My Beautiful Wu, she was gone so fast Options

[Etoile]

I am heartbroken right now. A couple of months ago we brought our beautiful Maine Coon, Empress Wu, to the vet for breathing issues. They diagnosed asthma and we gave her medication twice a day hidden in a treat. Then two days ago she was lethargic and listless, not at all herself. Last night when I got home from work she was vomiting so I rushed her to the emergency vet. They made her comfortable with oxygen. This morning she was seen by a cardiologist who diagnosed her with air in her pericardium (membrane around the heart) that stemmed from cancer we didn't know she had.

We had to let her go. It was barely more than 12 hours after I had brought her in. The worst part is that she looked like she was doing better on the oxygen. If she had looked very sick it would have been different, but she looked like she was ready to go home with us. But the additional tests and diagnoses and treatments were very risky and costly and painful. So we had to let her go. This was about five hours ago now. She was almost exactly 7 years old.

My beautiful baby girl is gone.

Pictures: here

[SJ J & S]

No wonder you called her Empress Wu, she is beautiful.

I know how hard it is for you right now, you have to remember that you loved her enough to let her go and not suffer, you made the decision with your heart.

Unfortunately now your head will take over and play tricks with you, its all part of the grieving process and something that has to be gone through.

Take heart that your last image of her isnt one of her suffering and in pain.

Be kind to yourself you deserve it.

Love Sue

[Forever Jake]

I am so sorry for your loss. I know exactly how you feel. I lost my Jake cat to feline leukemia on 11/22/05. I cry every day. I will say that finding LS has been a great help. Like your kitty, my Jake was at the vets, and, when the vet brought him in for us to say goodbye, he seemed to perk up. He was falling so fast. Once he was comfortable with me holding him, he started going back downhill. I made the hardest decision that I have ever had to make, and I stayed with my Jakey until the very end. He died in my arms.
Since then, I have been plagued with guilt, anger, and evvery other imaginable emotion. I am learning that this is normal. Please, though, don't blame yourself. I can tell that you loved your Wu with your whole heart. Crying helps. It really does. Chatting with others who understand also helps. One thing that I can hold onto is that Jake knew that I loved him and that he loved me back. Take care.

Sandi, Jake's mommy

[mumsmom]

My Mumsey died on Tuesday. She was an old, wise black lab. Stoic, strong, and graceful till the very end. I thought she was invincible because she had recovered from so many traumas (attacked by a pack of dogs, shot in leg by a neighbor, ripped open by barbed wire, and on, and on ...). So when she got sick last Thursday, I truly believed she would recover once again. But this time it was not to be. Her body was tried and it was time to go. We buried her in a clearing of a hickory grove on our property. It's a most peaceful, beautiful site. I visit her often and miss her so. I loved her with all my heart. Rest in Peace, my sweet Mums.