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Our cat, Zoe, had been going downhill the last couple weeks. The plans were to take her in the day after I got back from my business trip. I ended up staying two extra days and Zoe decided she didn't want to wait. DH called me as I was on the bus coming home - he was taking her in.
The vet was amazed she had lasted as long as she did. Zoe had been diagnosed with kidney failure over a year ago. Both DH & I were amazed that it had been that long.
At first we did the sub-Q fluids but she didn't like that - so we stopped. We tried all sorts of different foods to get her to eat. Some worked, some didn't. And unless it was coming out of the faucet she would not drink any water.
Zoe came to me when she was about 3 weeks old - still nursing. She had been abandoned and then found by a young girl who convinced her parents that she would care for the newborn. Two days later they were looking for someone to take her. I found out through a neighbor of a friend and said I'd take her.
She had been Riggs' nemesis since the day he was born! She KNEW Riggs wanted to eat her and she KNEW we wouldn't let him ... so she flaunted her power by rubbing against him and taunting him. Poor Riggs would sit there drooling!
While Riggs tends to be seen as the star of the GSD Chrsitmas Tree photo, Zoe played a pivotal role as well:
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Goodbye, Zoe. It still hurts that I wasn't there for you at the end.
The vet was amazed she had lasted as long as she did. Zoe had been diagnosed with kidney failure over a year ago. Both DH & I were amazed that it had been that long.
At first we did the sub-Q fluids but she didn't like that - so we stopped. We tried all sorts of different foods to get her to eat. Some worked, some didn't. And unless it was coming out of the faucet she would not drink any water.
Zoe came to me when she was about 3 weeks old - still nursing. She had been abandoned and then found by a young girl who convinced her parents that she would care for the newborn. Two days later they were looking for someone to take her. I found out through a neighbor of a friend and said I'd take her.
She had been Riggs' nemesis since the day he was born! She KNEW Riggs wanted to eat her and she KNEW we wouldn't let him ... so she flaunted her power by rubbing against him and taunting him. Poor Riggs would sit there drooling!
While Riggs tends to be seen as the star of the GSD Chrsitmas Tree photo, Zoe played a pivotal role as well:
Goodbye, Zoe. It still hurts that I wasn't there for you at the end.
