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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #101 on: January 09, 2012, 09:53:30 AM »
Oh Pearddop.
I cried for you when I read your post, having Pings ashes home will hurt now, it brings the pain back, but will help you in time.
I probably shouldn't mention it on a cats rescue site, but do you know the Blue Cross have a very good pet bereavement counselling service?
I used them when my Charlie went, and they were brilliant.
Sending supportive thoughts,    :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #100 on: January 09, 2012, 09:30:16 AM »
Ping is home again. I was so afraid they would loose his ashes. They are in a lovely terracotta pot with his name on the front all tastefully done. We have put them in a safe place (I hope) and put two Royal Crown Derby cat ornaments next to him, in front I have put his special magnetic collar I bought for him to help his joints.

I cried when I fetched him from the vet and when I got home. Each night I hold the pot hug it kiss the lid and say goodnight I do the same in the morning when I get up. He is still mummies boy even now.

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #99 on: January 07, 2012, 10:43:36 AM »
Sorry to read about Ping.    :hug:
Siamese do pine more than other cats, and I know its a bit soon, but have you thought of adopting?
It might help you both, I know it helped me and my cat (now RIP) when it happened to us some years ago.
Tigger walked around the house for weeks calling for Sooty, and a new younger cat helped take her mind off it.
I felt guilty at the time, but I couldn't stand to see Tigger so upset.
Look at it like this - you are not being disloyal to Ping, you are helping another cat, which in turn will help you and CoCo

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #98 on: January 05, 2012, 21:23:51 PM »
Ahhh poor CoCo .... you need to keep a close eye on her (as if I need to tell you that) but as she's a siamese she may well pine for her partner.  Siameses are such sensative souls  :(
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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #97 on: January 05, 2012, 16:27:02 PM »
 :hug: :hug: :hug:

It kind of feels better when they are home again, but it also brings it all back again  :'(

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #96 on: January 05, 2012, 16:02:50 PM »
 :'( aww bless Coco, it so hard & confusing for them isnt it?  :(
I have just got a new cat for Nuggie who found himself an only cat and he didnt cope very well at all.

You may find you feel a little more at peace once you have Pings ashes  :'(  :hug:
It helps me (I couldnt scatter them or anything) It gave me a feeling of Tazi being "home" again xx

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #95 on: January 05, 2012, 13:17:08 PM »
Coco is still calling for Ping  :( she is also sleeping a lot more than she use to.

Still waiting for Pings ashes. :'(

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #94 on: January 03, 2012, 00:36:27 AM »
RIP Ping

Aww Peardrop, it's so hard.  My Smudge only went to the Bridge on the 15th of December.  Us cat lovers know what you are going through.  Just grieve as and when you need, don't bottle it up.  I've only registered tonight on this site and am already feeling the support.  Hugs, you were a fabulous Mammy to Ping.  My cat was 16 and a half, they've had a long and happy life, we've done our very best for them XX

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #93 on: January 01, 2012, 16:45:47 PM »
So very sorry to hear this  :'(  RIP little one and hugs to you Peardrop xxxxxxxx

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #92 on: January 01, 2012, 15:06:22 PM »
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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #91 on: January 01, 2012, 13:53:29 PM »
Thank you all only animal lovers can understand what I am going through.

Coco my other Siamese is running around all the time calling for Ping this is a big shock for her as well as she has never been a only cat.

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #90 on: December 31, 2011, 12:48:31 PM »
I am so sorry to hear this, I'm sure you have a lifetime of wonderful memories which will eventually make this sadness fade into the background  :hug: :hug:

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #89 on: December 31, 2011, 06:16:39 AM »
Thank you all for your kind words. I think once the holiday period is over it will really hit me (we didn't have Christmas dinner until Boxing Day and it was very low key).  My son sent off for two big photo canvases of Ping which arrived Thursday  :(

I am scared they will loose his ashes.

