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Digital_Thor
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On a work trip in southern Italy - not yet morning for everyone 
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That IS a fancy feast!
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89K views · 8.9K reactions | Perfection is overrated, authenticity wins every time. Just ask Elvis’s #cat #cerebellarhypoplasia #elviswestley #tuesday | Tre Gatti Farms
Perfection is overrated, authenticity wins every time. Just ask Elvis’s #cat #cerebellarhypoplasia #elviswestley #tuesday
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Sunday. Shit weather. Couch. And Jack, the ex-animal shelter resident.
Rick63
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Late last night I was watching a PBS Nature show about a mountain lion and her kittens and as always when I watch this kind of programming, my Jason's eyes are wide open and glued to the TV.
Sadly, during our Cardio visit last week, the Cardiologist said it was time to make final arrangements for our Little Orange Friend.
In just under 4 weeks since his previous draining, he needed to have his abdominal fluid drained again. This time 800ml! But with the continued rapid accumulation of abdominal fluid is also fluid in is lungs which she does not see tapping as a worthwhile risk. That, and due to the rapid fluid accumulation his abdomen, we also have to push the diuretic slightly more which previously had dealt a blow to his kidneys.
During the next week or two, hopefully before is quality of living turns too far, we will need to part with dear Marmalade.
In just under 4 weeks since his previous draining, he needed to have his abdominal fluid drained again. This time 800ml! But with the continued rapid accumulation of abdominal fluid is also fluid in is lungs which she does not see tapping as a worthwhile risk. That, and due to the rapid fluid accumulation his abdomen, we also have to push the diuretic slightly more which previously had dealt a blow to his kidneys.
During the next week or two, hopefully before is quality of living turns too far, we will need to part with dear Marmalade.
Rick63
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I am very sorry and sad to hear that.
I don't really know what else to say except to say that I hope you are able to enjoy the remaining time you have with him.
Rick63
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I'm sorry for you loss and my heart breaks for you. She was very beautiful.
It has been around 2yr9mos since we began his Cardiology care. He has outdone any and all metric of longevity. The Cardiologist said at his 2yr anniversary, back on Valentine’s Day, that she wouldn’t offer a prognosis as he had outstripped a veterinary study at that point and anything was possible.
In all the time under her care, this was the first time she ever ventured the other side of a positivity and optimism.
All of this is to say that he has truly gotten to live his best kitty life, and to do so much longer than otherwise would have been the case.
Hell, even the two days after his last draining he caught a gopher and a bird.
Regardless, truth is truth and we can see the changes in him. Our gut feeling is that he knows it’s time, too. Thus our biggest hope is that he doesn’t cross into suffering before we can schedule his transition. Or that if he can’t wait he will simply pass in his sleep.
BlackTalon
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So sorry to read about Luna's passing and Marmalade's worsening condition. They add so much to our everyday lives.
Rick63
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I can't lie, I am really enjoying retired life. I'm mostly a home body now and my life with Jason is so peaceful, quiet, and loving.
Life really doesn't get any better for me than this:
Life really doesn't get any better for me than this
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BlackTalon
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It looks like Jason is teaching you how to relax 
Rick63
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It looks like Jason is teaching you how to relax
Oh yes. Since I got him 3 years ago the 22nd of this month I've started to sleep nearly half the day like him, with him being right there with me most of the time. In the summer months when it's hot he doesn't cuddle much but from fall to spring he does all the time, and I eat up every minute of it. Often times when I'm sitting down listening to music or watching TV or a movie and he's on my lap he relaxes me so much before you know it I doze off. I'm divorced and it's just me and him. Talk about a peaceful, quiet, stress-free, loving life.
Oh, and in my post the other day I said life doesn't get any better for me, well it did today when my new Hedd Type 07 A-Core monitors arrived.
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BlackTalon
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Haha, I assume you meant "stress-free" or "stressless" and not "stressful".
Our 2 kitties aren't cuddlers (with their very long fur they don't like to sleep on anything warm usually), but they help to reduce a lot of stress that arises from having a 12 year old son.
Our 2 kitties aren't cuddlers (with their very long fur they don't like to sleep on anything warm usually), but they help to reduce a lot of stress that arises from having a 12 year old son.
Rick63
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LOL. I edited my post.
When I adopted Jason he was 5 months old and although we bonded quickly, the one thing that did take awhile was for him to cuddle and sleep with me at night. Around 1-1/2 years of age.
