On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, John Schestag wrote:
> Thanks all.....
> Just gave Lizzie her steroid pill and she hated it. She's gotten weaker
> just since this morning and drools and still purred when I held her and
> looked at me eye to eye with her good eye and then tucked her head down
> into my chest. She refused drink or food.
>
> Her purring has a gurgle/rattle sound now. Maybe her lungs have filled
> up in just a few hours!? I called and I'm taking her to the emergency
> vet hospital this afternoon when this vet specialist comes in to do the
> x-rays and ultra sound he was planning to do this coming Saturday.
> Maybe antibiotics?
>
> I want her well so badly yet I wonder when she'll tell me it's time to
> let go. I'd hate to make a big mistake and not fight by her side while
> she's still fighting to live. Her look and loving mannerisms are still
> there. Her look is so trusting it's hard to be objective. When she
> sees me she can now only "mouth" a silent meow. Poor baby.
>
> This is pure Hell! John
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