Rassy cat & Howard, Sick with kidney failure Options

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**Joanne (jackjackbojack is a new member here. Two of her precious furkids (Rassy cat & Howard ) are very ill with kidney failure. With Joanne's permission, I'll do my best to get her posts together (along with their replies), so that she can have her own thread. **

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My two babies are dying of Kidney failure. There is just so little time left. My Rassy cat is 18.5 years old. My Howard is 16. I have been through this once before with my kittywillow. People here are so compassionate and kind. I can't stand it when people say to me its just a cat. Its not. These are my babies. I know how much joy those special little ones bring into our lives.

We enclosed our patios and made them into cat rooms. (We have one upstairs and one downstairs. We refer to our cats as the ups and downs. My up cats will soon cross over the Rainbow. All I will have are some pictures and lots of wonderful memories.

I don't want them to suffer. Rassy cat is still holding on. I know he doesn't want to leave me. Howard still has some time left before the curtain falls. I told Rassy Cat whenever he feels its time, to just let go. I would much prefer to see him die peacefully in his sleep rather than having to put either down. Howard is so attached to Ras, and sick that we might put him down just so he doesn't have to suffer the heartbreak of loosing his best friend esp in his condition.

I just continue to check on my babies. Rassy cat sleeps so soundly. I just keep checking to see if he will wake up. I try not to cry in front of him. He knows how much I adore him. And the last thing I would ever want to do is keep him alive if he is in pain.

Today, I told him, whenever you are ready to let go, its ok. Always know, I love you as much as life itself.

[nickels]

Dearest Joanne,

I check in several times a day to be updated on what's going on with your babies. I'm soooooooo sorry about sweet Rassy. I just don't understand what's going on anymore in the "Professional" world. It used to be that vets would explain in length procedures and options knowing that sometimes we didn't know what to ask. It's called covering the bases. I find in todays society if you DON'T know what to ask all you receive is a hefty bill and "Oh well". I am so angry !! Nobody helped me with my precious Nickels. Never even gave me an option for his remains. No sympathy card, no follow up phone call. But the yearly vacination card was sure sent this past spring. I wish that every business transaction in this country would have a feedback system like ebay. That would trim the jerks right out of business. You can talk to them till your blue in the face but the only thing that they will EVER understand is a big fat hit in the wallet!

Everything is about the $. Too much is not enough. My friend across the street took his kitty to one vet here in town. They took the kitty into the back room and said someone would be out soon to talk to him. About half an hour later a box was put on the receptionist desk. He didn't think anything about it but was informed it was his kitty in the box, or should I say his remains. The vet then walked out the back door, jumped in his shiny sports car and drove off without even talking to my friend. They never even told him euthanasia was a possibility.

I am so very devasted about what has happened to you. You are in my thoughts and prayers everyday and I check back often for updates. I just had to email you. You are not alone and one fine day we will all finally meet with our babies and rejoice. Bless you and all your family.

In Christian Love,
Michelle