FELV + & Epileptic
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| My cat, Wendy-Wolf, age 5 1/2. Found September 15, 1997-September 13, 2003. FELV + & Epileptic |
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| Wendy-Wolf's Story: On September 15, 1997 I was on my way to my boyfriend's house and found an abandoned kitten on the subway platform. She was about 4-6 weeks old. I took her home. She was a hilarious kitten, very curious, and always falling in the toliet bowl. When I got married & had two kids she was there for me while I nursed the babies. She was also pretty patient with the kids too, never biting or scratching them. She was also a very intuitive cat always following me around whenever I was sad & needed a shoulder to cry on. Then in March 2002, she started having seizures. We took her to the vet and she was diagnosed with epilepsy. The vet prescribed phenobarbital 15mg twice a day. The phenobarbital worked although she hated taking it. Her seizures stopped completely. In April 2003 Wendy had her checkup & she seemed fine. All bloodwork & tests came back fine. Then on September 13, 2003 things went downhill. She was having trouble walking and came to lay down by me & drift off into a coma like sleep. I couldn't wake her except by picking her up. She was very listless. I rushed her to the vet's office. They ran some tests and things didn't look good. Her white and red blood cell count were down, she had kidney problems starting, and she had become anemic. The vet gave me 3 choices. 1.Euthanize her before she is in more pain & suffers more. 2.Transfer her to an emergency clinic for intensive care. 3. Take her home and adminster intensive care. But the vet also said that she would most likely NOT make it through the night and that even if she did she would probably live only a few more days or weeks. She no longer had months or years left to live. I cried & cried. I was there for a long time trying to make a decision for my best friend who had seen me through so much of my life: my wedding, birth of my kids, my father's death,etc.I finally decided that the humane thing to do would be to euthanize her so she would not suffer or be in pain. I didn't want to keep her alive just for me. I stayed with her the whole time while they prepared the shot and for awhile afterwards just holding her & crying. My poor sweet baby cat. I love & miss you. You are never forgotten. | ||||||||||
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