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andrea_m
Champion
Posts:3
 | | 08/12/2008 9:48 AM |
| Hello. I'm new here and just joined last week, but I wanted to post. I lost my beautiful cat Sunday morning to FIP - Feline Infectious Peritonitis. We didn't know this was what she had until just a couple weeks ago - too late, I'm afraid, but there is no cure or medications for it anyway. All along we had been doctoring her for congestive heart failure and giving her Denosyl for her liver. She had a coma or something back in February and was diagnosed with this and put on Lasix and Enalapril. I just miss her so much. It's such a horrible disease. She pretty much just wasted away. She was nothing but skin/fur and bone. She went from 8 pounds in February to a mere 5 as of a couple weeks ago, but when I weighed her at home she was 4, which really scared me and was why I took her back a couple weeks ago. Her white blood cells had overtaken her red ones. The vet gave us some medications to use because he saw a small slim chance of hope as far as lowering the white cells before he told us it was FIP on our last visit just this past Thursday. He just told us to baby her and give her anything she liked to eat. It was just a matter of time really. I didn't know whether to euthanize - of course it was in the back of my head, and I just kept an eye on her - watching her activity and how she was eating and such. She ate really well on Friday and didn't act too bad. Was up and about a bit. But Saturday I noticed later in the day she hadn't eaten all day. She was still up and about a bit. Late that night she took a turn for the worse and I found her under my son's bed Sunday morning in pain, lying on her side, breathing hard. She passed away about 5 hours later. I just miss her so much. It's really hard. And what's scary is that this disease is infectious. I have 4 other cats who could have caught this from her as well.  | | | |
| pjracoon
Champion
Posts:8
| | 08/12/2008 2:31 PM |
| So sorry to hear of your great loss. I know that Sunshine is much better where she is without being in pain. I also lost a granddog on Saturday. A surprise to us all. A bad tumor that wrapped around his spine and heart. He died during surgery. Also a very great loss. I am sorry that we had to meet this way, but welcome. You will love this site. Great people. Paula | | | |
| mbear727
Champion
Posts:6
| | 08/12/2008 7:03 PM |
| I feel for you and know what you are going through. I just brought my Juanita "Little Pretty Pretty" home today, her ashes that is. We lost her just last Wednesday, had a bad reaction to a pain shot given to her, went into a coma and quit breating on her own, I had th have the Vet remove her breathing tube and watch her little heart go, as she would not breath on her own and I did not want her to suffer and die of suffocation so I heald her as the vet euthanized her. So I know exactly what you are going through with your loss.
This site is a great forum to help you get through it as well as your other lovely cats.
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mustvbinadog1ce
Champion
Posts:80
| | 08/12/2008 9:20 PM |
| | I'm sitting here with tears running down my face. I really share your heartache and your lonliness w/o your sweetie. And , also for all of those who replied to your story by sharg their losses God bless them all. One of my favorite quotes is,"Grief is the price we pay for love". You never forget but, it will become easier, with time, to think about your friend. I am so sorry. I'm sure that joining this group will help. Welcome. | | | |
| andrea_m
Champion
Posts:3
| | 08/13/2008 8:16 AM |
| | Thank you all for your replies, and I'm sorry for your losses as well, each as tragic as my own. It's so hard to get up in the morning and they're not there, isn't it?? Today is laundry day, and I sit on the floor while folding clothes in the living room. She often would get on my lap while I sat there for a short while before sauntering off elsewhere. She won't be there today. I pray that God will help us with our grief. It's hard. | | | |
| rodo
Best of Breed
Posts:298
| | 08/23/2008 8:17 AM |
| Hi Andrea,
My thoughts are with you
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| EvilWings
Champion
Posts:5
| | 09/04/2008 2:11 PM |
| I know how horrible FIP is. I have a cat named Ebony, my fvery first cat after moving out of my parents house. I got her when she was itty bitty. I have to bottle feed her she was so little. She died when she was only 9month old. I didnt know until it was tooo late. But I had a feeling I knew what it was because my mom's cat. Its a horrible feeling, I know, to just watch you cat waste away to nothing and there is NOTHING that ANYONE can do. When I took her in, her heart was 5 times bigger than it should have been and her count was so low, it was amazing she was still functioning. If they had started treatment, it would have cost THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS of $$$$ to give her little more time. Even if they did start treatment, there was only a 2% chance that she would live through the night, even with aggressive treatment. I know how you feel and I am so sorry. No one should have to be put through that pain. If it makes you feel better, there are ways to help make it so that it doesnt happen to the rest of them.
FIP is a mutation of the Carona virus. What causes the Carona virus to mutate is stress. Each cat is different on how fast it mutates and what extent. When my Ebony died, My button (my ohter cat) got very sick about a week after. If you know what to look for, you can stop the mutation (or slow it down depending). There is a lot more to say and if you (or anyone else) are interested in hearing the whole thing/more, just message me and I will explain the whole thing. I know A LOT about FIP and the carona virus. Once again though, I am so sorry for your loss!! Just know, that she is not suffering anymore. She is now free of pain and able to rest in complete peace. Just remember, they are always with you. They know that you will never forget them. Deppending on what you believe, they send you little signs to let you know that they are doing ok. I feel that my ebony helped me save button and sent me Olyvia to help deal with her loss. Olyviia is very similar to my Ebony. We never forget our cats and they NEVER forget us. Keep on keeping on and remember that you have 4 other cats to help you through it!!! | | | |
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