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #88 on: December 30, 2011, 22:40:04 PM »
I'm so sorry to hear about Ping  :hug:

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore. ... RIP Ping
« Reply #87 on: December 30, 2011, 14:12:41 PM »
Oh Peardrop I'm so so sorry to hear the sad news about Ping please accept my sincere condolences.  There are no words that any of us that can say at the mment that will take away the heartache but in time I'm sure you will be able to think about your handsome boy and remeber him with a smile.  17½ is a fab age for a siamese and that is testament to the love and care he received from you.

Even though your boy is no longer with you there will always be a Ping shaped paw print on your heart.

RIP Ping ... play hard at bridge little man.

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #86 on: December 29, 2011, 23:33:08 PM »
Thank you all, it is so hard I keep thinking about everything he use to do (he was a house cat and even use to sleep under my duvet in the winter). I am having him privately cremated and his ashes returned to me to keep.

Why do we put ourselves through this pain?

I think it is lovely to have his ashes home  :hug:  :hug: it brings alot of unexpected comfort x
I did with my Tazi and got a lovely memorial statue (www.catpottery.co.uk <--- i'm not on commission with these people, really I'm not! but, oh my! the finished product more than fulfilled my expectations!)  :Luv2:

As for the pain - I too never felt pain or loss like it  :'( but the memories and happy times make me honoured to have had my boy and you should feel a proud mammy that you gave Ping his hearts desire, a wonderful happy home xx big hugs to you at this sad time  :hug: xx
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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #85 on: December 26, 2011, 14:37:32 PM »
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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #84 on: December 26, 2011, 09:31:30 AM »
Why do we put ourselves through this pain?

Because the joy brought by sharing our lives with these little personalities outweighs the pain by far. It's just difficult to remember that when the pain is so raw. :care:

Rest Easy, Ping. Loved always.




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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #83 on: December 26, 2011, 08:09:25 AM »
I'm so sorry  :hug: :hug:

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #82 on: December 25, 2011, 17:11:37 PM »
It is, but the pain passes eventually, while the love stays with us.

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #81 on: December 25, 2011, 16:48:32 PM »
Because we love them so much and they return our love unconditionally  :hug: :hug: :hug:

But the pain is so terrible.

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« Reply #80 on: December 25, 2011, 14:59:02 PM »
Because we love them so much and they return our love unconditionally  :hug: :hug: :hug:

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #79 on: December 25, 2011, 14:26:13 PM »
Thank you all, it is so hard I keep thinking about everything he use to do (he was a house cat and even use to sleep under my duvet in the winter). I am having him privately cremated and his ashes returned to me to keep.

Why do we put ourselves through this pain?

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #78 on: December 25, 2011, 01:17:43 AM »
I am so sorry to hear about Ping  :hug: :hug: :hug:

Smartie will probably see you up there , he has only been there 18 days himself .

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #77 on: December 25, 2011, 00:05:19 AM »
I am so so sorry to hear the sad news   :hug: :hug:

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #76 on: December 24, 2011, 16:04:06 PM »
 :hug:  :hug: oh i'm sorry to hear your news  :'(  :'(

Goodnight, God Bless Ping xxx  :'(
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« Reply #75 on: December 24, 2011, 15:27:43 PM »
Aw, that's so sad Peardrop, but he was a good age and no doubt had a wonderful life with you.

We all know what you're going through, I hope that helps a little.

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #74 on: December 24, 2011, 15:01:21 PM »
 :(

I'm So Sorry

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« Reply #73 on: December 24, 2011, 13:42:08 PM »
sorry to hear about poor Ping  :hug: x
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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #72 on: December 24, 2011, 12:51:16 PM »
So very sorry to hear this sad news. :hug:to you,

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #71 on: December 24, 2011, 12:31:24 PM »
Oh, this is awful, I'm so sorry.

