Poisoning, death of my beloved cat Leonine Options

[rallytally7]

It is almost a year now since my boy cat died. He was poisoned. I am very, very upset about it.

The hospital tried to save him but it was no use. And the staff were amazed at how gentle and friendly he was. Even though he was in agony, and dying, he still kept trying to make friends and cuddle people.

I got a lovely lady vet to come and help put him down at home. And I know I did the right thing.

But it really hurts.

Corrinajane,

Your boys is so beautiful, and I am so sorry that you lost your baby in such a manner.

I am glad your vet experience went well. I wish all vets were that caring and compassionate.

Yes you did the right thing, by not letting him suffer and be in pain. Sometimes it is less painful for our babies but in that instance, more painful for us. But we can handle it,right? We have to for them.

[magdalene]

You can put the Rescue remedy in their water but because cats don't drink that much water, a better way is to put a couple drops on the thin skin on the inside of their ear. Don't put the drops in the ear like ear drops, just rub it on the skin. It gets absorbed through the skin. You can do a couple drops two or three times a day.

Magdalene

[corinnajane]

You can put the Rescue remedy in their water but because cats don't drink that much water, a better way is to put a couple drops on the thin skin on the inside of their ear. Don't put the drops in the ear like ear drops, just rub it on the skin. It gets absorbed through the skin. You can do a couple drops two or three times a day.

Magdalene

Hullo RallyTally and Magdalene.

Sorry to take so long to reply. Life just got really hectic.

I really appreciate your comments. RallyTally, you're so right: Being a pet "owner" means that you have to do your very best to help, in all circumstances. Which includes making sure that they have the best death possible, if there is no other option. It's very sad....

Magdalene, would you believe that my chiropractor also suggested Rescue Remedy? She uses it on her dog, when fireworks are scheduled, to calm him down. Sounds brilliant and I appreciate your specific information.

I now have an appointment to see a vet who specializes in cats, and is meant to be particularly good at behavioural problems. It is next Friday, so not long to wait. I will cross my fingers that it goes well.

Two days ago, Tepper attacked my foot and drew quite a bit of blood. Things aren't going well. My poor distressed darling.

[moon_beam]

Hi, CJ, so glad to know that you have an appointment for your precious Tepper with a feline specialist. I hope he / she is able to give you some assistance and encouragement. Behavioral challenges in our beloved companions are difficult to assess. The only things we can go by is their behavior - - they can't tell us why they are doing something so that it will be easier for us to help them. Please know you and your precious Tepper are in my thoughts and prayers, and I hope and pray this vet will be able to help you both.

I hope this weekend has been a peaceful one for you, CJ, and all of your fur family members, and I will look forward to knowing how you're doing, and to how things go for you and Tepper with the vet.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[corinnajane]

Hello Moonbeam and everyone,

It has been a very long time, but I thought I would let you know how things are going.

I did take Tepper to see the animal behaviouralist, who basically recommended that it would be best to let her 'withdraw' from the rest of the family for a while. Being around the other cats was causing her considerable stress. I did not realize that my desire for all the cats to socialize together at meal-times and so forth was actually making things worse. I set up her own space in the house where she could choose to be alone as much as she liked, put her on medicine for separation anxiety and took at few other steps, such as ignoring her clingy behaviour when I needed to leave the house. I had tried so many other things, but nothing worked.

It has taken months and months, but I am finally able to report that it is working and Tepper has turned a corner. She is much more relaxed and less stressed. She has not been attacking me or the others, as she was doing regularly at that time. She now comes down from her hidey-hole quite often and sits near me, just being companionable. Lamington has also become more accepting of her presence, and is being really mature about her silly behaviour. We have had several talks about him being gentle and looking after all of his sisters. Best of all, Tepper now instigates play sessions, in which she and the kittens take turn chasing the Fabulous Mouse-Bird On A Stick together in the hallway. I have now been able to reduce her medication, and the vet has kindly given me instructions about the process of gradually weaning her off it altogether.

She is starting to regain her old bounce and demeanour. I am so happy to see her like this; I could cry.

I know she still misses her brother, Leonine, and I miss him too.

His ashes are in a box, in a special space in my bedroom. He is with me again, as he always was, and he will stay with me as long as I live. I thought it would be deeply upsetting to have his ashes returned to me, but in fact, it was a huge relief. I feel that he is back home, where he belongs. He may not be alive, but his remains are precious to me.

