Please help me by saying a prayer

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (lilsparrow)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:29:56 GMT

Thank you Debbie,
for sharing the dear, dear photographs of Fluffy and your mother.
It feels good to share a little of the ones we love, doesn't it?
I'm sure you miss your mother very much . . .
even as the pain lessens, you will always miss her,
later with more love than sorrow . . .
it just takes time to heal.
. . . hoping that Fluffy is eating a little better today
and that you were able to take her in to the specialist
with love . . .
sparrow

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (lovewho.u.r)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:57:58 GMT

Hi Debbie,

Fluffy is so fluffy!
She is beautiful!
Lovely Picture of your mom and Fluffy!
Thanks for sharing it!

Hope today she is willing to eat!

Thank you for the update...I am hoping the specialist can help her, too.
Lighting another candle for her and you under Fluff.

I have a cat named Puff.... she is gray and white also but more gray than white....

Peace, Love and Joy,
Diane

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (liliwings)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:51:07 GMT

Debbie, the photo of your mother and Fluffy is beautiful. A loss such as that of a dear mother is devistating. I will light another candle for Fluffy. I am sorry that the vet is not being sensitive to Fluffy being family. Of course she is family. As you put it, your fur baby. I am glad that you will be consulting with a specialist. God bless Fluffy, your mom and you. liliwings

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (Hildegard)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:02:56 GMT

Dear Debbie,

Thank you for posting this picture, Fluffy guarding your mother! She certainly has the right name, judging from the picture.

I hope you'll get the needed help from the specialist.

Much love,
Edda

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (buttington)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:25:35 GMT

Debbie, how lovely of you to post the picture!! They really do look as if they have a special bond.

And what a very pretty little cat Fluffy is. So sweet. I hope you still have some time left with her.

Everyone here will be anxious to know how you posted the picture as we all struggle with it.

with Love, Jude

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (Debbie J)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:29:42 GMT

I hope this works, not sure how to post a picture. Here is one of her with my mother............

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (Debbie J)

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:45:59 GMT

Dearest Lilwings( and everyone else),
First thank you for your suggestions. I'm waiting to hear from the specialist, since he's suppose to be returning today. I will ask him about what you suggested, since our regular vet won't do a thing. It just gets me so angry, she knows how I feel about my fur babies. Maybe she thinks I'm just a crazy person feeling this way, but I don't care, they are my family and I'll do anything to make them feel better. I gave her a pepcid before she went to bed and she didn't seem to have an upset stomach this morning. She did refuse her food and even tuna again- goes and looks at it and walks away.So I gave her a jar of turkey baby food. Today she had more fight in her, at one point she was refusing to open her mouth, but I won out. She then went and got a drink and laid down on her house( it's her carrier, but she uses it as a house) and she seemed more content. I think her eyes looked a little brighter today too. I did one thing different yesterday, I gave her the denosyl at 10 am and again at 10 pm, so I'm thinking this may be helping her too. I have to believe in my heart she still has more quaility time left. I pray to God to give her more time after all she's been through in such a short life. She's not giving up and neither am I. I just hope we are at some kind of turning point for the better. Thank you all for your kindness and allowing me to ramble on. Some people just don't understand what it's like to be all alone in the world with just your fur family for comfort and support. I know my mother is watching over her and I ask her to help me make her well too.Thanks again to you all, and may God Bless you each and every day.Debbie

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (sandra67)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:17:15 GMT

Dearest Debbie,

Like Liliwings said your not rambling on,the loss of a parent is soul

destroying and at times like this your loss is magnified.

It's your loved ones you turn to in your time of need.

I am so glad you have found this forum as there are always many people

around to share you sad days and and happy days too.

Thinking of you right now and praying that things will improve

for your pussy cat.

Take care,Sandraxx

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (mamaluvskids)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:47:55 GMT

Debbie, Wlecome to the forum. I'm sorry to hear about your cat. I am hoping that your cat will pull through. I am also sorry that you have no family to support you. Please know that we are here for you and that if you ever need us, don't hesitate to let us know. I will light a candle for your cat. Please do come back and keep us informed. Also, I hope that you find the supposrt here that I have.

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (liliwings)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:47:19 GMT

Debbie, I will light another candle for you. I read your most recent post. And you are not "rambling on". I am so sorry for the loss of your mother. So very sorry. And I am sorry that your fluffy and you are going through this ordeal with his health. I am sending prayer and love, liliwings

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (buttington)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:25:11 GMT

Dear Debbie,
I admire how you are fighting for your little cat Fluffy and I hope you find something to tempt her to eat soon.
Changing your Vet seems a good move as a caring Vet is priceless.

However, without seeming heartless, and I am as keen on cats as its possible to be I would offer a word of caution. I had an elderly sick cat that I kept alive by force-feeding him. His little heart was so strong that he kept going for over a year, but he didn't get any better, neither could the Vet make him any better.
I would advise that you don't keep the force-feeding up for too long. Fluffy obviously hates the baby food! Have you tried her with something tasty, like mashed up liver (chicken liver is the softest) or mashed tuna? Also I think almost liquid food is available for sick cats.
Our little fur babies often know what is the best thing for themselves.

You are in my thoughts,
Love, Jude

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (lilsparrow)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:47:02 GMT

. . . a thought dear Debbie . . .
My vet has given me a pill to help stimulate the appetite.
Perhaps this might be appropriate in your case,
I don't know . . .
it worked for one of my cats,
but not another . . . she was too sick.
Also there is a prescription diet by Hills, I think,
for cats who have a hard time eating.
It is called A/D, and is much like baby food with lots of nutrients.

