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| | From: swe/maikki (Original Message) | Sent: 3/19/2008 11:39 PM |
This is not what I could imagine before I went to have my surgery. When I returned home after ten days only my little girl Thabita was very sick. I took her to our vet on Monday this week as I wanted a check on her condition. I believed she had a constitution which I treated.
The vet examined her carefully telling me her stomach was tense because of water in it. It's never a good sign. He had a blood panel on her, ex ray and a test of the water. He came back telling me the diagnose, FIP. I was so shocked, first I refused to believe it was such a serious thing with no cure. He suggested to let her be put into sleep. I still wanted to take her 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.
I crying my eyes out since that day. This was absolutely unexpected. She always has been so strong and healthy with a big appetite doing the most funny and odd kitty tricks. The biggest mystery is how she could become infected as she and her brother never were outdoors. The progress was so quick. Now I am scared that Sluggo could get sick too. I cry a lot when in bed holding him tight in my arms . How is it possible to protect your cats from this awful FIP?
In hot tears, Maikki |
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My Dear Maikki - I am so very sorry. Did the Vet explain how Thabita could have caught FIP as she was an inside cat? I am thinking of you. With big special hugs, Bren A must read.....
This is one of the kindest things I've ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a kind soul Working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.
Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying, and talking about how much she missed Abbey. She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I thought we could ... so she dictated these words:
Dear God,
Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much. I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and to swim. I am sending a picture of her so when you see her You will know that she is my dog. I really miss her.
Love, Meredith.
We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God/Heaven. We put our return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office. A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her that I thought He had.
Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, "To Meredith" in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, "When a Pet Dies." Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope. On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:
Dear Meredith,
Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away. Abbey isn't sick anymore. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays In your heart. Abbey loved being your dog. Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by. Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me. What a wonderful mother you have. I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much. By the way, I am wherever there is love.
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hello maikki oh i am so sorry for you that your tabitha has died. :-( it is a very sad thing when you lose a beloved pet of many years, & so suddenly too. i am wondering if she contracted this FIP from your shoes or clothes, as they could come in contact with this bacteria/virus from the outside from touching other cats, or sitting where other cats have been? or could it be from the food? i would go to the vet to have sluggo blood tested, just in case, & maybe he can then get vaccinated against FIP. sincerely silkhobby |
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Maikki I am so very saddned to hear about Thabita's passing. It is a real shock. Maikki I am at a loss as to why Thabita contacted this horrible disease as she is an older cat. It is so scarey how this disease can easily be carried on clothes. After reading about it on the net I am concerned for my kitties as even though they are indoor kitties, we feed a feral colony of cats. ((Huggs))) Maggie |
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I am so sorry Maikki! I know this is a shock to you, I don't have any words that would comfort you rite now but we are here for you. If we could reach across the distances and hug eachother I know all of us would do it just to say that we care and we are sorry. |
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Yes, this is a shock, something you really don't worry about as all my cats were indoor cats. FIP killed my baby, FIP sneaked in to my home and took my Thabita. There is no way to find out how this could happen. My vet is also very surprised and he cannot help me to find the answer on this riddle.
Carola and Bren, Maggie and Shar, I will phone my vet and talk to him, make questions if he can answer me and also ask if there is a vaccine to take. I guess no because then there ought to be a cure and FIP is still a mysterious virus and killer but I will ask.
Maybe we should be more careful washing our hands when we come back home, put our shoes outside the house before entering inside, clean the litter boxes very often and very carefully. I don't know if it helps but I am trying to find out how to be protected.
I am still crying when being in bed with my Sluggo in my arms. I think he is confused and feeling himself alone. I am forced to be away from home very long days because of my own health problems. You see, my foot needs another new bandage next week, I need to make another visit at my eye doctor and so on. This worries me as nobody is looking in to Sluggo when I have to go.
Maikki |
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