Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Brandy - November 19, 2008
Brandy is my tortoise shell cat who has been my constant companion for 18 years. I got worried when she had stopped eating and wasn't socializing. We coaxed her to eat some rice & tuna, and I took her to the vet. She has chronic renal failure, and had to spend 2 nights at the animal hospital. This is not curable, but it is treatable. She will be on a special diet and I will have to give her fluid therapy. The kidney disease and old age will eventually take her, and I will have to decide at what point she is suffering. It is hard to let go.
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Tell me about it. People who don't have pets or don't like cats just don't get it. That little furry creature becomes a part of our lives. Almost children but not quite.
ReplyDeleteAnd now we have two and I dread the days of which you speak.
I'm really struggling with giving her the fluids. I'm not geting the needle inserted properly, and the fluids just leak all over the place - not getting under the skin where they need to.
ReplyDeleteI'm really struggling with giving her the fluids. I'm not geting the needle inserted properly, and the fluids just leak all over the place - not getting under the skin where they need to.
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