Angerona
July 5th, 2005, 05:02 PM
Today at 9:20am CJ was put to sleep due to even after he was givin an Anti-Nausa shot yesterday he still threw up food & water again. I made the hard discision to put him down. We talked about him as we didnt want him to suffer anymore he had lost 10% of his body weight.
Read more on him here
http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=15950
I was kissing him & stroking his head when he was put down so the last thing he saw was me lookin at him. I saw his eyes dilate & thats when I knew he was gone. This was very hard for me to do but I had no other choice as he was throwing up too much & we tried everything. My husband was with me & he fainted due to it was so overwelming for him. I'm a bit stronger as Ive been with CJ though his entire illness all the needles. After he passed away I stayed with my husband & before we left I had to see CJ once more even though he was gone. It really helps with the grieving to be able to see him lying still & at peace. I stroked his head & gave him a final kiss (a few kisses on his head & mouth where I always kissed him & said goodbye).
I asked them to use his body for science so they could study him & find out how he died & maybe they could use this to help other cats who have this problem. It was a difficult decsion to do this but I wanted to help others with this diease. After they are done Im getting a private cremation for him & he will be coming home in a black Urn I picked out with him. He is getting cremated with his 2 favorite toys & 2 flowers from our garden where he loved to sun bath & sleep. He had a wonderful life even though it was so short he was 3 1/2 years old & he would have been 4 years old Oct 31. Attached are pictures of him from July 4, 2005 one day prior to him being put to sleep.
We thought he was going to pass on in his sleep last nite so he slept with us in our bed just in case but he never did. He wasnt himself I knew but I held him & spoke to him & told him we had to put him down as he was suffering & he knew cause he shoke on the way to the vet, but he went peaceful to sleep & now he doesnt have to suffer anymore. Im crying as I write this but I have to let everyone know on how hard I fought to help him. His older sister doesnt know yet but it takes a few days. She has been sleepin all day, so she must know.
Anyways I hope CJ is in Heaven now & is playing free with all the tigers & other cats.
I feel I did the right thing. :pawprint: :sad: :ca: :angel:
Read more on him here
http://www.pets.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=15950
I was kissing him & stroking his head when he was put down so the last thing he saw was me lookin at him. I saw his eyes dilate & thats when I knew he was gone. This was very hard for me to do but I had no other choice as he was throwing up too much & we tried everything. My husband was with me & he fainted due to it was so overwelming for him. I'm a bit stronger as Ive been with CJ though his entire illness all the needles. After he passed away I stayed with my husband & before we left I had to see CJ once more even though he was gone. It really helps with the grieving to be able to see him lying still & at peace. I stroked his head & gave him a final kiss (a few kisses on his head & mouth where I always kissed him & said goodbye).
I asked them to use his body for science so they could study him & find out how he died & maybe they could use this to help other cats who have this problem. It was a difficult decsion to do this but I wanted to help others with this diease. After they are done Im getting a private cremation for him & he will be coming home in a black Urn I picked out with him. He is getting cremated with his 2 favorite toys & 2 flowers from our garden where he loved to sun bath & sleep. He had a wonderful life even though it was so short he was 3 1/2 years old & he would have been 4 years old Oct 31. Attached are pictures of him from July 4, 2005 one day prior to him being put to sleep.
We thought he was going to pass on in his sleep last nite so he slept with us in our bed just in case but he never did. He wasnt himself I knew but I held him & spoke to him & told him we had to put him down as he was suffering & he knew cause he shoke on the way to the vet, but he went peaceful to sleep & now he doesnt have to suffer anymore. Im crying as I write this but I have to let everyone know on how hard I fought to help him. His older sister doesnt know yet but it takes a few days. She has been sleepin all day, so she must know.
Anyways I hope CJ is in Heaven now & is playing free with all the tigers & other cats.
I feel I did the right thing. :pawprint: :sad: :ca: :angel: