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In Loving Memory Cats => Rainbow Bridge - In Loving Memory => Topic started by: Desley (booktigger) on November 30, 2007, 21:42:50 PM
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I had to let my little fighter go today - she certainly had the right name, sadly it meant we couldnt control her condition the way we would have liked. For those of you who dont know her story, I thought I would tell you about her. I was on holiday last August, fortunately only having days out, when I got a phone call from my vets - generally means they are after help with a cat!! An old man had asked for his cat to be pts, and as he wasn't a client and wanted a home visit, the receptionist questioned him, and apparently he was fed up of her destructiveness, so she got him to agree to let her go to a home if she could find one, and I seem to be the only people my vet knows who help oldies!! Despite being full, I couldnt let this happen, so set up a cage in the front room, and collected her the day after - very nearly didn't get her, as she was hiding, we both searched his kitchen and front room, and she suddenly appeared from nowhere as I was about to leave!! Poor girl was crying loads on teh way to mine, so I was in tears too. He warned me he had never been able to stroke or brush her in the 13 years he had had her, but she wasn't too bad with me, although it was seconds of a job normally, I did get scratches the first couple of days till I learnt to read her though. She was initially a foster, but due to her issues with humans, and me losing PEbbles, I formally adopted her (first cat i have actually 'paid' for), I loved her to bits, and she was happy here, she would even sometimes deign to sit with me, but I did have to have fleecy blanket over me for that one, so never happend in the summer. We did have a health scare last yer, she had an unexplained high fever, so the vet insisted on an FIV/FeLV test, that was a worrying time. Then she had bloods done when i adopted her, and i expressed surprise at them coming back normal (Esp when the vet picked 9.20 on a Sat morning to ring me - not normally good news!!), as I dont normally have 2 healthy cats but the month later she started limping. We tried lots of different meds, but nothing really helped, the only option was a specialist, but didn't want to put her through the trauma of that, so we lived with it for a few months till she had tummy issues, we struggled to find something to help that, so off to the specialist we went, who found spindle cells in her knee, which are never a good sign, the main options are a tumour or chronic inflammation - we did suspect the former, partly cos she is one of mine, and I like to get cats with unusual things to test my vet, and partly cos it hadn't really been going on long enough for chronic inflammation, and various meds hadn't helped. The only surefire way of knowing would have been exploratory surgery, but arthritic hips ruled out treating it, so I decided not to put her through it. Her limp came back more recently, but she refused meds for it, and just hasn't looked happy this week, she stopped purring and was being really picky with her food, so as she had a painful condition that was unmanageable, I made the hard decision to let her go tonight, we had 15 months together, but at least she was pts due to health reasons and not cos someone couldnt be bothered with her anymore. She never really got that good at being fussed, but I showed her as much love as she would allow, and at least she had lots of it at the end of her life, that is why i do it, her last 15 months could have been so much different. When my photobucket account ever works, I shall post pics of my little Tiger, she might not have accepted my love much, but she was loved to bits regardless of her temperament, and will be missed. RIP little one, tell the others I love them, but dont be nasty to them.
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I am so sorry Desley :hug: :hug:
RIP Tiger, you were loved so much and will never be forgotten.
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Thanks Gill - my vet will certainly never forget her, she told me she had fought the sedation for her x-rays, I found out tonight the extent - she had Tiger hanging off her arm despite being sedated!!
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Oh Des you did so well for her and gave her a life that she most likely would never have had ..
Rest in Peace Tiger xx
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Aww Des dont know what to say :hug:
Now her struggle is over and she can be free from pain, you done all you could. Without you she would of never had those extra months and she went knowing what love really was.
RIP Tiger send yor mummy a rainbow x
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RIP Tiger, safe and sound at the Bridge until your Mum is ready to collect you xx
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Thanks folks, it really does mean a lot. She is free from pain now, and had as much love as she would allow from me, and got to go with someone who truly loved her, not someone who had had enough of her. As me and the vet said, it wasn't lack of trying things that meant i had to let her go, it was dealing with an uncooperative cat. I have always known that if her or Mol had to have daily meds this would happen, but it never makes it easier.
