Fred Is Scheduled To Die Tomorrow At 11:40 A.m. Options

[jasonsmom]

Well, I already have a topic in the pet sickness forum, where I described Fred, my tabby cat, who had a fibrosracoma removed lfrom his backast October. He recovered from that, then he lost his buddy Jason, last January (kidney failure). Fred did well for several months, we adopted a cat from the humane society and they were becoming fast friends. Then, about a month ago, Fred stopped playing and started sleeping a lot. I thought it was old age/arthritis etc. I took him to the vet. They did the whole blood workup thing, and it turned out he had mild kidney disease, but nothing significant. He has been slowing down a lot more recently. I thought it was arthritis, and so I made an appt. with the vet today to get pain meds or something for that. The vet said that he was breathing with his abdomen and not his chest. They did x-rays. It turns out the cancer has spread to his lungs Big Time, and he has fluid in his abdomen, they are not sure what. So. Tomorrow at 11:40, he goes to be with his friend Jason who died on January 22, almost 6 months to the day. I guess I shouldn't complain, he got an extra 6-9 months of life due to the surgery he had last October, BUT he is still eating, looking out the window and seeking attention. I asked the vet what would happen if we did nothing, and she said the fact that we noticed the cat was "off" means he is probably pretty sick, because they hide it until they are very ill. He will probably suffocate eventually if we do nothing. So, we are saying goodbye tomorrow, and Fred is joining Jason, I hope, wherever. I will really miss him, he was my buddy and we had so many daily routines together. Even my husband cried, he really bonded with Fred after Jason died. Fred was a very gentle soul, always happy, and always there when you wanted him around.

Lesson - re: Fibrosarcomas - if you have a cat with a lump - GET IT CHECKED TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jasonsmom]

Fred's gone . It seemed a little brutal to drag him out of his bed where he was sleeping, and fight him in a carrier to take him to the vet, knowing he would not be coming home, ever. The vet did say that she was 100% certain we made the right decision at the right time. I will miss him very much, especially during all the little daily routines we had.

Something strange happened though, I don't know if my mind was just playing tricks on me....but when we left the vet, we were just a few minutes into the drive home and I was suddenly struck with the most overwhelming sense of peace - it felt like Fred and Jason were reassuring me that they were together now, and okay. That was always something I wondered about, as I was told by an animal communicator that Jason had been waiting for Fred. It was a very strong and unexpected feeling at that point in time, after just having left Fred 5 minutes earlier. I am not sure what to make of it.

Our remaining cat Ginger, is now wandering around the house meowing. I had better go give her some attention.

Thanks for all your thoughts, I know you all understand the pain of grief.