Meowlo. My big brofur, Peppers, died this morning of pancretitus. He was brave and fought all weekend, as did Mom&DadKatt. They force-fed him baby food several times a day, but the appetite stimulants he got Friday weren't doing any good. All he would do was drink and, last night, he stopped doing that. They didn't think he'd make it through last night, but he did, somehow. MomKatt took him in at 7 AM sharp, and they put him on an IV for fluids, as his temp. was 8 degrees below normal. They wrapped him in blankets & a heating pad and, once his temp was up to par, they were going to start an IV line for feeding. But, as Dr. Lofgren was trying to get the line into his paw, he saw Peppers give about three breaths and ... he slipped away. MomKatt wrote this about him on her Facebook page: I told Peppers that now he's an extra bright star up somewhere in the vast Universe, amongst the other stars and planets. I told him to tell the pla...
Sheesh, Selina, that crazy Feisal! Although perhaps I should not complain too loudly - I would probably do the same thing! Like him, I am spoiled.
ReplyDeleteCome on Feisal, you can do it, really!
ReplyDeleteOh, no, Feisal, come on and eat, buddy!
ReplyDeleteFeisal, that medicine is gonna help you!! You should take it, okay??
ReplyDeleteHave you tried a pill pocket, or a bit of soft cheese or butter. Wrap around med, pop down Feisal's throat. Good kitty, Feisal!
ReplyDeleteLaura and Taffy (who isn't fooled by much)
Laura & Jet - it's a liquid medicine!
ReplyDeleteAnd ... DadKatt fed us last night & told MomKatt that Feisal ate about 2/3 of his medicated food so ... it's better than nothing, eh?
PURRS!
Selina