Miracle

[ginger]

i had the most unbelivable miracle happen to me this morning. heres my story.

for people like me who don't have kids, our pets become our kids. well, i have a cat, her name is chelsea, who will be 19 in may. i have had her half my life. i came home from work tuesday night, and she was deathly sick, and tuesday night was the longest night of my life. i called in sick to work yesterday because i wanted to be by her side, not knowing what was going to happen, having crying spells all day long, to the point that my face was swollen. i called the vet, told them what was happening, they pretty much told me at her age, there is nothing that can be done, and to give them a call when i knew the time was right to do the humane thing. so when FM came home last night, thru sobbing and tears, i told him that i was going to put chelsea down in the morning. after making that decision, i prayed all night, as i did all day yesterday, knowing that it would take some sort of a miracle to make my pretty kitty cat better. about 3AM, the miracle came, and she is so much better, drinking water, (not eatting yet), but also finally after 24 hours using her cat box too. i have to honestly say that God gave me a miracle. He knew that i was not quite ready to give up my friend. as i sit here typing this, she is up in the window looking out. she hasn't had the energy to do that for 3 days.

so, i just wanted to share, that miracles do happen, and i beleive i now have some more time to prepare myself for my friends departure, which i hope is in another 10 years.
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[scooterrk]

Good news, Ginger and Chelsea!

[kd5cqt]

Great story, Ginger. I am facing similar worries with my mutt of over 15 years, Little Bitch. Sorry, but that just happens to really be her name. She is hobbled up most of the time with what I am sure is arthritis, and I'm not sure how things will be for me when her time comes. She is, to be sure, a faithful companion. I am happy for you that your friend is coming back strong and hope you have her around for a long time.

[ginger]

these darned critters become such a huge member of your family, and when it comes time to do the humane thing, its such a difficult decision. but i had made up my mind, as much as it hurt that this morning at 8AM was her time to go. when my other half woke me up at 3AM (which i hadn't slept in like 24 hours and just zonked out), and told me that she was better and coming around, i pert a near flew off the couch and ran to her and gave her the biggest hug. now, i know that since she is so old, that is this just temp, but for right now, she is still my little hunney, and i will wait until the next scare before i have to make another serious decision again

[MRimmer]

Ginger, We are just like you we have four legged kids and they are the life of the house. It hurts when they are down big time.

I have been out of town for three nights and just walked in the door with four dogs and a cat waiting for me art the door, The acted as I had been gone forever.

They are special and they are the family!

Glad your baby perked up for some more love.

:)

Mike

[SLOWHOUND]

Yea,I second that fourlegged family memebers,I hAVE 3 BASSETTES AND THEY SLEEP IN MY BED WITH US,I delivered the runt when her mother had her litter ,she follows me everywhere whith out a leash,I dont even want to think about those days ,right now I enjoy company and uncondional love she gives.

[JD]

i had the most unbelivable miracle happen to me this morning. heres my story.

for people like me who don't have kids, our pets become our kids. well, i have a cat, her name is chelsea, who will be 19 in may. i have had her half my life. i came home from work tuesday night, and she was deathly sick, and tuesday night was the longest night of my life. i called in sick to work yesterday because i wanted to be by her side, not knowing what was going to happen, having crying spells all day long, to the point that my face was swollen. i called the vet, told them what was happening, they pretty much told me at her age, there is nothing that can be done, and to give them a call when i knew the time was right to do the humane thing. so when FM came home last night, thru sobbing and tears, i told him that i was going to put chelsea down in the morning. after making that decision, i prayed all night, as i did all day yesterday, knowing that it would take some sort of a miracle to make my pretty kitty cat better. about 3AM, the miracle came, and she is so much better, drinking water, (not eatting yet), but also finally after 24 hours using her cat box too. i have to honestly say that God gave me a miracle. He knew that i was not quite ready to give up my friend. as i sit here typing this, she is up in the window looking out. she hasn't had the energy to do that for 3 days.

so, i just wanted to share, that miracles do happen, and i beleive i now have some more time to prepare myself for my friends departure, which i hope is in another 10 years.
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That very touching Ginger.
Shows your charactor

[Screamin' Eagle]

That very touching Ginger.
Shows your charactor

Yup...... :Angel_anim:

[Dinero No Mas]

I believe in miracles.

[FLTRI]

Glad to hear Chelsea is on the mend. We also never had children, but have two cats; Forrest and Jenny. Forrest is 14, and while slow and diabetic, he's still my best bud. Follows me around every morning and reminds me to give him his insulin shot. It's gonna hurt when he goes...

