Ren has been Diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism - Damn
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Piglet said:
Sorry Bex, I've been so caught up in our own problems that I hadn't seen your thread.
Really hope things work out for Ren and Fitz, our animals really do put us through the wringer don't they?
Please don't worry, you're going through enough and yes they do. I'm having sleepless nights. Speaking to my friend has helped, I can think a bit clearer... for nowReally hope things work out for Ren and Fitz, our animals really do put us through the wringer don't they?
Wasn't sure whether to post or not but everyone had been so considerate in the time they too to reply sending Ren their best I thought it would be ok to.
So after another month of still not knowing even with lots of tests the inevitable abdominal mass was found by the vet yest. It's small but she is so skinny now (just 2.46kg) that even I can feel it. So 10mg steroids a day and Upto 2 weeks to see if they help. If they do I may have her another couple months, if not Fitz will be saying farewell to his dear friend (he's spent almost all day and night for the last few days curled up next to her in her favourite bed) and we will saying goodbye to a sweet and gentle cat (unless you were a mouse!) very very soon.
So there it is, in my heart from the start I suspected this would be the outcome, wish it had been her thyroid now
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I'm still in some denial, the battle isn't over just yet but I fear it soon will be and I think Ren and I will have lost and now I'm tearing up, so I'll stop babbling now.
So after another month of still not knowing even with lots of tests the inevitable abdominal mass was found by the vet yest. It's small but she is so skinny now (just 2.46kg) that even I can feel it. So 10mg steroids a day and Upto 2 weeks to see if they help. If they do I may have her another couple months, if not Fitz will be saying farewell to his dear friend (he's spent almost all day and night for the last few days curled up next to her in her favourite bed) and we will saying goodbye to a sweet and gentle cat (unless you were a mouse!) very very soon.
So there it is, in my heart from the start I suspected this would be the outcome, wish it had been her thyroid now
.I'm still in some denial, the battle isn't over just yet but I fear it soon will be and I think Ren and I will have lost and now I'm tearing up, so I'll stop babbling now.
^^Wot 'e sed.
As long as Ren isn't suffering, then the battle can be waged!
It's distressing seeing them so skinny though, isn't it... our mog is coming up to 20, and is less than half his body-weight, despite still eating like a trooper.
Vets can't find much wrong with him (aside from his benign nose-skin-tumour and some suspect kidney activity as associated with such longevity...)
Thoughts are with you, Bex... it's never easy, but there'll always be a time where you have to say goodbye. x
As long as Ren isn't suffering, then the battle can be waged!
It's distressing seeing them so skinny though, isn't it... our mog is coming up to 20, and is less than half his body-weight, despite still eating like a trooper.
Vets can't find much wrong with him (aside from his benign nose-skin-tumour and some suspect kidney activity as associated with such longevity...)
Thoughts are with you, Bex... it's never easy, but there'll always be a time where you have to say goodbye.
x
Jasandjules said:
If there is anything we can. do to help, just say.
Thankyou, you've been such a help with Fitz. I did wonder about Zaras tea but I just don't think I could get her to take it. She is being very difficult re food and she is hard to medicate orally.She has a really bad tummy now, very smelly! I actually got as far as arranging her final visit for Thurs, typically her appetite picked up this evening and whilst she is still doing very little she seemed a bit perkier tonight. We'll see how she goes over next 48hrs.
Just read this thread. I really feel for you bex I'm old enough to have been there too many times and it doesn't get any easier, hard to medicate, in denial, living in (usually false) hope. But it is the price we pay for taking on pets, for being animal lovers. But in the grand scheme of things, they do pay us back in love, so we have to be thankful for that.
Best wishes.
I'm old enough to have been there too many times and it doesn't get any easier, hard to medicate, in denial, living in (usually false) hope. But it is the price we pay for taking on pets, for being animal lovers. But in the grand scheme of things, they do pay us back in love, so we have to be thankful for that.Best wishes.
That means so much Ali. Today was almost the day but I cancelled it as she ate better overnight. But I think I made a mistake as she has not eaten at all well today and now she keeps shaking her head and falling to her left when she does.
