I think I found my answer...

**kimlovescats** · 11-25-2005, 05:17 PM

Oh Laura, my heart breaks for you. I can just imagine how sad it must be to watch her struggle. Your visual picture of her wanting to play with the others, but not being able to, really hit me hard.

Maybe like you said, you can fix your house to be a little more jump/climb resistant ... I just wish I had an answer for you.

It may come to the point for her own safety that you confine her to your bedroom and floor mattress (how VERY sweet of you) when she can't be watched. I'm sure she would love to just curl up on Mommy's bed for hours at a time. Maybe you could alternate room buddies for her too with Giz and Chester? Don't give up on her, she is a sweetheart ... and try to remember that like the blind kitties, she has never known anything different!

(((((((HUGS)))))))))
Kim

**Laura's Babies** · 11-25-2005, 05:52 PM

Kim, I can never give up on her! She has taught me so much about determination and not quitting until you accomplish your goals but for now, I think she has quit challanging herself and accepted that she can not do everything she would like to do. I knew this winter would be hard on her and we are just now getting our winter weather. I am coming to finally understand and accept, my eyes are opening and her condition is no ones fault, there is no where to place any blame and I can get on with the business of acceptance. Loving them so much, you hang on to hope as long as you can.... but the day comes when you have to accept it and move forward. Now I have a better understanding and can plan things to make life as easy on her as I can and get into some preventive measures.

This is one of the reason why I love Pet Talk so. I would have hung onto that hope and looked for a place to place blame and ran around in circles and never known or had to face the truth of her condition.. Goodness knows, I really think her vet was scared to tell me, he NEVER used the CH term with her to me even.... I can deal with what I KNOW, it is the UNKNOWN that you can't deal with. I just think her vet realized I was not ready to hear all that yet.

**kimlovescats** · 11-25-2005, 06:24 PM

Sweetie .. I worried about having said "don't give up on her" right after I posted that thread. I KNOW that you would never give up on her ... that's not really what I meant, but couldn't think of how to phrase it. I guess what I should have said, was don't give up hope FOR her! We both know that God is in control of every aspect in our lives, and THAT is what I was meaning!

LOVE YA!
Kim

**Laura's Babies** · 11-26-2005, 12:43 PM

Kim, I knew you meant hope. I will always have hope that better weather, calmer nerves and such will have her do turnarounds, even if temporary. I always hope for days when she will act like she fells better and can get around better..... that is what I meant by me not giving up... So far, she has done better in the springs and summers... worse in the winters. I think a lot of her problems now are associated with Hurricane Katrina and her having to go to a strange house (at first to ride out the storm in her kennel..VERY stressful) and then to go stay in a completely different house without anyone she knew for the air conditioner ( I can imagine her horror at that) until Kevlin got his power back.

When I first brought them back home, she yowled if she thought I was leaving her, something she has never done before and about the time that stopped, it turned cold on us down here. Now it goes from cold to hot, hot to cold.. NOW it is suppose to start raining and rain for 3 days....