My foster, Mama Rosie - poor prognosis post 29

[kimlovescats]

This really brings tears to my eyes. Thank you so much, Lizzie, for having the tenderheartedness to bring her home and make her last days full of love, sunshine and a full tummy. GOD BLESS YOU!!!!!!!!!

Kim

[Catty1]

Oh, Lizzie...you seem - seem - to be so accepting of this. Not the same as being happy about it....

My brain just starts on the 'excise the stuff and feed her by hand', 'try prednisone for the swelling, buy some more time' - but a cat without a tongue...oh god, that poor kitty.

How is her mood, Lizzie? Has she gained some weight, grown some fur?

So many things happen that are not fair to cats or people, and many have happened lately, but every once in a while, it hits me that this is JUST SO UNFAIR.... Had those other vets seen this earlier, would it have mattered?

Dear Mama Rosie picked you, is clean and eating, has your lap, and the sun...why you, sweet Rose?

Please give her a hug and a pat for me. A nice ruffle-the-fur-caress hug, and a kiss on that dear forehead.

[Lizzie]

That's a good suggestion, about steroids, I'll ask the vet tomorrow.

He's never seen anything quite like Rose's tongue and the lab was a bit thrown also. The major problem for us is that we have no history, we have no idea how or when her tongue became so infected and "bad". I emailed the volunteer who had been trying to get Rose help and she said that until 2 months ago, Rose had been able to eat treats and regular food. However, it's obvious that her tongue has been in poor condition for some time. You know how good cats are at eating through the most incredible pain and discomfort.

There is no way the vet could excise anything, and it still wouldn't give her a working tongue. She bled so easily that she really scared the vet, he was afraid he was going to lose her on the table through blood loss if he did anything else. He doesn't know why that is happening either. As he said, the tongue is very vascular but he's never seen it bleed that easily and freely from the tiniest hole.

Her mood? She's feisty, demanding, pushy, adventurous, determined, but also loves curling up against me in bed.

I'll give her a few extra shoulder massages and head kisses tonight from everyone.

Oh, Lizzie...you seem - seem - to be so accepting of this. Not the same as being happy about it....

My brain just starts on the 'excise the stuff and feed her by hand', 'try prednisone for the swelling, buy some more time' - but a cat without a tongue...oh god, that poor kitty.

How is her mood, Lizzie? Has she gained some weight, grown some fur?

So many things happen that are not fair to cats or people, and many have happened lately, but every once in a while, it hits me that this is JUST SO UNFAIR.... Had those other vets seen this earlier, would it have mattered?

Dear Mama Rosie picked you, is clean and eating, has your lap, and the sun...why you, sweet Rose?

Please give her a hug and a pat for me. A nice ruffle-the-fur-caress hug, and a kiss on that dear forehead.

[jennielynn1970]

Well, we do have people w/out tongues or the use of them.... they get feeding tubes and things like that. Would that be an option for her??? I mean, she may not be eating on her own, but at least she'd get nutrition into her.

Ugh!!! I just want to pick her up and hold her forever. She makes me just want to sit down a cry over the state of our pets today and why do people allow this to happen?! Why??? They haven't done anything to us, and yet they suffer but love us inspite of the suffering and just want to love and please us. It just rips me apart.

I think of that poor baby kitten in California, or Florida, where ever it was, that two girls set on fire just to be mean. What makes children so heartless and cruel to do that to something so small and innocent. You hold that baby kitty in your arms and feel its purr, and the love it just wants to give and receive, and I can't imagine anyone coming to that conclusion. Those weren't children... those were heartless people raised by other heartless people who don't even have a conscience.

Our world is in for one hell of a wake up call when the younger generation comes to take over. Let's hope there is a miracle of some sort so that we are all more humane to eachother in the not too distant future.

[CultureJunky]

Oh Mama Rosie, I thinking of you, you have touched so many hearts here on PT with your story.
I will pray you will be as happy and comortable as possible until the time comes for you to cross over to the bridge. You will have many friends there to play with.

I think this has to be one of the most heartbraking stories I have come across since being on Pet Talk....Bless you for taking her in and loving her, she deserves it so so much.

[Killearn Kitties]

I'm so sorry that the news on Mama Rose is not better. Gentle hugs to her while she enjoys her days of sunshine and her nights of cuddles.

Thank you for taking the time to keep us updated.