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Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Bunny Update
Bunny is feeling better. She’s now comfortably laying down to sleep. Yesterday she sat up because her lungs were so full that laying down probably felt like drowning. We’re still not sure what’s happening with her, but it does seem like she was in heart failure and her prognosis isn’t great. However, I’m going to hope for the best, and hope that we’ll have her around for many years to come. She and her brother are such great little kittens, it’s hard to imagine them not being around.
Tonight, Leigh-Ann was napping with Carlo snuggled in her armpit and wrapped around her arm. I brought Bunny over (she prefers a bit more solitude when she sleeps, so she was on my computer desk chair - it has a cushion in it that the cats seem to really like) and settled her down on the middle of the bed. Her brother streeeeeeeetched out his legs, and then rested his paws atop hers. And then, I cried. So, keep your fingers crossed. We’re not ready to lose any kittens. We have some seniors (dogs, cats, birds) who we’ve prepared ourselves that we might lose in the coming years, but absolutely no kittens. Hopefully, next week when she has the echocardiogram, it’ll show that she’s improving and maybe with a daily diet of meds (like her moms!), it’ll keep her going.
I know that people mean well, but when you have a sick young pet, the last thing you want to hear about is helping them “over the rainbow bridge”. It’s like telling someone that their child is going to die, but you were a good parent, so you should feel good about helping them die. Ugh. In fact, I never ever want to hear about the rainbow bridge, even if I’m talking about an ancient pet. It reminds me of Precious Moments figurines or something, like it’s a way to make death cute. Maybe it’s the bitter atheist in me, but I prefer to claim rainbows for pretty pictures...and gay people. Heh.
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Glad to hear of the improvement. Hoping fervently that Bunny continues to get better.
And, as for the rainbow bridge, I agree with every word you wrote.laurie on 11/28 at 08:52 AM
