Does your Cat (or any pet) misbehave since caregiving your loved one?
Have you been required to take care of your loved one's pet after they have passed? Does your pet have cute antics that entertain your loved one?
And finally, has the cat or dog transferred their loyalty to your Mother?
Sorry for your loss; perhaps it is the cumulative loss that is taking a toll now
Take it easy today
I think my feeling of such loss with the cat compared to that of my parents, was that the cat gave me no problems at all. None of this we can manage on our own which my parents use to say... or calls saying they were going to start driving again... you know the drill. The stress was mild with the cat compared to my parents.
"Katie" lived in my bedroom after her lst stroke last year, thus it was her "assisted living" studio. She only went downstairs if I carried her to give her a change of scenery. And she slept with me every night as she insisted on being close to me as I was her "caregiver". In the past she was quite independent, petting on her terms, not a lap cat, would roam the house with a high level of authority.
While Katie was in the ER, I noticed at home a certain unusual odor over by where I have my late Dad's bookcase filled with some of his books and knick knacks. My sig other and our male cat couldn't smell it, but the other female cat did,... she even stood up to look into the bookcase. And would eye the bookcase every time she went by. This went on and off for two days. I know this sounds weird, I was wondering if my late Dad [who passed in Sept] was trying to tell me that it's ok, he will take care of Katie when and if she joins him.
I meant to say something insightful about why it's not odd. But I can't find the words. It just isn't, that's all. Hugs x
There must be a meadow somewhere.....over the rainbow bridge somewhere....where our pets will wait happily for us.
You will miss Katie, but you never let her down.
I'm so sorry for your loss of dear old Katie.You did everything you could have to help her at the end,and you gave her 17 great years of your Love.I know you will miss her so much and I pray that you meet her again someday.Many {{{Hugs}}}, Lu
I believe in her former life she was an electrical engineer plus a prison warden. She could figure things out. She would take her toys from the toy box and arrange them in geometrical figures. And she would take no gruff from the other two cats, especially the male cat... if looks could kill she could stare down him with the pupils of her eyes getting bigger and bigger. She was a helicopter "parent" to the other female cat. She had 17 good years with us, came as an abandoned cat.
What is odd is that I cried more for her passing then that of my parents, who passed in their 90's.
The only reason we are going through all this, is that the cat is a tough old bird... she bounced back from other health issues over the years with amazement. And she learned on her own how to walk after her previous stroke, and how to communicate with us her needs.
This animal ER is always packed with pet owners, as they offer all services there. Our cat needed a sonogram on her heart, so there was an animal cardiologist on-site. She needed to see a neurologist, yes there is a group on-site. There is also physical therapy group, and a cancer-care center. It's like going to a people hospital.
The other two elderly cats at home just noticed that "Katie" hasn't been around since Tuesday. The cat in the hospital is the alpha cat, so the two at home are confused.
We will pick her up tomorrow once her blood pressure goes down to a normal limit. The Vet said the cat was sitting up on her own and moving about... oh my gosh, as this morning she couldn't do anything by just lay flat, couldn't pick her head up. Animals can be amazing :)
Just cannot wait to hear about your new house-when you get time, of course. Are you so very happy? Get well soon!
Hubs and I are adjusting too, resting today as I came down with bronchitis.
Sendhelp, the Vet now gave me a script for liquid thyroid meds which can be mixed at a pharmacy with chicken.
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Well, this morning at 5 a.m. we were at the emergency ER with the oldest cat... she had another stroke during the night... poor baby... I honestly thought we would need to put her down but the ER vet sounded very positive. A neurologist will be checking the cat out this afternoon.
The only thing new is the thyroid meds.
Now, for the next two days I can only feed her 4 small meals a day... so that means picking up all the dry food that I leave out. My gosh, the other two cats went nuts about what happen to their all day smorgasbord. There was a lot of pouting, temper tantrums [at 4 a.m.] , and litter kicked out of the littler boxes in spite.
Knock on wood, no clean ups from tummy-issue-cat. I need to narrow down what was bothering her. Too many Temptation treats? The cheese I used so I could get her to take a pill [she now needs thyroid pills]? The soft treats to tried to use to hide the pills? The whip cream she likes? Her morning dab of butter [real butter]? Potatoe chips?
Luckylu just renamed this the 'Catgiver's Thread' for short.
Better than a live cat on a dead body, though - just say'n
Then, the next morning, the roomie awakes with a cat sitting on her chest, thinking it is real but forgetting it is hers................
O look, there is a dead cat in my bed.
How kind of you to bring that dear lady a kitty,all her own,to love and hold.
It's so thoughtful of you to do things for the other residents living there....Bless you!
The thing is, if you squirt liquid onto her food and mix it in I wouldn't put it past her to go on hunger-strike altogether, don't you think?
Shots, next?
I can feel your cat hating me from several thousand miles away..!
This cat isn't the type that you can wrap in a towel unless you want your obit in the next day's newspaper.
At her next doctor's appointment, I will ask for liquid and order it from a pharmacy that does animal medicine compounding.
I think church mouse was thinking her doggy needed a cat companion