Crystal
5/2020 Crystal is a 16 year old blind kitty who came to us after their family was evicted from their home and their family they were moving in with would not allow them to keep their cats. She had lived with them her whole life. She is of course shell shocked. She has lost her home, family and friends in 1 snap of the finger. Imagine how you would feel! We took her to the vet to get her checked out. She is a bit thin, and has a weird mass in her chest. Her family were smokers, we suspect lung cancer. We will keep her comfortable for the time she has.
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5/27/2020 This is a letter I knew I would be writing, I had hoped not so soon...    Crystal arrived last month as a 16 year old blind cat.   She had just lost her home, her family and everything she had known her whole life,  She was frightened and mourning her loss as much as we would.  When she arrived she was immediately taken to our vet.  X-Rays showed a large mass in her chest.  She was 16 years old,  we were not going to put her through a biopsy, chemo ect.   The treatment would never cure her and would only cause her distress.  This sweet girl  did not deserve that.  The last few days Crystal had been vomiting everything she ate.  She was on medicine to help that and it was not doing any good.  Yesterday we had the vet examine her again and pull blood when she was at the shelter giving rabies etc and we would make some kind of plan today after seeing the results of her blood work.   Her blood work was pretty normal,  her physical exam was pretty normal except for the fact she had lost a lot of weight in the last week (which we knew)  She vomited a lot last night, and this morning after breakfast so we took her to the vets office.  X-Rays were taken to see if it would help give us a clue.  She was not vomiting from constipation.  The mass was much larger and it appeared to be pressing on her esophagus, thus the vomiting.  The food could not get down to the stomach.   There was no question the right thing to do was to let her go. She went quietly in my arms.   I know she wishes it has been her family with her at the end. I wish they had done the right thing by her.     She was a sweet old girl, loved to be pet, liked to be brushed and sit in your lap. I wish we could have had more time with her.  When we saw the mass when she came in we knew it was not going to be. I am sorry Alana
Crystal
5/2020 Crystal is a 16 year old blind kitty who came to us after their family was evicted from their home and their family they were moving in with would not allow them to keep their cats. She had lived with them her whole life. She is of course shell shocked. She has lost her home, family and friends in 1 snap of the finger. Imagine how you would feel! We took her to the vet to get her checked out. She is a bit thin, and has a weird mass in her chest. Her family were smokers, we suspect lung cancer. We will keep her comfortable for the time she has.
Sponsored by Seth & Katherine - Thank you! Sponsored by Michelle - Thank you! Sponsored by Melissa - Thank you! Sponsored by Bhavana - Thank you! Sponsored by Janatte - Thank you!
5/27/2020 RIP Crystal This is a letter I knew I would be writing, I had hoped not so soon...    Crystal arrived last month as a 16 year old blind cat.   She had just lost her home, her family and everything she had known her whole life,  She was frightened and mourning her loss as much as we would.  When she arrived she was immediately taken to our vet.  X-Rays showed a large mass in her chest.  She was 16 years old,  we were not going to put her through a biopsy, chemo ect.   The treatment would never cure her and would only cause her distress.  This sweet girl  did not deserve that.  The last few days Crystal had been vomiting everything she ate.  She was on medicine to help that and it was not doing any good.  Yesterday we had the vet examine her again and pull blood when she was at the shelter giving rabies etc and we would make some kind of plan today after seeing the results of her blood work.   Her blood work was pretty normal,  her physical exam was pretty normal except for the fact she had lost a lot of weight in the last week (which we knew)  She vomited a lot last night, and this morning after breakfast so we took her to the vets office.  X-Rays were taken to see if it would help give us a clue.  She was not vomiting from constipation or pancreatitis.  The mass was much larger and it appeared to be pressing on her esophagus, thus the vomiting.  The food could not get down to the stomach.   There was no question the right thing to do was to let her go. She went quietly in my arms.   I know she wishes it has been her family with her at the end. I wish they had done the right thing by her.     She was a sweet old girl, loved to be pet, liked to be brushed and sit in your lap. I wish we could have had more time with her.  When we saw the mass when she came in we knew it was not going to be.