Amusing, and sad

[blamebrampton]

Was reading Ring for Jeeves the other day and burst out laughing. Colonel Aubrey Wyvern's third-rate domestic staff are named Trelawny and Bulstrode.

Also, Happy Birthday raitala! And happy birthday for tomorrow, draykonis.

In sad news, Min cat is now out of chances and is living out her last weeks with all the salmon she can fit in.  The lovely vet assistant from the uber vet dropped round her pain meds this evening. She doesn't need them tonight, but it's good to have them. Poor brave kitty.

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[calanthe-fics.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine what it must be like, waiting to walk in one day and find her gone. It must be like a huge weight pressing down on you.

:(

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It's both better and worse. Because the tumour is through her windpipe, she'd suffocate to death. There should be about three days' warning of it getting to the point where she has to struggle for every breath, so we will go straight across to the vets and have her bopped on the head. I am going to talk to them tomorrow and see if I can just throw money at them to come here and bop her in her garden or on her spare bed. And then my little black heart will break and I will be very very sad, but at least J and I will be able to know she had a lovely time and didn't suffer.

[norton-gale.livejournal.com]

So there's no way to operate, then?

Poor Min: at least she'll be living out her last days in comfort and style. She's probably wondering why you waited so long to bring out the salmon.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

She did have some before! Just not so often ...

Alas, no, it's through her windpipe, and any operation that could remove it all would be too traumatic for her at this stage. Though we did both buy lottery tickets so that we could say to the vet: "Bugger the cost! Is there a miracle cure you've always wanted to try?"

But on the other hand I've seen people through their last days of cancer and at some stage the cure is what kills you. As it is, she is comfortable and having fun. That's something good.

[tsosh.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry. I know how it feels like. The only comfort is the knowledge that she had a good life, and that the time she still has is going to be filled with love (and salmon).

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

That's what I am concentrating on. She is convinced that, having liberated her from kitty gaol, we have decided to make our home into kitty heaven. Oh! the purring!

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It is worse in some ways, because we are looking for that line in quality of life so that the head bopping can come before she is too distressed, but we don't want to bop her while she is still enjoying herself. The good news is that she is in no pain at all, and is having a jolly good time of it.

Very sorry to hear about your dog. I think seeing creatures you love in pain is the worst part of being an animal lover. Thanks for the sympathies, keep on rocking on.

[empress-jae.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

i know you're ok with min's pending passing, but i still feel so sad. :( you're right...she is a brave kitty. *hugs again*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Well, 'ok' might be a bit strong, more resigned to.

I would much rather there be some wonder cure that I could throw money at and have her come out the other side and be well, even if it meant I had to not travel for years and eat and wear generic brands. But since she is doomed no matter what, it's all about keeping her happy and pain-free, hopefully also stress-free.

Thank you for the hugs; I shall pass some on as chin scratches, she's not very huggy.

[no-mad-skillz.livejournal.com]

Peace to you all. ♥♥♥

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thank you. We're just focussing on life quality rather than quantity this month.

[oceaxe.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry to hear about your cat. I know I will be a wreck when I get the word that my dear Thad has no more lives left. Peace to your animal companion.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

We are fairly wreckish ... Here's to a long and comfortable life for Thad and a sudden keeling over in the middle of a warm, sunny afternoon, years after the vet has begun to say "I've never met a cat this old and in such good nick."

Min is so peaceful she might die of smug before the tumour gets her ("Salmon again! And you don't mind me clawing the velvet? YES!")

[romaine24.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your kitty. I'm glad to know she's home with you.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

She is having a grand old time, so we will simply amuse her until the time for head-bopping is here.

[absynthedrinker.livejournal.com]

Maybelline(my Siamese) and I send all of our thoughts and good wishes out to you and poor kitty. Losing any pet is never easy. Peace and be well

Bubba

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thank you, and Maybelline. It is gruesome, but we console ourselves with the thoughts that she is very happy and not in pain, and also that she'd probably have died years ago were it not for us. Thanks, too, for your lovely comments on SotF, I'll try to respond to them tonight.

[waterbird.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry about your kitty. But it sounds like she'll be living out her days completely spoiled and loved to bits. I'm sure it's very hard for you, though. *hugs*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

It is hard for us, but you're right, in her head, this is the BEST WEEK EVER!

Thanks for the hugs.

[lilian-cho.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I'm glad she'll go with a belly full of salmon.


Also: Ring for Jeeves--Did Wooster propose? *g*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Oh you are a bad woman. In fact, Bertie Wooster is barely in evidence in RfJ, as Jeeves has trotted off into the country on loan. It's very funny.

At the rate she is consuming salmon, she may die of obesity before the tumour gets her.

[thady.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry to hear that. But at least she'll have happy days 'til her death and is with people who love her.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thanks. She is having a grand old time of it, the little bugger. We are both feeling far more torn up about the impending loss of our cat than we were when sundry family members shuffled off.

[differente.livejournal.com]

i'm very sorry for your cat...

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dear. At least she is in no pain and the weather is lovely for her.

[blindmouse.livejournal.com]

I'm very sorry about Min. But I'm glad that she's able to eat and enjoy herself during the last days.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dear. After an awful summer, Sydney has turned on beautiful weather and the garden is full of sun and warmth. She has clove pinks to squash and catgrass to nibble on. She thinks this is the Best Week Ever.