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (Debbie J)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:24:50 GMT

Dear Edda,Jude,Sandra,lil sparrow,
Thank you all so very much for your kindness and lighting candles and prayers. Please keep them coming for my little girl Fluffy. She's such a spunky lady, even though she's sick she's still a fighter. I offered her some food this morning, but she had nasea again, so I gave her a pepcid and wait an hour and feed her a jar of chicken baby food. She got so mad at me, but I told her I have to do this to keep her strong and see the specialist. I tell her all the time how much I love her and want her to stay with us happy and healthy. I know she understands. She looks at me and listens, even though she's mad at me.
Thank you lil sparrow for saying what I felt about her doctor. She started out so caring and understanding, but now I feel like her business has grown so much in such a short time that the interest just isn't there like it used to be.I'm going to work on getting her better then look for another vet. I can't trust someone like this when I have a serious emergency this is how she treats us. It's so unfair to them, we are their voices, but I will continue to fight for her and pray to the Lord to make her well again. I try so hard not to cry in front of her. My mother used to tell me not to, cause she understands so much. I miss my mother so much, she was my rock and my strength. Sorry to ramble on. Thank you again and God Bless you all from the bottom of my heart. Please keep the prayers coming our way and I'll keep posting on her.

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (lilsparrow)

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:44:23 GMT

Dear Debbie . . .
It sounds as if it is truly time to find another veterinarian.
Her treatment of you appears to have been harsh and uncaring at the least.
I hope that Fluffy is able to receive good, kind care
from the specialist.
I know so well how difficult all of this has been . . .
You both, as well as your mother
who you have lost so recently,
remain in my thoughts and prayers
with much love . . .
sparrow

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (sandra67)

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 13:38:25 GMT

Bless you Debbie,

I also lit a candle for Fluffy in the hope she will see light soon.

Take care,Sandra♥xx

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (buttington)

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 10:24:45 GMT

Me too.

Jude

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (Hildegard)

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 09:50:13 GMT

Dear Debbie,

Thank you for the update. I hope you will be able to find out what is wrong with Fluffy! I am sure you are doing everything to make her comfortable. Our companion animals cannot tolerate all the medications we humans can.

I'll light another candle for you and Fluffy,

Much love,
Edda

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (Debbie J)

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:43:45 GMT

Thank you all for such kindness to my beloved Fluffy. I'm sorry I haven't been back sooner, but I've been trying to comfort her. She is a very stubborn young lady. I have to feed her baby food, and she just hates it.I made her a scrambled egg and got her to eat half by spoon feeding. I called the specialist office and they made a note of me having to feed her this way. This morning she ate a little fancy feast in her dish- after I tried tuna first- she snubbed her nose at that, then I open two cans to get her to eat a little.I talked to her regular vets office on Friday to see what I could use for nausea and also for pain( if she started having some this weekend). I'm very disappointed in their treatment of her. The doctor at first wasnt' too worried( I had to take her as an emergency just to be seen, otherwise I couldn't get an appt for 2-3 months- outrageous)Then she asks me if I want to do a blood test. After I tried to get her to do one late last year by coming here, since it was too cold for Fluff to go out, but she just brushed it off saying sometimes it's more stressfull on them. Then I had to call her to get the results, and again she's not that concerned. Her liver counts are very high and she's not concerned. Then she takes the xray and doesn't show it to me, but calls me the next morning with this criptic message that now she's very concerned and suggest I see the specialist for an ultrasound. She didn't want to even talk to me. When I went to her office Fri, after waiting to hear back, they now say they don't know for sure she has cancer and can't give anything for the pain. I'm like what are you talking about, that's what she said when I asked her point blank. I pray to God this specialist can find what's bothering her and make her better, and then I'm never going back there again. I have to worry about her poor brother( he's a siberian husky, but he loves his big sister). Again, I am most greatful and thankful for all the compassion and kindness, and my heart goes out to all of you that have suffered a lost. I've been there before with two of my other huskies,but it never gets any easier. The last time I had my mother, now I have nobody so it's a lot harder.I'm trying to stay positive and pray to St Francis and the Lord constantly to help her. May God Bless each and every one of you for taking the time to pray for my fur baby. I can't find the words to express my gratitude.

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (liliwings)

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:26:39 GMT

Dear Debbie,
I am lighting another candle for you, for your dear mother and of course for fluffy. I too am very glad that you are here. There are many here who have expereinced deep loss. They understand. You found a wonderful place with good kind understanding people who will help to hold you up while you go through this very hard time. Sending love and light and angels, liliwings

RE: Please help me by saying a prayer (karebear)

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:01:18 GMT

Dear Debbie,

I am so sorry to hear of your cat's illness and problems. I pray for you and Fluffy that you can deal with the end as comfortably and peacefully as possible. Hopefully you will find some friends here to talk to some more and feel less alone. I find posting here to be comforting and warming to the soul. No other site I have found is more accepting and supportive than here. I have two cats who are members of the family too, so I can imagine how hard it is for you.

I am also extending my hand in friendship and support over the loss of your dear mother. That is one of the hardest losses to bear in this life. She and you had a special bond that can never be broken.

I hope you will come back and post more so we all can get to know each other a bit more, and let the bonds of friendship grow. My best friends in the world are my online friends!

I will go now and light a candle for you and for Fluffy in the group Fluff.

take care and remember you only have to handle one day at a time.

Hugs to You,
Karen