[ms_tapestry]

i believe in miracles too. . .what a lovely thing to happen so close to christmas. . .i nursed a very sick puppy back to health. . .when he was ready to eat again we started him off on white bread soaked in chicken broth. . the vet recommended white rice but he wouldn't touch it. . .hope your little darling gets better soon. . .

[Screwball]

God Bless you Ginger. We have 2 dogs that we love dearly and would be completely lost without their companionship. Lets all hope that Chelsea fully recovers and stays with us another 19 years.

our pups Sierra (black) and Harley (brown) Both rescue dogs

[Ol' Gringo]

I too know the feeling of nursing a family pet back to health. Our cat, pictured here, jumped off the roof of the house and missed the tree he usually lands on. He snapped his leg bone right close to the hip socket. The Vet taped it real tight to his side and said if it did not start to heal in 1 week he would loose the leg. That was five weeks, and many prayers ago, and he is limping less every day. The only trouble is now he's happy being a house cat.

[Charlie]

Great news... Being a dog owner I can relate.. I would miss my boy for ever... I love my dog more than most people!

Here is da MAN! Mason.... Choco Lab..

http://www.cmutschler.com/Pics/Mason9.jpg

[Ejectr]

Here's my battle that I didn't win against squamas cell cancer of the mouth. My best friend Barney left me 2 years ago on the day after Thanksgiving. One of the worst days of my life.

Me and him fought that bastardly disease for 4 months, sometimes feeding him with a syringe. He was 14 and the rest of his body was as healthy as a 6 year old according to the tests I had done.

I still miss him more than I can tell anyone. He gave me all he had always and I gave him the best I could to the end.

This was his last picture a month before he said good by.

[MRimmer]

We have two shit zooooooos from bad homes we adopted but this is my baby.

This pic was taken last January. Found this little baby on the street with no home and VERY sick. At the time Doc said she was about 6 weeks old. The wife has always been allergic to cats until Sassy came into our lives. Spent some bucks on this baby but now have a friend for life. Now she thinks she is a dog and wife has no cat alergies.

Pic one is from January and Pic two is Tonight just aminute ago

Mike

[MRimmer]

yea shes getting fat and was looking at mom when I snaped the last one

Yes that is a jealious shit zoo in pic one


Can you tell by the chair where she sleeps? She has a bed on all the cahirs in the house. Depending what room we are in

LOL

[Suecuda]

Miracles do Happen! :pray: Our animals are a huge part of our life. Glad she is feeling better!

I can't imagine loosing our dog or one or our (4) cats. We just adopted a female cat that was at the humane society for 7 months.

http://pic17.picturetrail.com/VOL806/146654/272716/211616166.jpg

[Waffen]

Cats are cool. I feel the same way about mine as you feel about yours..

Glad she's on the mend..


W

[ErnieS]

I know the feeling Ginger. My Bichon, Sugar is 10 and has suffered from allergies and other problems her whole life. The week before Thanksgiving, she stopped eating and just layed in her favorite chair all the time. After a couple days of not eating, I had to lift her onto the chair. She was so weak and whimpering most of the time. Sam and I decided that Wednesday that we would have her put down the day after Thanksgiving. Well, Thursday morning while we're getting the bird in the oven, she came out to the kitchen and started eating. By 10, she was chasing the puppy and barking for me to refill the water bowl.
She's, for the most part, her old miserable self. She can get in her chair by herself, but can't jump up on the bed any more. She's even growing some hair on her hind quarters.
If I'd decided to do the "right thing" Wednesday, instead of procrastinating, she'd be gone.

[phreak]

We've always had a house phull of animals. Cats, dogs, turtles, phish, lizards, it's a phrickin' zoo over here. But each one has had a special place in our phamily.

We've had a couple different cats reach the end of their life span, and it is never easy watching that little kitten that you rescued, or was given to you, grow old and weak. But it has never stopped us.

Right now we have a 9 year old Chow - Lab mix, a 7 year old Dalmatian - Shepard mix, and 5 assorted cats phrom 6 years old on down. Including the 2 I rescued phrom the attic of my shed. But that's another story.


I'm very happy phor you and Chelsea, that you've gotten some extra time together.

[ginger]

just a foot note to my miracle. chelsea is now eatting a little bit, and taking water, and purring and kissing mama again. the power of prayer once again takes me aback. i know i can't have her forever, but i have her for now, and that is the main thing. God, i love this cat. i have had her half my life, literally, she has always been there for me. i keep telling her that mama can't live with out her, when i tell her that, she bites me, (love bites)

[N00DLES]

Best of Love from the N00DLES family~~~~~~

[ginger]

here is my hunney buns:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/ginger57785/chelsea2.jpg

[MRimmer]

She got them ears perked up waiting on something to move.

