Cathy
@catflour56
Active 3 years, 4 months ago
Sorry I have not been on here for awhile. After I broke my leg and the Physical Therapist messed it up, losing my Sheba shortly after that. I broke my back last July and well it has been and always will be hard doing anything.
The only real happy thing that has happened was my Milo. He is such a sweet cat. Think he knows when I am.having a bad day. He cuddles and purrs which does help my mood
I sent pictures I think after I got him but will send updated pics. He is a huge lovable fur baby. View
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Cathy posted an update 3 years, 5 months ago
Sorry I have not been on here for awhile. After I broke my leg and the Physical Therapist messed it up, losing my Sheba shortly after that. I broke my back last July and well it has been and always will be hard doing anything.
The only real happy thing that has happened was my Milo. He is such a sweet cat. Think he knows when I am.having a bad day. He cuddles and purrs which does help my mood
I sent pictures I think after I got him but will send updated pics. He is a huge lovable fur baby. -
Cathy posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
It was Milo that went for rabies. Gru was another cat I lost in 2018. Guess I had him on my minf.
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Hey Cathy – so many cats, so little time …. it’s understandable you got confused :-). I am sorry you haven’t had good vet experiences. Mine have been wonderful. Indoor cats can get rabies if a bat or squirrel or someone similar gets into your home, but you are covered for awhile now. Many cats do prefer being the sole “Ruler” of the house (that’s what they are, we all know) and it’s good to hear you are both doing better. HOT!!…yes, and I am distressed when I see people walking pets on hot pavement. It can burn and blister their little pads so it’s good to stay inside. Keep us posted on how things are going with you, and stay cool….
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Cathy posted an update 4 years, 1 month ago
Hello Toni and group.
All is going ok here. So hot I stay in most of the time.
My Milo is doing well and is the most loving kitty. He has been a blessing since I got hom after Sheba passed away a year ago on the 19th of this month.
We both miss Trixie but I know she was sentto me by God to teach me some life lessons. I know she now is whole – she can see in both eyes and hear now. I look forward to seeing her at that rainbow bridge one day. Milo is over missing Trixie now I think. She has been gone almost 2 months. I really was blessed to have her.
Tried bringing in another cat but she just attacked Milo.so had to take her back. He seems to be happy being the only fur baby. I have health challenges so one cat is probably enough. I won\’t let another one hurt Gru.
Took Gru for his rabies on Saturday and hoping he won\’t have to go back for 3 years when the law requires another rabies. He is strickly inside cat so maybe doesn\’t need it. We will see in 3 years. With the bad luck I have had with vet treament for my cat I am planning and trying to stay away from them.
Anyway hope everyone is doing well in this very hot summer.
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Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 3 months ago
Thank you Toni your sweet comments are very helpful. Milo looked for her and cried all day yesterday and continues today. I had to go pick up the cat carrier and pay my bill this morning. Not going to bring carrier inside yet. Gotta let Milo grieve and stop looking for her.
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Cathy posted an update 4 years, 3 months ago
It is with a very heavy heart that I am letting you know my 7 month old (I have only had just over 2 months) Trixie died last night following surgery yesterday late afternoon. She had just gotten out of surgery and they were waiting for her to wake up to extubate her but she coded. They got her back and I just happened to have gone up there not knowing what had happened. I got to hold her for a few minutes. She never woke up and coded again at which time the vet called and said she did not make it. I am devestated but do know she knew love for the time with me and know she loved me.
RIP MY TRIXIE. YOU ARE NOW WHOLE AND CAN SEE AND HEAR. WILL MISS YOU UNTIL WE ARE TOGETHER AGAIN AT THAT RAINBOW BRIDGE. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BE YOUR MOM FOR 2 WONDERFUL MONTHS AND TEACHING LIFE LESSONS.-
Oh Cathy, through tears I am writing to let you know how very, very sorry I am. One has to suspect there was something underlying that Trixie was relieved from now, but this is so hard – so young and so sweet. You are so kind to be so grateful for her brief time with you. I know our entire community joins me in sending you our deep and sincere sympathy. I will be thinking of you and hope to hear from you to let us know how you are doing. I had a canvas picture of my girl made and I pet it and talk to her every day. Maybe you would like to have one of Trixie. https://www.faithfulfriends.com/shop/pet-poster/
Cathy, I hope this heartfelt {{HUG}} helps you a little bit. Toni -
Thank you Toni your sweet comments are very helpful. Milo looked for her and cried all day yesterday and continues today. I had to go pick up the cat carrier and pay my bill this morning. Not going to bring carrier inside yet. Gotta let Milo grieve and stop looking for her.