I wanted to thank all of you for your responses and kind words. It was really hard for me to have him sicken and die so suddenly. It was hard on everyone here.

It meant a great deal to me to have support like that.

Kind regards,
CJ

[moon_beam]

Hi, CJ, thank you so very much for sharing with us how you and your precious Tepper, and all your furkids are doing. I am so o o o o HAPPY that Tepper is now doing well in her grief adjustment journey, and from personal experience with my little Noah who deeply grieved the loss of his big adopted kitty brother Eli, I can so relate to what you say that you could cry for happiness to see your precious Tepper happy once again.

I'm so glad you are finding great comfort in having your beloved Leonine's ashes with you. Although this is not the physical presence our heart would prefer, there is comfort in having our beloved companion's ashes home.

Thank you so very much for sharing with us how you and your precious furkids are doing, CJ. I hope life is treating you and your fur family kindly. Please know you and all of your furkids are in my thoughts and prayers, CJ, and that I look forward to knowing how things are going for you whenever possible.

Peace and blessings,
moon_beam

[hesista]

Hi CJ
My own dog, years ago, went through the same horrible unbearable grief that tepper did. I did try lots of flower essences frm different companies but none really helped including rescue remedy. He hid underneath the deck for 8 months, would go for days sometimes 2 weeks without eating at a time and then only a little whenever he didfinally eat. It is so much worse for them grieving than for us because they cannot talk or write about it to anyone. They silently suffer and they have no way to express and heal their griefh, no counselors to go see or grief support websites. All I know was that his grief mustve been so so so horrible for him

I did take him to a homeopath. She was extremely attentive to him and treated him with as much respect and diligence as any human client. After several days of consultations she prescribed a remedy and it was like a miracle. He started playing, eating, wagging his tail and slept with me again

Now, unless its an obvious vet appointment, I consult with the homeopath for all my furkids first before going to the vet. SOmetimes she tells me to go to the vet first and get a diagnosis so she has something solid to work with,
Sometimes, I've found acupuncture works where hommeopathy doesn't like for skin conditions, itching and rashes work so much better with acupuncture than homeopath
For grief, my dog improved dramatically with homeopathy.
Please consult a homeopath for tepper. A lot of them will do it without the cat coming in to the office.

[corinnajane]

Hi CJ
My own dog, years ago, went through the same horrible unbearable grief that tepper did. I did try lots of flower essences frm different companies but none really helped including rescue remedy. He hid underneath the deck for 8 months, would go for days sometimes 2 weeks without eating at a time and then only a little whenever he didfinally eat. It is so much worse for them grieving than for us because they cannot talk or write about it to anyone. They silently suffer and they have no way to express and heal their griefh, no counselors to go see or grief support websites. All I know was that his grief mustve been so so so horrible for him

I did take him to a homeopath. She was extremely attentive to him and treated him with as much respect and diligence as any human client. After several days of consultations she prescribed a remedy and it was like a miracle. He started playing, eating, wagging his tail and slept with me again

Now, unless its an obvious vet appointment, I consult with the homeopath for all my furkids first before going to the vet. SOmetimes she tells me to go to the vet first and get a diagnosis so she has something solid to work with,
Sometimes, I've found acupuncture works where hommeopathy doesn't like for skin conditions, itching and rashes work so much better with acupuncture than homeopath
For grief, my dog improved dramatically with homeopathy.
Please consult a homeopath for tepper. A lot of them will do it without the cat coming in to the office.

Hullo Hesista,

Sorry for the long delay in replying. I have been subsumed in life and haven't been on this site for ages.

Thank you so much for your wonderful advice. Next time, I will definitely follow that up.

It must be a huge relief that your dog is doing better!

Well, the brilliant news is that Tepper is vastly improved - almost completely back to normal, now.

We have moved house and Tepper really likes the new place. There are heaps of hidey-holes, way more things to jump on, and generally more space. The medication worked a treat, and I weaned her off it completely 6 weeks ago.

She is getting along so well with the rest of the cat family, and is so much more relaxed. She is often to be found a-snooze on top of an armchair in the living room. It's brilliant.

I will try to post a picture of her cuddling up to her brother.

Thank you, all! You've been just wonderful.

CJ