[kayleigh-jane.livejournal.com]

I just caught up with this. I'm sorry that your kitty is so ill, and I hope she can sleep in peacefully in her own bed.
How are you holding up? It must be very two-sided, being sad she is going and being happy she's not suffering and will not suffer. I think you are being very brave by letting her go and are not prolonging her life when it's not in her best interests. It's very hard to do so.

Love, hugs and kitty purrs for Min and you.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

You have hit the nail on the head when it comes to emotions in this house. Now we just wait and observe, and try to keep her as happy as possible in the interim. Thanks for the hugs and purrs, they are being well distributed this week.

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

Oh honey, I'm so sorry this has gone the worst possible way, but so glad for dear Min that you're taking such good care of her, and will give her her peace when the time is right.

My thoughts go to you all - this is the hardest part of loving someone. I wish Min a comfortable journey. *hugs tight*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I'm just grateful she's in no pain and is not in respiratory distress at the moment. If there is a kitty heaven, her corner will be filled with rats to catch, salmon dinners, the odd spot of tuna, and endless kibble. There will be climbing towers and reams of expensive fabrics. And everyone will have nails and enjoy giving chin scratches.

*hugs back* and stay well!

[snottygrrl.livejournal.com]

i'm so sorry sweets. [*pets you both*]

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Sno. Heh, the classic hiding cat, I know it well ...

[bryoneybrynn.livejournal.com]

Oh, BB. I'm really sorry to hear about Min. I wish there was something I could do. I'm tempted to fill the page with all sorts of phrases that are meant to be comforting but they'll just sound like shit. So I'll just say this - that really, really sucks and I really wish I could make it better somehow. Stuff her full of salmon and hug her to bits and know we're all thinking of you.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

I wish there was something *I* could do. We even bought lottery tickets in a bid to suddenly have limitless funds. But the truth of the matter is there's not really anything that can be done except provide comfort and amusement for her Minness. In terms of pure maths, she would probably have been put down or died of being outdoors years ago if it wasn't for us, so she's done well by the whole experience, but rationalising isn't quite as comforting as it could be.

The thoughts and support are, on the other hand, supportive. J cannot believe that there are people on four continents wishing the cat well. Min assumes it is her due.

[pushdragon.livejournal.com]

Oh no! Poor Min cat. Poor you. If only we could have them forever.

We will have a cocktail for her when you get down to my neck of the woods. Something with lots of cream in it. But not salmon.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

After all the pampering she has received since falling ill, an immortal Min would be insufferable. She would sit on us and demand salmon at 4am every morning. And we'd be so happy she was alive, we would get it for her, thus hastening our own demises!

But we will raise a glass in her memory. She really has become a part of the family like few other pets.

[emerald-dragon8.livejournal.com]

*a million hugs* You poor, poor thing. It's a terrible, terrible time waiting for them to die, but at least you know you gave her a great life and that she's not going to be in pain after it happens. I'll keep you in my thoughts - I hope that she enjoys her salmon (we gave our dog a freddo).

♥

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thanks, dear. We are consoling ourselves with exactly that thought. She is enjoying the salmon hugely, and considers it about time that the menu looked up around here.

[lackofmendacity.livejournal.com]

Oh... I'm so sorry that it's come down to this. I hope Min is still bounding around and eating well, and I know you're making her last few weeks as wonderful as they can be. *hugs you tight*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

She is boundy as a boundy thing, and quite cheered at both the fact she is no longer told off for squashing plants, and that every meal is now salmon. She seems to be wondering why we didn't have these rules before, since this is clearly the Right and Proper Way.

Thanks for the hugs, they are buoying.

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Aw, sweetie, that's terrible news. I had hoped for better for you and Min. I'm glad she's feeling okay right now. Give her an extra hug for me.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we were hoping for one of the options, too. Asthma kitty would have been fine! But she is having a lovely week and sleeping on our bellies and licking our chins when she wants attention in the middle of the night. I will pass on your hug in the form of chin scratches, as she loves those.

[i-autumnheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, poor Min. My sympathies to you and J, and may her last days be contented and comfortable.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Thanks, you. I'm so happy that the weather has finally decided to turn to sun. She has been enjoying the garden immensely!

[raitala.livejournal.com]

Very sorry to hear that things aren't going to work out for Min. You definately tried everything you could and I'm sure she feels well-loved.

Thank you for the birthday wishes. Especially when you have so much else going on at the moment. *hugs*

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Yes, at least we can say that we left no stone unturned, and that we are making her last days fun for her. It will hurt less, I think, to know that she had a good life here.

And just because I'm sad, it's no reason you shouldn't know that I value you and wish you a good birthday!

[madchemist36.livejournal.com]

Oh dear. My sympathies to you and J. My guinea pig Gregor, who has an unnatural attraction to cats, also sends his sympathies I'm sure. Enjoy your remaining time with her, and make lots of happy memories to remember in future.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Your house is a place of wonder in my mental images of it. Thank Gregor, who sounds delightful. Min had another great day today and even scooted to the very top of her tower which she has not done in about a year. I succumbed and have let her play outside in the dark -- I think she is hoping for a last rat.