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      Friday, January 27, 2012

catstuff
01:49 PM - 01/27/2012

The topic: He’s gone

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He was doing so much better yesterday, then this morning…..

He could barely stand.  He was so tired. 

We took him in.  We parked the car outside of the clinic, and still weren’t sure we were doing the right thing. Brian opened the carrier and we both talked to Ben. He sat in the back of the carrier, not making a move to come out, not showing much curiousity in what was around him. I told Brian I’d do whatever he wanted.  He watched Benny, turned the car off, then shut the carrier door.

We took Benny inside.  The vet agreed, it was his time.  His body was so acidic from the kidney failure that he had ulcers in his mouth, on his tongue.

We left without him. We should get his ashes back in a week to ten days.

A sad, sad day for us.


      Thursday, January 26, 2012

otherstuff
04:44 PM - 01/26/2012

The topic: Great quote.

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From Albert Einstein:

“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”


      Tuesday, January 24, 2012

catstuff
03:04 PM - 01/24/2012

The topic: Benny’s still here

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I know it won’t be long, but I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try the fluids. 

Earlier today he went outside, walked down by the pool (I was right there with him, ended up bringing him back up to the patio), where he jumped up onto a chair and has been there for a couple of hours, the sun shining on him and breathing fresh air.  I hope it does him some good.

I gave him Petinic earlier today.

But he’s showing no interest in food.  Not much I can do about that, except pray his appetite comes roaring back. 

But I don’t think that’s going to happen. So, we’ll make his last days as comfortable as possible. 


      Sunday, January 22, 2012

catstuff
07:35 AM - 01/22/2012

The topic: I think we’re losing Benny

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He wasn’t eating as much last week. He was drinking a lot of water.  I gave him fluids last week (he was diagnosed with kidney disease a few years ago) and they seemed to help him. I gave him more yesterday morning.

He crashed badly this weekend. He’s all wobbly and last night, he peed himself in bed. He’s never done that.  He did it again this morning.  I think his little body is shutting down. He’s showing very little interest in food today, he lapped up some Fancy Feast I pureed with water.  He’s not chewing at all, just lapping.  He lapped a little tuna juice from a fresh can of people tuna, but you could tell he wasn’t really interested in it, he was just doing it for us.

He’s seventeen years old. He takes fluids well, but I just don’t see that spark in him that I saw in Mickey when Mickey crashed the first time (the second time it wasn’t due to his kidneys, but he’d quit eating and it turned out he had a tumor in his mouth that prevented him from eating; if it hadn’t been for the tumor, Mickey still might be with us).  We’re not going to have a bunch of tests run.  He won’t live the rest of his life being spoonfed babyfood (well, maybe if he’d eat it, he would) and having fluids administered.  I think he’s beyond that right now.

*sigh*

We knew this would happen.  The cats aging out. 

*tears*


      Monday, January 16, 2012

otherstuff
09:44 AM - 01/16/2012
We found nothing on our walk this morning
I'm watching nothing
The music in my head is none
The current weather is cloudy and cool with an occasional sprinkle
I'm meh

The topic: Random thought

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I was a disruptive child in school.


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lisaviolet is fifty something, married with no kids, takes care of lots of cats, likes taking photographs, loves Southern California weather and spends altogether too much time avoiding her responsibilities.

In her spare time, she makes pretty things to sell in her store.

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