we leave for wdw in 17 days and i just got devasating news(final updat post #53,pg4)

[Tantor]

Do what you think is right.

 

[Amy]

Just want to offer my hugs

 

[birdiesunshine]

Sending prayers and pd to your and your kitty!!

 

[SunFloridaDisney]

Prayers for you and your whole family.

 

[Tjaleks]

I am so sorry. This is a terribly painful thing to go through. We had to put one of our cats to sleep on Monday night. I have never done that before and it is still tearing me up. Enjoy her while she is still around and loving life.

 

[SherryNC]

I hope Ashley and your family cherish the quality time she has left.

 

[scoutsmom99]

prayers and PD for your family and your kitty Ashley.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

Blessings to you and your kitty! I have 2 fur babies myself and I can't imagine what you're going through right now. Have a wonderful time in Disney and just know that Ashley will be in good hands while you're gone!

 

[AmyM]

mrFDNY,

I am SOOOOO sorry. I just put my kitty down last Friday from the same thing. I started treating her with sub-q fluids about a year ago. I also pilled her with Tumil-K (a kidney med) and blood pressure meds. She started getting a lot less active, not eating much and no longer using the litter box. It was a very hard decision to put her down but I know it was the right thing to do at that time. A couple years ago I treated her for hyperthyroid, it was very expensive (about $1500) but curable. In the end the vet said we could run more tests to give me peace of mind. I didn't think it was fair to my kitty to make her suffer through more tests to know that her kidneys were now worse than a few months ago. Your vet is right you will know when the time is right. I made the appointment a couple days before taking her in. It was hard knowing but it was also important to let me, DH, DD12 and DS10 say goodbye.

Feel free to PM if you like, I'd be happy to share what it was like with our kitty and answer any questions you may have.

 

[eclectics]

I lost two to the same thing. Both were only 10 years old. I know what you are going through. Prayers to you, your family, and Ashley. aw:

 

[tmq2766]

I can't even imagine the heartache you are going through right now..... I do know how hard it is to loose a best friend though....Animals are unconditionally your best bud.... Your family is in my thoughts and prayers.

 

[swtnikki]

I'm sorry to hear about this news. May your cat be always healthy & happy at the Rainbow Bridge. ::

 

[mrFDNY]

Hi gang,

I can't believe that my first post about ashley was almost 4 years ago. Ashley bounced back after about 2 weeks of fluid theapy. The vet final diagnosed ashely with a condition that i cannot remember the name of. It was sudden onsets of kidney failure, that would come and go. They would range about once a year, only. We take her to the vet and do about 1 week of treatment and she would bounce back to normal, even her blood work was normal after the treatment. I'd have to take her in every other month for blood.Other than that she was acting like a normal cat around the house.

on saturday sept 19, 2009, ashley is now 12 or 13 years old and she began to vomit and sleep alot, i knew her kidneys were acting up again. It had been almost a year to the day since the last episode and i made the vet appt. The next day, we brought her in. Blood work confirmed that it was her kidneys again and treatment was started. In the past ashley would get treatment for about a week and bounce right back to her old self.

Sadly this was'nt the case this time, i brought her in every day and ashley seemed to get worse. By friday, almost a week later, ashley had'nt eaten in 4 days and had'nt moved from our kitchen floor. This time the treatment was not working. I brought her in on saturday and repeat blood work was done. Her kidneys had not gotten any better, but actually showed signs of being worse that the week before's blood test. I was told ashley was in end stage kidney failure.

She was given fluids and a shot to make her hungry and i brought her home, praying she would get hungry and eat and start to feel better. the vet and me agreed that if she showed no sign of improvement in 48 hours, we would have to put ashley to sleep on monday. That night i could not sleep and layed on the kitchen floor with her all night, just petting her and telling her how much we loved her. She never did get hungry or eat.

Sunday, ashley took a turn for the worse, around 9 am ashley begin to have sezuires, she had never had a seizure ever before. I knew it was time. I made the call and told them i needed to bring her in. Me, my wife and our son held ashley kissed her and hugged her and told her how much we loved her, even our other cat came to lick ashley on the forhead. She was so weak, and i put her in her carrier and left the house hysterical.

They asked me if i wanted to be with her and i had to be with her, just to let her know that i was still there. They gave her the shot in my arms at 12:08 in the after noon and at 12:20 and still in my arms ashley was pronunced offically deceased. I have'nt cried like that in the longest, but i miss her so much. She seemed to look so peacefull after she was gone, i just wish we had more time with her. Our family has a void that can never be replaced.




In loving memory, Ashley.

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[kirbydog48]

It's the hardest but most loving thing you can do. She was a beautiful cat. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[FormrCastMbr]

So sorry...Ashley was beautiful! I have had a couple of dogs put down and know how hard it is. Try and think of all the wonderful times that you shared and know that you did the right thing...she is no longer in pain.

 

[momof1princess]

i am so, so sorry for your loss it sounds as if you did everything you could for her and she definitely knew she was loved. our pets give us love and ask only that we give it in return. bless you for taking such excellent care of ashley and loving her so much.

 

[laurie31]

Oh wow, I teared up reading this. I read the first post, not realizing how old it was, then skipped to the end for the update. That is wonderful that you got 4 years you might not have had, but I know you wish it was so much more. She is a beautiful cat, and she is waiting for you on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge.

 

[Donna]

SO sorry to hear about Ashley
She will always be alive in your heart. I know it's hard, I've had to do it myself and you transfer their pain to your pain.
She was a beautiful girl.

 

[stacy347]

I'm very sorry for the loss of your kitty.

 

[safetymom]

I am so sorry to hear about Ashley. They really are part of the family.