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My four pawed alarm clock, Maggie, hasn't been feeling well for the past few weeks. I thought it might have been due to fleas and I got some of that stuff you put between her shoulder blades. That helped with the fleas, but did not make her better overall.
She had stopped eating her hard food, so I gave her some "tuna juice" and she drank that with gusto, like normal. I got some soft food and set that down and she only ate some of it. I cleaned out her litter box yesterday and she has not used it at all since. She spent most of last night laying on my chest and when I felt her stomach this morning it wasn't as warm as it should be. So, I believe her end may be rather soon. She does not seem to be in pain, but she has wanted to go outside for some reason. She had also forgotten that she was not allowed to get on the table.
I held her tight last night and cried. She did not try to get away and she let me hold her. I told her I was a rotten human because I quit my job and I could not afford to take her to the vet when I first noticed she was ill. I sat there a bawled my eyes out because of my actions and inaction. I am getting ready to cry now, as I type this.
Maggie is more than a pet, she is a friend. She was the reason I kept coming home every night. The plus side of me not going to work is that I don't have to wonder if she is going to greet me at the door and she won't die alone while I'm at work.
For the record Maggie is an American Shorthair cat, who is as laid back as they come. Nothing seems to bother her much. I do believe she was a service animal because of some of her actions. I got her back in 2001, when my first cat, Katrina, died. When I got her she was between 3 and 5 years old, so that puts her between 16 and 18yearsold now. A good run for a pussy cat.
So when you come visit the den it will be a bit emptier, as I do not plan to get another cat.
Now I need to come up with the money to get her cremated when she does pass.
My four pawed alarm clock, Maggie, hasn't been feeling well for the past few weeks. I thought it might have been due to fleas and I got some of that stuff you put between her shoulder blades. That helped with the fleas, but did not make her better overall.
She had stopped eating her hard food, so I gave her some "tuna juice" and she drank that with gusto, like normal. I got some soft food and set that down and she only ate some of it. I cleaned out her litter box yesterday and she has not used it at all since. She spent most of last night laying on my chest and when I felt her stomach this morning it wasn't as warm as it should be. So, I believe her end may be rather soon. She does not seem to be in pain, but she has wanted to go outside for some reason. She had also forgotten that she was not allowed to get on the table.
I held her tight last night and cried. She did not try to get away and she let me hold her. I told her I was a rotten human because I quit my job and I could not afford to take her to the vet when I first noticed she was ill. I sat there a bawled my eyes out because of my actions and inaction. I am getting ready to cry now, as I type this.
Maggie is more than a pet, she is a friend. She was the reason I kept coming home every night. The plus side of me not going to work is that I don't have to wonder if she is going to greet me at the door and she won't die alone while I'm at work.
For the record Maggie is an American Shorthair cat, who is as laid back as they come. Nothing seems to bother her much. I do believe she was a service animal because of some of her actions. I got her back in 2001, when my first cat, Katrina, died. When I got her she was between 3 and 5 years old, so that puts her between 16 and 18yearsold now. A good run for a pussy cat.
So when you come visit the den it will be a bit emptier, as I do not plan to get another cat.
Now I need to come up with the money to get her cremated when she does pass.
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Date: 2014-11-19 05:42 pm (UTC)Get her to the vet. I'll help.
-TG
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Date: 2014-11-19 05:46 pm (UTC)I do not want her to die alone and in strange place, like Katrina.
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Date: 2014-11-19 05:48 pm (UTC)-TG
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Date: 2014-11-19 06:04 pm (UTC)On another note, please, please, don't deny some other four-footed person your love. It sounds like you took great care of Maggie if she made it to around 17. (our current senior citizen is 17 now so I know how hard it is.) Yes, losing them hurts. I know this all too well. But what we get from them to worth it 10 fold.
Also, I'm seconding Gneech, please get her to the vet. Don't assume she leaving. Maybe it is something "simple", like a bad tooth. If a few extra $ will help, I'll be happy to lend a paw.