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Oh Cathy. I never knew her and I am so very saddened, I know you and Milo are just destroyed. You will move through this together, and that’s the good part – you have each other. Please stay with us and let us know anything you want to share. Her is a HUGE {{HUG}} for you both. Toni
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Cathy posted an update 4 years, 3 months ago
This was her pic before going to be spayed. She is 6 months old now and 5 pounds. My Milo is 14 months and 14 pounds.-
They sure are happier with everything than people. Inspiring. You make me laugh, Cathy – my Beauty Girl weighed 7 pounds, and Boots weighs 15! It’s a whole new dynamic 🙂 Let us know about Trixie, and please share our gratitude for their important services with your clinic. Toni
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So beautiful! Glad you found each other💕
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Christine, how are you and Buddy doing now? Toni
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Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 3 months ago
Trixie was spayed yesterday. They looked closer at her eye while she was asleep. All I know is they said there is scaring. This is a clinic that is a spay clinic that has been treating her. Now that I officially adopted her I have an appt with my vet on the 27th. Hope to learn more then. She is the sweetest happy little girl inspite of her issues. -
Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 4 months ago
Thank you Tay.
The little calico has the eye injury that we have been treating since I got her and vet says it is getting better. I think she is very hard of hearing or deaf. Will have to get vets opinion but she is a very sweet happy girl so guess it does not matter to her.
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Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 4 months ago
Tay your cats are beautiful. -
Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 4 months ago
Sheba was 4 years old and was a big cat. She was so very sweet.
Trixie. Like all my cats. Will be inside kitty only. Too many dangers for them outside.
I do feed one outside feral cat. I had her fixed a couple of years ago. She is like the pit bull of cat world – chases all the other cats out of my yard. Think she is my outside protector. She brings me dead mice and lizards.
Thanks for caring and helping through the tough times.
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Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 4 months ago
Toni I am sorry for your loss
Having these two have helped the loneliness I felt. I think trying to help Trixie get her sight back in that eye is what I was meant to be doing. Praying in time it will get better. -
Cathy posted an update 4 years, 4 months ago
That calico is the foster. I call her Trixie which means brings happiness. The vet says the ulcer is getting smaller. I have been medicating her everyday since she came to me. If the eye had been treated when it first happened probably would have been healed but will take longer since the person she came from did nothing it is just going to take longer. We are hoping she will get some vision back in the eye.
Sending a pic of my Sheba taken a few days before she left me.-
1. Sheba was absolutely gorgeous! Was she a big cat? I’ve forgotten – how old was she?
2. Love the name, and meaning of it – Trixie :-). No question the universal energies bring us together. You are a star for caring for her, and I agree with Tay, you’ll probably have her as another love in your life and home. My girl went blind (and deaf) the last year of her life and it was amazing how purrrfectly she got around. So even if Trixie has vision in one eye, she’ll do well. Just don’t let her outside alone because she won’t have peripheral vision.
Cathy, it’s great to have your updates and you know we are here to both remember Sheba and help support you, and celebrate your other faithful friends with you. Keep us posted. Cheers, Trixie 🙂 -
Sheba was 4 years old and was a big cat. She was so very sweet.
Trixie. Like all my cats. Will be inside kitty only. Too many dangers for them outside.
I do feed one outside feral cat. I had her fixed a couple of years ago. She is like the pit bull of cat world – chases all the other cats out of my yard. Think she is my outside protector. She brings me dead mice and lizards.
Thanks for caring and helping through the tough times.
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It’s always sad and hard to say goodbye, especially when they are so young. They truly are only “on loan” to us. Cathy, you really are kind and generous to care for so many, especially your little “mouser” friend :-). Those are gifts of gratitude and love she brings you, and well deserved. Yes, please do update us. I am delighted to have you in our community. Toni
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Cathy posted an update 4 years, 4 months ago
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Hi Cathy :-). It’s good to hear from you and the pictures look great (I click on them to enlarge them). Is this Sheba, or your Foster kitty? I’m a failed foster, too! That’s how I met my Beauty Girl and we fell totally in love. I don’t know if you’ve been reading the posts here, but I said goodbye to her Feb. 24th and it was just sad, sad, sad…and empty, as you know. Then a few weeks ago a friend called and needed a home, at least temporarily, for a two year old kitty, Boots, and he has filled the house and helps heal my heart. I may have to give him back, but what a joy to help with the grief of parting. What is your kitty’s name? How’s the eye doing?
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Toni I am sorry for your loss
Having these two have helped the loneliness I felt. I think trying to help Trixie get her sight back in that eye is what I was meant to be doing. Praying in time it will get better.
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Cathy posted an update 4 years, 4 months ago
Third time typing this – maybe it will work this time. I am over the anger for the loss of Sheba at my former vet\’s error. I know she is ok and I will see her again one day.
I have my big boy Milo that I adopted from county shelter last July and now have a foster kitten with a bad eye that went untreated for more than a month that we are trying to save. She was way underweight and tiny but with good food and lots of love she is growing. Milo and I love her and she loves us so will probaby be a foster fail
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I know Sheba is waiting patiently. You’re in my thoughts.
Your babies are so adorable. A Foster fail is definitely in your future with how cute she is 🥰
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Cathy posted an update in the group
Remember 4 years, 6 months agoI still miss my Sheba so much. She has been gone just over 6 months. Her death should have not happened. How do you make veternarians listen to what is happening with a loved pet and take precautions to prevent what happened to her?