RIP, Ping. Safe and sound at the Bridge by now.  :hug: :hug: :hug:

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« Reply #70 on: December 24, 2011, 12:12:13 PM »
I am so very sorry Peardrop  :hug: :hug: :hug:


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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #69 on: December 24, 2011, 11:48:33 AM »
Oh Peardrop I am devasted to hear this and just so very sad.  You must be feeling so bad and we are all here for you  :hug: :hug: :hug:

RIP Ping, you are so handsome, play hard on the Bridge

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« Reply #68 on: December 24, 2011, 11:14:06 AM »
Ping was  put on a drip at the vets yesterday as he was dehydrated, because of his heart failure they aspirated 200mls of fluid from around his lungs which was affecting his breathing. The vet said that this would fill up again due to his heart. It was decided that he should go to Rainbow Bridge.................I am devastated.

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #67 on: December 23, 2011, 00:23:05 AM »
I have found sardines are good for picky eaters   Probably best in olive oil though I had a cat years ago who preferred them in tomato

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #66 on: December 22, 2011, 13:51:11 PM »
Is Ping a fish eater?  If he is it might be worth trying him with some cods roe (John West do little tins about £1.50'ish).

It might be the thing to get him eating again .... something nice and stinky  ;)

As cats get older they their sense of smell goes and if he has a bit of a cold this will also affect his sense of smell .... by giving him something stinky it will prompt him to eat.  :hug:

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« Reply #65 on: December 22, 2011, 13:47:02 PM »
Ping is being really picky over his food, I am giving him all sorts of things and he only eats bits of them  :'(

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #64 on: December 21, 2011, 10:33:01 AM »
Yes thanks Wiggins. I wish I'd known about the defra website when my cat had a reaction to the booster. I know the vet wouldn't have reported it, as at the time he was insistent it was nothing to do with the jab. Although a couple of years later talking to another vet at the same practice she admitted that she didn't give her own cat the Felv booster because it can cause bad reactions in some cats.   

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« Reply #63 on: December 20, 2011, 23:42:18 PM »
Thank you Wiggins for all the info  ;D ;D

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Re: My 17and a half year old Siamese is not himself anymore.
« Reply #62 on: December 20, 2011, 23:12:54 PM »
It does annoy me when vets are more concerned with sticking with the manufacturer's advise than current guidelines. The WSAVA guidelines headed up by Professor Michael Day (based at Bristol University) state that vaccines should be given every three years and also not in the scruff but in the flank. Link to guidelines below:

http://www.wsava.org/PDF/Misc/VaccinationGuidelines2010.pdf

Also, if anyone is interested, one of the co-authors Ronald Schulz from the University of Wisconsin-Madison can be seen talking about vaccines and immunology here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Xd5ghnlJ4&feature=related

Cattery wise - the FAB guidelines say that as long as a cat has had their initial course, plus first booster, it doesn't matter how many years have lapsed, they only need a booster to be boarded.

http://www.fabcats.org/catteries/infosheets/vaccination_catteries.pdf


My vet is happy to give vaccines every three years if the owner asks and notes on the records that the owner consents to override manufacturer's guidelines. He is also happy not to give vaccines in the scruff. They also vaccinate on the basis of a full risk assessment based on the individual cat's lifestyle. That's what all vets should legally be doing. This is one of my soap box topics as I have a VAS cat (vaccine associated fibrosarcoma). I am lucky he is still with me. His tumour was caused as a result of his 2005 FeLV vaccine. He underwent chemotherapy, surgery and further chemotherapy but had a recurrence in July 2009 and another in January 2011. His anatomy is completely abnormal and I'm constantly paranoid about what is scar tissue and what may be another recurrence.




With regard to your siamese boy, all reactions to vaccines and any other medications come to that should be reported to the VMD. It can be reported by vets, owners or both and the link is below. Best wishes for you boy xx.

http://www.vmd.defra.gov.uk/adversereactionreporting/

 


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