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RIP Tiger. You were loved unconditionally - and that's a wonderful thing. Be nice to the other cats at the Rainbow Bridge.
Desley - :care: You did an amazing job. :hug:
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Thanks JS,she certainly was loved unconditionally, my boss said the other day he wouldnt put up with an animal that attacked, but I accepted that was the way she was, and I am glad she had that time with me, however hard this week has been.
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Ahh Des so sorry to ear about Tiger.
RIP sweetheart ... no more pain or discomfort. Run free little hunter, play nicely with your new friends until your mummy comes for you. xxx
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Thanks Sam
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RIP Tigger.
Desley , she surely knew how much you loved her. :hug:
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I hope she did, even though I annoyed her in the vets by giving her a hug and a kiss. ironically, even though she was sedated, she growled when the vet touched her, but allowed me to without a noise, so i was obviously preferable to the vet
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Awww Desley, I'm so saddened to read Tiger's Story :'( But you are one of a few amazing People on here with
Love, determination and stamina to care for the unwanted :Luv: and I'm sure You did your Best, as Tiger
Surely know's now!!!
:RIP: Little Tiger, Free from pain now, and Im sure you are getting the love you deserve from all our Furbabes at the Bridge
:Luv: :Luv: :Luv:
It's been a bad day today, this is my fourth post on Rainbow Bridge :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Thanks Stuart - there fortunately are quite a few of us on here who help the unwanted cats.
It has been a bad day.
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Oh Des sweetie....you fought so hard for Tiger, you gave her love and comfort and made her feel the special lady that she was....Send your meowmy a rainbow Tiger when you are settled :grouphug:
RIP Tiger.....now you are pain free xxx
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Thanks Ruth, we certainly tried lots of things for her, but in the end, she didn't want them. But, at least she had love.
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So sorry Des :hug:
:RIP: Tiger, sweet dreams, xxxx
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Thanks Dawn, wish it didn't get harder to say bye to them though!!
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Desley your story about Tiger brought tears to my eyes. How she resisted love that she probably really wanted and did give you little tidbits from time to time. Tiger was a very very lucky cat to have found you to care for her for the last 15 months. You made the most unselfish and loving of decisions and Tiger knows how much she was loved and cherished by you. RIP sweet TIger, I have grown quite fond of you over the last weeks from your mummy's posts. Hope you are happy at RB and your mummy knows you did love her :hug: :hug:
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RIP little Tiger.
I'm so sorry Des. X
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So sorry to hear about Tiger Des. It's the one's that don't let you close that seem to leave a big impression. RIP little Tiger, free of pain now :RIP:
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So sorry Desley :'( :'( :'( Cats, who'd have em eh? Tiger knew the good life for the last 15 months and it's down to you. It is always the "troublesome" ones that leave the bigger space. She's free of pain now and you did the kindest thing for her. Another tearful start to the day here in Brum. Really feel for you :hug:
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Thanks for sharing her story as I'm relatively new I didn't know the full details. Thinking of you and sending lots of :hug:
:RIP: Tiger
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So sorry to hear about Tiger, Des, but you know that her last years were probably the best of her life thanks to you. Play hard on the Bridge Tiger.
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Des so sorry for your loss its never an easy decision and not one you made without trying every avenue for your girl.
She had love on her terms and that meant that you gave as much as she let you and that means she had a lovely home, lots of treats and a Mummy who loved her for her not what she wasn't.
Another special babe at the bridge and one who will be sorely missed by all of us she had the pleasure of entertaining
Always a pawprint in your heart
Hugs from Liz, Robin and the Clan Cats and Dogs and the 2 new saved babes Panther and Raven :hug:
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Im so sorry Des. You did everything you possibly could and I know Tiger knows that as well
RIP Tiger play well at thebridge little one
:hug:
love
Tab
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So very sorry Des xxx hugs to you xxx
R.I.P. Tiger xxx
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I am so sorry for your loss, Desley.
