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| | | From: swe/maikki (Original Message) | Sent: 4/27/2008 12:36 AM |
I am still confused and in shock about what happened to my little girl Thabita. I am used to a big furry family. Now they are gone one by one within a period of three years except
my beautiful Sluggo. We feel so disoriented both my boy and I.
When I arrived home after a surgery of my foot at the end of February I was informed that Thabita´s appetite was down since a couple of days and she had not done number two. We tried paraffin oil and she responded to this. She still did not want to eat as before, she just nibbled a little. I found it quite strange. She has always been so strong and healthy with a big appetite. She also tried to steal food from the other cats as soon she got a chance. Now she did not like to jump up to her place where she had her meals and she was unwilling to move.
I decided to take her to our vet Matthias to check on her condition and get my sweet girl back to her normal shape. We got an appointment for Thursday. She was resting and sleeping a lot and did not come to me as earlier. On Monday 17th in March I noticed that her belly was so big and it was very tense. I realized something was really wrong so I made a new call to my vet and we were asked to come at once.
There was no problems to lift Thabita into the carrier which made me wonder because normally she would have fight. She cried just a little in the car.
We were taken care of very soon. Thabita did not care. She was a good girl, too good letting Matthias and his assistant examine her. I was told her stomach was tense because of fluid. It's never a good sign. He had a blood panel on her, x ray and a test of the fluid. Matthias explained that it was a bad sign.
Thabita was brought back wrapped into a pink blanket in the arms of the vet assistant. She looked so sweet but I was full of bad omens. Matthias was very sorry to tell Thabita has FIP and there was nothing he could do for her with that diagnose. Her liver was affected, her lungs were pressed by the fluid in her stomach and she was very weak. I was unable to understand what he was trying to tell me. He suggested to let her be put into sleep. I was really not ready to these shocking news and the reality behind his words. Yet I know what FIP is. I still wanted a way out of this and asked him to empty her stomach from the fluid and let me take her back
home and take care of her as long it was possible but he told me it was too late as she really suffered a lot and there was no hope with FIP. He explained it was of no use and the progress of FIP had developed very quickly to the point of the end.
My assistant and I cried. Thabita was laying on the pink blanket on the desk with her little furry face tucked to my assistant's arms. She seemed so calm.
How could she get this FIP as she and her brother Sluggo are indoor cats? FIP is still a mystery. There are not any answers to all the questions. There is no meds to cure. I wanted to talk to my daughter Miranda first but she was working. It was a horrible waiting. I could go crazy of feelings.
Thabita wanted to walk over to my lap and there she stayed hiding her face napping. Sometimes she looked up at me and I looked back into her beautiful golden eyes.
I have cried a lot when in bed holding Sluggo tight in my arms. How is it possible to protect your cats from this awful FIP?
I am unable to write about the end of that evening, the tears Miranda and I cried, returning back home with an empty carrier. There are questions I have no strength to put into words. Sluggo has not been a happy cat being left alone. He does not understand why, how could he possibly?
I just adopted a shelter cat. I miss my Thabita and I miss Frazze and Pepsi but there is room for a soul without a home and family.
I had to write my story to be able to go on as life has to go on with the ones we still have among us.
Maikki
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Maikki, it is probably that Tabitha was born with it as are alot of cats, they can be carriers their whole lives and not ever show signs of the disease being active and thus live normal lives. Thinks can trigger FIP such as stress on the animal, this will result in a quick and painful ending which leaves the owner wondering like you are. As I said most animals are born with it and never have it effect them and others are not so lucky. The only way to find out if they are carriers is to get them checked for it before they get their vaccines against it as if the cat does have it then the vaccine will be useless. I have done alot of research on this and it is a terrible disease to have. There have been rare cases where the animal HAS lived past the first bout (it will show up again tho) but only to take it's toll the next round. You did the right thing in what you decided to do as by the sounds of it she would not have lasted the night or next day. Hope this helps you Shar xxx |
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Thank you Shar, you know about this horrible disease very well. It is so very sad and frightening to learn about it. I was afraid to loose Sluggo too as he got sick of the stress to find himself alone. Now I adopted a homeless cat, Jocke and the two are adjusting well. However I am unable to forget my lost babies, Pepsi, Frazze and Thabita.
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Maikki I am so glad you have adopted another Kitty. How did you get Jocke and how old is he, and do you have any pictures of him? Oh my I think I am asking a lot of questions. ((Huggs))) Maggie |
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Maikki sadly Shar's boy Niko died on May 11th of this year. We all miss him terribly and he has left a huge pawprints in our empty hearts. ((Huggs))) Maggie |
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