| MY SWEET ANGEL JONAH RONAH MY LIFE, MY LOVE, MY SOULMATE |
| February 14, 1988 - November 10, 2001 |
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| MY MEMORIAL TO JONAH I hope by creating this page that I can help others. If I can help even one cat. If I can save one person from going through the awful pain I had to endure at the end of Jonah's life it will be well worth it. My Jonah was diagnosed with hyperthyriodism in October of 2000. His only symptom at the time was diarrhea. He was also diagnosed as being early CRF in February 2001. His Diarrhea never cleared up after being treated for the hyperT. So we began running test. After having every possible test run and seeing 2 different vets with no resolution to the diarrhea I took him to an Internal Medicine Specialist. Jonah had an Ultrasound which confirmed an enlarged lymph node in the small intestine area. They suspected lymphoma or IBD. They said he needed an Endoscopy to confirm this so that he could be started on the proper medication. What happened to my Jonah during that procedure we will never know. He came home with me brain damaged, unable to see, walk, use a litter box, eat or drink on his own. I feel that these so called "Specialist" are partially to blame for what happened to my cat. Whether there was lack of oxygen during the procedure, or whether it was there negligence afterwards. We will never know what really happened. It could be it was just Jonah's time to go on to a better place. They said there was a small chance Jonah would recover from this brain damage but he never did. After nursing him for 3 days I had to make the terrible decision to put him to sleep. If you have a cat that is suffering from chronic diarrhea, vomiting, excessive thirst, excessive urnination, increased appetite and no weight gain, anorexia, weight loss, or anemia please visit the sights I will have linked here. Read about your cats illness, advocate for your cat. If your vet tells you one thing is wrong with your cat and treats them and they never get any better find another vet and another vet until you find one that gives your cat the proper treatment that it needs. Please don't always accept what the vets say as gospel. They are not Gods and they do make mistakes all the time. |
| God is not taking anything away from you' the world takes things away from us. God restores them, a thousand times Better. |
| Wouldn't you rather have 30 minutes of "Wonderful" than a lifetime of nothing special. |
| It's hard sometimes. Knowing the what, but not always knowing, the WHY. |
| Shortly before losing Jonah, someone special, that also lost their beloved cat, shared this special poem with me. I would like to share it with you. May I Go May I go now? Do you think the time is right? May I say goodbye to pain-filled days and endless lonely nights? I've lived my life and done my best, an example tried to be. So can I take that step beyond and set my spirit free? I didn't want to go at first I fought with all my might. But something seems to draw me now to a warm and living light. I want to go --- I really do. It's difficult to stay. But I will try as best I can to live just one more day. To give you time to care for me and share your love and fears. I know you're sad and afraid, because I see your tears. I'll not be far, I promise that, and hope you'll always know that my spirit will be close to you wherever you may go. Thank you for loving me. You know I love you too, that's why it's hard to say goodbye and end this life with you. So hold me now just one more time and let me hear you say, because you care so much for me, you'll let me go today. Author Susan A. Jackson |
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| I miss Jonah everyday. I wonder sometimes, if the pain will ever go away. I see him sitting on the back of the chair, or down at my feet in the kitchen. Sometimes he is laying beside me in the bed. I miss his strong voice calling to me to feed him, to pay attention to HIM and HIM alone. I miss the way he rolled around on the floor with some of his favorite toys. I miss the way he would try to chew on the carpet if I put catnip out for him. When Jonah was a kitten he liked playing fetch with me and I could still get him to play with me once in a while after he got older. I have only one other cat(out of our 10 cats) as smart as Jonah, that will play fetch the ball with me. She reminds me of Jonah in so many ways. She is the new boss in the house now. Her name is Junie Bug. I dreamt of Jonah on the same day as the two week aniversary of his death. Everything in the dream was the same as the day the vet came to our house to PTS. The only difference was, dream Jonah stood up, and stretched, and was totally healthy, and happy, and healed. I am sure there is a message there from God. Telling me that Jonah did not die that day. Jonah went on to a better place and we will meet again someday. I miss you and Love you Jonah. You will never be forgotten as long as I live. |
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| Yanni-- Whisper's In The Dark |
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