She did go for a quick potter in the garden but that was just to go to loo (she doesn't seem to want to poo in her tray (poss cos she has a poorly tummy).
Just don't know what to do, I'm working all day tom, away on a course Sat but I'm not sure she is going to cope much longer. (I don't want to take her in on a day I'm working)
She did go for a quick potter in the garden but that was just to go to loo (she doesn't seem to want to poo in her tray (poss cos she has a poorly tummy).
Just don't know what to do, I'm working all day tom, away on a course Sat but I'm not sure she is going to cope much longer. (I don't want to take her in on a day I'm working
)Again, I so feel for you bex It's the most awful thing. The last cat I adopted from friends was a handsome silver tabby called Birch. He was 10 years old and healthy. I had had a string of sick cats over the last 6 years before, backwards and forwards to vets, all with the inevitable outcome
When I took him for his annual jab I remember feeling happy taking him, a healthy cat and what a change it was from the stress of taking sick cats... alas, I was told he had a large growth in his stomach. Nothing they could do
Over the years I have learnt that postponing the inevitable doesn't help, as much as we want our pets to enjoy life as much as possible. I have this idea that while a cat sings and eats, I will do my utmost for them. Whilst he was happy, I wasn't going to call the vet round. Birch, whilst he lost so much weight, was singing his heart out the day before he disappeared. Never saw him again, although I searched high and low in neighbours gardens. In a way, he had a natural parting.
As a veterinary nurse, you don't need me to tell you what you know in your heart, what and when you have to do the right thing. I'm sure, sadly, I'd know what you would say to other people in the same position.... but so difficult when you are in that position
It's gut wrenching. Life sucks.
But, if you can, not now, but in the future, remember all the happiness and fun you had with her before.
It's the most awful thing. The last cat I adopted from friends was a handsome silver tabby called Birch. He was 10 years old and healthy. I had had a string of sick cats over the last 6 years before, backwards and forwards to vets, all with the inevitable outcome When I took him for his annual jab I remember feeling happy taking him, a healthy cat and what a change it was from the stress of taking sick cats... alas, I was told he had a large growth in his stomach. Nothing they could do
Over the years I have learnt that postponing the inevitable doesn't help, as much as we want our pets to enjoy life as much as possible. I have this idea that while a cat sings and eats, I will do my utmost for them. Whilst he was happy, I wasn't going to call the vet round. Birch, whilst he lost so much weight, was singing his heart out the day before he disappeared. Never saw him again, although I searched high and low in neighbours gardens. In a way, he had a natural parting.
As a veterinary nurse, you don't need me to tell you what you know in your heart, what and when you have to do the right thing. I'm sure, sadly, I'd know what you would say to other people in the same position.... but so difficult when you are in that position
It's gut wrenching. Life sucks.
But, if you can, not now, but in the future, remember all the happiness and fun you had with her before.
Today we said goodbye to a dear little four legged friend. My boss admitted it was a tough decision due to her slow but steady decline (with moments of hope) but she felt it really was the right call to make.
I'm truly grateful to her for her honesty and I really appreciate the time everyone took to write on here. Bacardi thankyou for sharing it helped clarify things a bit more for me.
So off you go little Ren (Aug 97-Nov 12) to the wonder that is the rainbow bridge, our hearts have been broken and are heavy now but one day we will be able to smile at your memories again.
I'm truly grateful to her for her honesty and I really appreciate the time everyone took to write on here. Bacardi thankyou for sharing it helped clarify things a bit more for me.
So off you go little Ren (Aug 97-Nov 12) to the wonder that is the rainbow bridge, our hearts have been broken and are heavy now but one day we will be able to smile at your memories again.
I know it's so very hard bex, but I'm sure you know in your heart that it was the right decision. I have made the mistake of letting animals carry on in false hope and it's just not fair to them.... or you.
Little Ren knows you loved her and she loved you back, of that I have no doubt. That is something you can take forward and be happy about because it's a very special thing, that bond between our pets and us.
Grief is the price we pay for love. Hope your broken heart mends and you can smile at the memories of her soon.
Sincerely
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