. A few years ago a stray came into my life, a white and gray boy who I named Baby Boy. He was already neutered. Some one moved away and just left him to fend for himself outdoors.

He was a bad boy, marking everything in sight—inside as well! But he made up for that by being a love bug and a playful bugger. The vet estimated his age as between 6 or 8 yr.

About 2 years after he came he started to get sick, similar to your baby Anika. I did what you did. Vet visits, lab work, the A/D food, force feeding…. But there came a time that I had to make the decision. It was hard in a way, but then again I didn’t want Baby Boy to suffer anymore than he was. Friends kept telling me that I did all I could do for him and that was more than his previous owner. That comforted me, knowing that I gave him a better life than if he were outside alone.

I know it’s hard and it hurts, it hurts every time. You’re not human if it doesn’t affect you.

Know that Anika had your TLC and continue to give that TLC to your other babies! And don’t be surprised if they return it. They have an uncanny way of knowing when you need comforting and TLC.

Lori B...

I'm so sorry to read about Anika. I haven't posted before, but I've been following this thread and wishing the best for you.

It is so very very hard to let go. Still, you loved her and did right by her.

RIP little one.

Melissa and Rob, I'm so sorry. :(
She is free now and out of pain. You were there for her and did all you could, right up to and including the end.
I would like you to keep my donation and perhaps you could use it for Fatty and Pretty Girl or for other vet bills you have owing for all the wonderful care you've provided for not only Anika but all the cats that have crossed your path. :love:

I'm so sorry. What sad news. :(

Rest in Peace sweet Anika.

I'm so sorry to hear this.:(
I have been following your thread but I haven't posted, I know you did all you could for Anika.
Sending hugs your way.

I am so sorry to be seeing this. Sweet Anika is out of pain, and I know it was so hard for you to do. I remember when my RB Bear was so sick and lost so much weight, and I hoped the vet could do more, but he was jaundiced as well and was in liver failure. Such a shock when you don't know what to look for.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and Rob during this time. I'm so sorry that you have to go through all this.

So sorry to read this about Anika. May she be a peace without pain playing hard at the RB Bridge.

Oh, Melissa and Rob, I am so very sorry. :( {{hugs}}

I'm very sorry about your loss, Melissa and Rob. It's the hardest thing to go through, and it's sad that your sweet Anika didn't have more years to stay with you. She would have loved to, if she had a choice, I'm sure. You did everything you could to help her fighting her illness, and you were wonderful kitty parents to her.

She's painfree now, and young and healthy again.

R.I.P. little Anika! :love:

Kirsten

Melissa and Rob,

I am SO sorry about Anika. You did all you could for her and she is now at peace. You and Rob will be in my thoughts and prayers.

((((((HUGS))))))))

Donna

Thank you all again for your pt prays. I just wanted to let everyone know I posted something in the cat memorial section tonight.

Thank you all again from the bottoms of our hearts,
Melissa

I just read this now and I am trying my very best not to bawl here at work. Your Annie looks so much like my Deirdre.

We had a cat once with what your Annie had. You absolutely did the right thing. We tried like heck to save our Tiger when he was jaundiced and sick with Pancreatitis and the vets all kept telling us back then that cats don't get pancreatitis. We even stupidly went so far as to put in a tummy tube trying to save our 8 year old boy. He died of a heart attack in our arms from all the stress his poor body was put through.

Know for sure in your heart that you did the most loving thing you could have ever possibly done for your girl and she I am sure is playing and free from pain but missing you too.

Denyce

Thank you, it seems to be getting a little easier up until I go home and she's not there.

She was the loud mouth of the house. Anika would tell Sebastian (my big grey fuzzy guy) off a lot because he would run after Claudia (she was her baby pretty much even though Annie didn't give birth to her) and Ashley (even though she hissed a few times at Ashely she would still defend her from Sebastian).

It's just so quite at home without her there, I'm glad she's not suffering but it's just so weird not having her around, I keep seeing Athena (my other tiger cat I rescued from bellefonte earlier this year) and I have to do a double take thinking it's Anika, last night I had to catch myself because I could of sworn I saw Anika sitting next to the bathroom door and I was going to say come here Annie and then I realized that it was Athena sitting there.

I wrote a thing in the Cat Memorial section about how Anika adopted me and our life up until the end. You might want to read that another time because it gave me tears writing it last night but I needed to do it.

Thank you again,
Melissa

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Originally Posted by Denyce

I just read this now and I am trying my very best not to bawl here at work. Your Annie looks so much like my Deirdre.

We had a cat once with what your Annie had. You absolutely did the right thing. We tried like heck to save our Tiger when he was jaundiced and sick with Pancreatitis and the vets all kept telling us back then that cats don't get pancreatitis. We even stupidly went so far as to put in a tummy tube trying to save our 8 year old boy. He died of a heart attack in our arms from all the stress his poor body was put through.

Know for sure in your heart that you did the most loving thing you could have ever possibly done for your girl and she I am sure is playing and free from pain but missing you too.

Denyce

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Melissa and Rob, I am so sorry to hear about Anika; my heart is heavy reading your posts. Please know that your sweet girl is happy at the Bridge, playing and waiting for you, free of pain. It's the hardest thing in the world to do, but the ultimate kindness for Anika.

(((((hugs to both of you)))))