:)

[Desert Angel]

Ginger, glad to hear she is feeling better!

My bro Mike, Had to calm me down the other night. Gary and I had to have my dog fixed because her uterus was badly infected. The vet had told me if they had not done the surgery she would have passed away. I was so upset when we brought her home because she was biting and not happy to be here.

I do have to say she is ruling the house and soaking up all the lovin she can get. Gary says I have spoiled her. She is my baby and I will spoil her if I want.

[ginger]

update on chelesa for anyone who cares:

she seems to be better, not eatting as well as i would like her to, but still eatting small and i do mean small bites. in fact, i have been forcing her to eat by putting food on her paws so she has to lick them off. that really makes her mad. she is drinking water, and using her box. she has been purring, jumping, scratching furniture, all the things that she is not suppse to do:HaHaHa: but even if she was to rip a hole in my saggy couch, i would not care. it means she is better.

for anyone who said a prayer in my time of need for my bestest friend, thank you, i think the Good Man up stairs answered them

[ms_tapestry]

thanks for the update! i'm so glad she's doing better. . .hugs!

[ginger]

i had to dig deep to find this thread, its been a year since i got my miracle.

just wanted to share with you, that chelsea, my 19 year old best friend in the whole world has passed away. this has been the hardest thing ever for me, and i miss her terribly. i feel as tho i lost a part of me, after 19 years.

anyways, thats it i guess

[aintgotnun]

I'm sorry to hear that.......

I will send a prayer your way to help with the healing.

greg

[polarbear]

:pray:Condolences Ginger, pets are part of my family as well. I've thought about how it will be without my Black Lab because he has been sick a couple times this past year. One of these days he may not pull out of it and I would be devastated, just like your feeling right now. 19 years is a lotta years for a pet to live and I'm sure there are a lot of memories for you to relive. Chelsea will always be with you.



Prayers and good thoughts for ya Ginger.



Kenny :polar:

[FLTRI]

Sorry to hear that Ginger.

It's hard to lose a friend, harder to lose a family member....

[ginger]

thanks guys. its been a rough week. she got sick a week ago, was at the "hospital" from tuesday until friday until we decided there was nothing more we could do, but let her go. my best friend is gone.

[marthared]

Ginger... I honestly feel your pain. I lost me and my daughter's part siamese cat to cancer about 6 months ago, and I was a basket case. It had been a long road for her... operations on tumors, etc.., hubby not understanding how I could be so emotional over a cat (hate to say it, but I was more upset over Ceili's passing than over my parents' passings). I cried night after night, to my boss, to my co-workers, and I'm a scientist, mostly not too emotional person! That's just me.... I get MAJOR heart-attached to cats, so I know how you feel. I wish you quick healing. We now have a new little Somali kitten that brings us tons of laughs, so time and a new little friend helps heal the heartbreak. Take care..

[kd5cqt]

Ginger, sorry to hear about your kitty. I lost LB in June when I was still in a wheelchair. It set me back a lot when I lost her. Still not ready to take on another one...can't even bring myself to move the doghouse. They really do become a huge part of your life, and when they go, it is as painful as losing a child or a parent.

[Dinero No Mas]

A big hug, Ginger.

We lost Paco, our little Chihuahua/Dauchshound mix about a month ago. 15 years and a lot of miles together, so I can identify and sympathize. Patty still gets teary when she thinks about him or I call the other dog Paco by mistake.

Some people just don't understand so you can't explain it. The rest of us need no explanation.

[ginger]

chelsea has been with me literally half my life, and i feel like my soul mate is gone. going to bed at night is a chore because that was our favorite time together, and we looked for ward to it. i still walk around in a daze, and my co workers very sympathetic, and don't talk about it unless i bring it up first. now who am i ganna call mama's little favorite hunney buns. terrible, just terrible is how i feel, like my heart is broke in a zillion peices

[MsE]

understand you hon... very glad shes feeling better. I have two kitties as well.. Calie and knucklehead.... yes and not joking.... saved her from the pound at bout 3 mos, and got her name from the bald spot she had on her head till bout a month ago... she spooked over something as little as a sneeze she would do a 180 turn and bolt.... always into a door jam or the wall... so she ended with a bald spot,lol... thinking on going through what you did just hurts thinkin bout it..... give her a big kiss and hug from us 4 legged lovey doveys :)

[Ejectr]

So sorry Ginger. I lost my best buddy Barney, my cat, 3 years ago and still feel his loss. I know what you're feeling.

