Results 1 to 15 of 77

Thread: The End......oh so near. **Update***

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    May 2005
    Location
    Pixsburgh
    Posts
    5,004
    My heart is breaking for you. I know how difficult this is. Gentle ((((hugs)))) for you Fluffy

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    Desert Southwest
    Posts
    1,362
    Thank you everyone very much.


    This is a very hard time on all of us. Even Yoshi & Lucky are very mellow today. Fluffy has this 'smell' on him, and I think we all know what that is.

    Today is worse than yesterday......he is eating some, but not nearly enough. He isn't drinking either. He has a new problem today - like he needs something else . His hind legs are not working. He will struggle to get up, move a few feet then plop down. His front paws go outward, too. I don't know if his arthritis is acting up, or he just doesn't have any more strength left in him to move
    Then a few minutes later I walk around looking for him and there he is - jumped up on the kitchen chair HOW did he do that??!! When he got off the chair he just ploped down and stayed there for a while, he also howled when he got down - I think he might have hurt himself.

    This is so hard, one minute he is moving around (just barely) and the next he is passed out sleeping in a very strange position - like he just got up on the bed, and that was all he could do. When he sleeps it is VERY soundly.

    He seems to be sending me mixed messages - or maybe I'm just not getting them correctly, I still don't know what to do. Maybe I am just too selfish and keep thinking he will get better, he is just having a bad day today.

    I'm struggling with taking him in today........for the last time.
    Bunny & Kitties:

    Taz - F (7); Majerle - M (4) & Loki - M (8 months)
    (pronounced: Marley).

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Apr 2004
    Location
    New Hampshire
    Posts
    6,648
    Oh...my heart goes out to you. Please take care. I am sending you & Fluffy a cyber hug. You will know when it is time. Fluffy will communicate somehow to you, and you'll just know.
    I love Fenway, JoJo, Olivia and Nonnie!

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Dec 2001
    Location
    Copenhagen, Denmark - GMT+1
    Posts
    15,952
    I'm so very sorry.

    There is no easy answer and the most painful one needs to be done. I know you don't want to say goodbye but you don't want Fluffy to suffer, either. Believe me, I know how hard it is.
    Cuddle and comfort him as much as you can. When you have to take the decision, know that he will be thankful that you relieve him of his pain. He has had a good and long life with you and will always be in your heart.

    Big (((((hugs)))))



    "I don't know which weapons will be used in the third World war, but in the fourth, it will be sticks and stones" --- Albert Einstein.


  5. #5
    Join Date
    Oct 2005
    Location
    Illinois, USA
    Posts
    28,394
    Hugs and gentle thoughts from here too...
    Praying for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine, and around the world.

    I've been Boo'd ... right off the stage!

    Aaahh, I have been defrosted! Thank you, Bonny and Asiel!
    Brrrr, I've been Frosted! Thank you, Asiel and Pomtzu!


    "That's the power of kittens (and puppies too, of course): They can reduce us to quivering masses of Jell-O in about two seconds flat and make us like it. Good thing they don't have opposable thumbs or they'd surely have taken over the world by now." -- Paul Lukas

    "We consume our tomorrows fretting about our yesterdays." -- Persius, first century Roman poet

    Cassie's Catster page: http://www.catster.com/cats/448678

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
    Posts
    20,177
    Sending all our love and concern and care..

    Pat and gang
    I meant," said Ipslore bitterly, "what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?"
    Death thought about it.
    CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.

    -- Terry Pratchett (1948—2015), Sourcery

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    Chicago area, Illinois, USA
    Posts
    1,586
    Hugs and prayers. Most of us have been there. We understand. It still hurts.
    Spoiled child, bad
    Spoiled cat, good

  8. #8
    Join Date
    Aug 2006
    Location
    Methuen, MA; USA
    Posts
    17,105
    I've been in your shoes, and had to make this decision, moer times than I care to recall. It does not get easier, you do NOT get used to it, so don't think that you are starting down a path that will be easier another time.

    Fluffy has had a wonderful life with you, and you with him. Continue to show him the love, care and concern that you always have given.
    .

  9. #9
    Join Date
    Mar 2003
    Location
    San Francisco, CA, where life is happy and gay!
    Posts
    7,319
    Quote Originally Posted by Catsnclay
    I'm struggling with taking him in today........for the last time.
    Gentle hugs and prayers going out your way. I've been in your position and it's the hardest decision to make. You WILL know when it's time. It sounds like it's close. Be gentle with yourself. I still miss my Goldie and remember those final moments before she went over the bridge. {{{{{{{{{Fluffy}}}}}}}}

    Little Ms. Mitzi Mitts
    Our Photo Albums are
    Here and Here
    In memory of my beloved fur children, Goldie, Mishi and Mitzi.
    Rest in peace and play hard at the Rainbow Bridge.
    Goldie: 9/5/88 - 4/10/03
    Mishi: with us from 5/5/03 - 7/13/07
    Mitzi: with us from 4/19/03 - 1/23/10

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 131
    Last Post: 08-31-2009, 07:29 AM
  2. Replies: 114
    Last Post: 10-29-2008, 10:46 AM
  3. Replies: 42
    Last Post: 12-26-2006, 09:35 PM
  4. Gina, Miles and IMOM UPDATE*UPDATE*UPDATE*
    By kuhio98 in forum General
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 03-05-2006, 05:21 PM
  5. Gina, Miles and IMOM UPDATE*UPDATE*UPDATE
    By kuhio98 in forum Cat General
    Replies: 11
    Last Post: 03-04-2006, 08:04 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Copyright © 2001-2013 Pet of the Day.com