Tiger knew love with you and she clearly loved you in her fashion. That is truly something.
xC
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Thanks for all the lovely comments, she certainly was loved, and wanted by me, for some reason, I seem to like these fiesty tabbies!! She was lucky that her owner rang my vet (he wasn't one of their clients) as I dont know if she would have had as good a life if he had rang someone else, and god bless the receptionist for convincing him to relinquish her to a rescue, sadly she was too temperamental to rehome, it took months before she stopped hiding when people came round, and even when she didn't hide, they all had to be warned to be careful at touching her. Even my vet didn't trust her this week, she was allowing fusses but you could see the warines in the vets eyes - mind you, she did have a sedated Tiger hanging from her arm earlier in the year, so I can't quite blame her! Also luckily for her, I accepted that was what she was like, and loved her to bits regardless, so was quite glad really that we couldnt rehome her, as it meant I got to keep her.
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Sleep easy, Tiger :hug:
I am sorry for your loss Desley - I remember meeting Tiger when I came to see you and your kitties.
You can be happy knowing that Tiger had 15 happy months with you and was given so much love, rather than the end she could have had without you.
I hope you get your rainbow so you know she arrived safe at the bridge
xxx
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Thanks Dawn, i forgot you had met her. I had told someone who adopted a cat off me that ended up being a friend, and she has just sent me pics of my ex-foster, so at least I have a smile on my face at the moment.
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So sorry to here about Tiger, thinking about you :hug:
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RIP little one,you were truly a special little girl :hug:
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So sorry Desley, thinking of you xxx Thank you for sharing Tigers story and Im sure that Tiger wants to say "thank you for caring"
RIP Tiger - have fun at the bridge sweetheart xxx
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:( RIP Tiger
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Thanks everyone.
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Desley,
Having just lost Mathers in a similar way, I can relate to your story and wanted to send you a big :hug:
RIP Tiger.
Dee x
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Thanks Dee.
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Just come across an unexpected picture of Tiger, and made me feel a bit weepy. She does look happy in the pic though, so need to make myself realise that she had a good time here, for the most part, and while it would have been nice for her to see a second Christmas, at least she got one good one here.
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Sorry Desley, these unexpected surprises do that :hug: :hug:
I am sure she was very happy while with you.
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They certainly do - it was 2 weeks today since I lost her.
She looks it on all the pics I have of her - there were things she didn't like, such as the fuss I made her have!!
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Aw Des your such a sweetie :hug: :hug:
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Thanks - I think I am being more emotional due to it being PEbbles anniversary on Tues. I was fundraising today (well, supposedly, but there wasn't enough people, so just sat talking instead!!), and was talkign to one of their fundraisers and it brought a tear to my eye!!
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:( We are so very sorry for you and send you a big :hug:. I have a little poem that keeps running around in my head and although it may not all be true to you I would like to share it anyway.
I miss you more as each day dawns
the tears begin to flow.
The heartache that I feel inside, no one will ever know,
You gave me all you had to give,
gifts, both great and small..........
but most of all...
you gave your love......
The GREATEST gift of all
R.I.P. little one
xx
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Desley sorry to hear about Tiger
Rest in peace Tiger
:RIP: :candle:
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Thanks - that poem is more true for one of the other cats I have lost, actually.
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Bit of a sad week, as I got the final payout from the insurance company today. And I had to tell a friend yesterday and got upset, and still got one more person to tell this week, so am going to be in tears again then.
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Thinking of you Desley :hug:
Tiger hope your having fun at the bridge sweetheart :hug:
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Thanks Gwen.
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our thoughts and love are with you too Desley.
xxxx
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Thanks. I was especially emotional yesterday, cats didn't really appreciate their big hugs and messages!!
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WEll, it is a year today since I lost Tiger, I have just sat and read through this thread, so am in tears at the moment, and have just hugged Molly so she has dived off my knee!! Soo much has happened since Tiger left that it is hard to think of that last week with her, although that might be a good thing. RIP little one, I wonder if your original owner has joined you yet?
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I read this the other day and thought how fitting it is in situations like this :( When something becomes a memory That memory becomes a treasure sending lots of hugs for you :hug: :hug:
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Thanks.
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:hug: :hug: :hug:
thinking of you from all of us here
xxx
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Thanks