All cats go to heaven so you'll see Chelsea again and then it will be forever.

[ms_tapestry]

I am so sorry for your loss. . .my thoughts and prayers are with you as you go through this difficult time. . . :Angel_anim:

[ginger]

you know, i have heard so many people say, that you cannot and will not ever get close to a cat. cats are so independent, that they only come to you when they feel like it. chelsea must have been extremely unique then because she was definately a very loving gal. yes, she was extremely ornery, and very set in her ways, but she also showed a side that no other person could ever see. my family members use to always say, why do you want such a ornery mean cat for crying out loud. well, she was not like that to me or fisherman, she just didn't like company coming in to her house, and she would literally attack them. for being a small cat, she was full of dynamite. but i bonded with her, she was mama's girl, and knew it. i just feel like a part of me left when she passed away. i know i made the right decsion when i had to put her to sleep, because she was very ill, but that does not make anything any more easier for me. i think it makes it harder actually.

[aintgotnun]

I can understand your pain and sooner rather than later my family will be going through it as well. We have an almost 15 year old shitzu whom we had since she was small enough to fit in the palm of my hand. She was our "child" before we had our two little girls. She is now deaf and blind. She has had an eye and 2 toes removed due to complications and infections. She is on various meds and has a special diet food that is hypoalergenic as she has developed skin alergies. About the only thing that work for her is her sniffer and her tastebuds. I believe she will be with us less than a year more.

I am dreading the day that she will nolonger be with my family. My girls have known no other pet and my wife is extremely attached. It will truely be a day, week, or however long it takes of mourning.

[ginger]

aintgotnun: i do NOT envy at all what you will be faced with, because quite honestly, that was the hardest choice i have ever been faced with in all my 39 years. even tho, you know in your heart, its the right choice, it is not the easiest putting to sleep your friend or in my case and like you siad "your child".

i wish the best for your decision making in the future. just remember, you don't want them to suffer either

[Dinero No Mas]

just remember, you don't want them to suffer either

I think that is a major key. At some point, we have to consider their feelings and quality of life as opposed to our own unwillingness to let go.

This is a general statement and not aimed at anybody, by the way. I have had to make that decision myself.

[aintgotnun]

I completely agree. We will not let her suffer just to keep her around.

I don't beleive she is suffering right now other then bonking into walls after we mop the floor. She's kinda like an ant. She has her trails around the house and if you clean the floors she has to make new ones. Right now given her conditions of being blind and deaf she is doing pretty well. She gets around the house and the back yard well. We just have to watch her in the yard so she doesn't wander off. Still loves her treats and will still fight you for them. :D

I guess I place the year time limit more based on the life expectancy of the breed than anything. About 2 months ago she had gotten sick and had lost 2 pounds which is a lot for an 8 pound dog. We started a heavy regime of antibiotics and other meds and she has since gained all her weight back. She may just supprise me and live much longer than a year.

[Dinero No Mas]

I once helped a good friend of mine move to a new house. There was a huge deck on the back of the house with a waist high railing around it. I was totally surprised when his cocker spaniel walked out of the back door, over to the edge of the deck and just kept going. It wasn't until then that I even knew the dog was blind. The best part was that it was so relaxed that it didn't get hurt.

We did put a lower railing around the deck that same day,

Apparently they had picked the dog from a litter and didn't realize that it was blind. After a few days they realized what was going on and were going to take it back, but the kids had fallen in love with it. In the old house it knew where everything was but the new house was a challenge for awhile.

[ginger]

a year ago when i first wrote this thread, chelsea had gotten sick, and i didn't know it at the time, but i am pretty sure i was feeding her the tainted recall food that was out there. she was extremely sick, and i honestly thought i lost her then. when i started this thread, i had the biggest miracle ever, i prayed for days on end for God to spare chelsea's life, telling him, i was not ready, i was not prepared, please let me have her for some time longer. i got my prayer answered and my miracle was with me for almost a year, just lacking a month for a year. i think this was Gods way of preparing me, telling me, that i needed to prepare, but the fact is, no matter what the sceniaro, you cannot prepare yourself for this no matter what.

[MsE]

sorry about your heart ache hon..... I know I would be in a box for a while if this happened, I know it will someday and hating knowing it will... Hope you make it through this, but at least you have wonderful memories from all the years

[ginger]

this pic was taken of my chelsea 4 days before she had to leave me:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e92/ginger57785/warm.jpg