I did get another cat because I could not stand the empty house. His name is Milo and I love him very much. He does not take Sheba\’s place but is a great cat and comforts me.
The calico was Sheba and the tabby is Milo. Does not look like the pics are going to show very good on the site.
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Cathy, the photos are excellent! Very clear, and they really express a lot of personality from both Sheba and Milo. I don’t know, Cathy….I have to believe doctors do the best they can to help and sometimes it all goes wrong, Just as with humans. It doesn’t help, but I just don’t know what else to think. For sure, you need a better vet, and you could send a written report of events to the state governing Board who may review that vet, and help protect others. You are so generous and kind to open your home and heart to Milo. That is a major gift to him, and I know he is not a “replacement” (of course not), but now an additional love in your life. Be kind to yourself, Cathy. It takes time to work through loss, and to find smiles before tears. Stay with us and share more, especially Milo (soooo cute)…
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Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 8 months ago
Amy I am so sorry for your loss. I know the feeling of sadness you are having. The holidays are so hard when you are missing your fur baby. I lost my cat Sheba in July and miss her so much.
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Cathy posted an update 4 years, 8 months ago
Dianne
I sure understand how you feel. I am dealing with guilt for taking my Sheba to the vet that day. We love them and when bad things happen we do feel guilty. Praying that we can all oneday live with the happy memories of our fur babies and know that they had good lives in the time with us.-
Thank you.I am so sorry for your loss as well.
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Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 9 months ago
I know that vets are all about the money. Know that they have expenses but when a person can prove they can pay the bill then they should treat the animal. I am so sorry you had to go through that. I am trying to stoo the anger and concentrate on the good life and love Sheba had. I love her so much and she loved me. I know I will see her again oneday. -
Cathy posted a new activity comment 4 years, 9 months ago
The thing is I told the vet she was gagging when she tried to eat. He tortured her by forcing that tube down her. Had a bite block in her mouth so when she tried to puck it could not get out so she aspirated it if he did not have the tube in the wrong place the tracea instead of the stomach. Thene he continued to do an xray every half hour or so and she had to be held down on hwr back for which she hated. He was shaking so bad that he could not get the med to stop her heart into a vein. We just had to wait for her to stop breathing and he refused to do an autopsybecause “it would make a difference”. He is wrong it probably would have made a difference for me to know what was wrong with her that she could not eat. I think it is a shame that he cannot admit fault. He should have listened to me and maybe could have medicated her before the tube was placed and barium given. -
Cathy posted an update 4 years, 9 months ago
My heart breaks for everyone that has lost furbabies.
I am having a really hard time still over Sheba’s death. I just don’t think it is fair that the vet killed her and what I feel is total torture by continuing to xray her after she aspirated the barium. I am just angry and don’t know what to do. Just in a very depressed place right now.
It has been almost 4 months and I still miss her so much.-
You have every reason to be angry and still in tremendous pain, Cathy. I can’t speak to what happened at the vet, but the shock and loss would bring any of us to our knees. Would you like to speak with a trained, professional grief counselor? Glenn Swain (Rev. but non-denominational) has made his services available to our community at a discount. You can click here to schedule with him if you like: https://www.faithfulfriends.com/grief-counseling/
It seems to me you are dealing with two distinct, powerful challenges: Sadness and despair at Sheba’s passing and all the strong emotions any death of a beloved pet carries; and flat out anger at the result of the barium. Perhaps you could discuss the procedure she had with some other veterinarians – they may be able to explain how and why that happened. Please, let us know what you do, and what you find out, and how you are moving through this. I am so very sorry. Toni -
Oh sweetie I hate you went through this!! My twosocks had this happened! Because it was memorial day when he got sick and I couldn’t get my money from the bank the vet wouldn’t help me do anything except euthanasia!! I had $5,000.00 in the bank and I showed them and still they refused to help my 8 yr old main coon. This vet office is closed now but I got no justice or reimbursement for the 490 they charged me to send him to the rainbow bridge. I am still mad as hell too sweetie. Sending hugs love and prayers to you 💜💚
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I know that vets are all about the money. Know that they have expenses but when a person can prove they can pay the bill then they should treat the animal. I am so sorry you had to go through that. I am trying to stoo the anger and concentrate on the good life and love Sheba had. I love her so much and she loved me. I know I will see her again oneday.
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The thing is I told the vet she was gagging when she tried to eat. He tortured her by forcing that tube down her. Had a bite block in her mouth so when she tried to puck it could not get out so she aspirated it if he did not have the tube in the wrong place the tracea instead of the stomach. Thene he continued to do an xray every half hour or so and she had to be held down on hwr back for which she hated. He was shaking so bad that he could not get the med to stop her heart into a vein. We just had to wait for her to stop breathing and he refused to do an autopsybecause “it would make a difference”. He is wrong it probably would have made a difference for me to know what was wrong with her that she could not eat. I think it is a shame that he cannot admit fault. He should have listened to me and maybe could have medicated her before the tube was placed and barium given.
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