Mr Husband and I took Cleo to the vet today.
I am really unsure of what to think, or rather what to do.
I will tell you that Cleo lost almost a pound since last visit.
She had lost weight before and regained, 3 years ago.
This time, the vet thinks she, being more jaundiced than ever,
is in the last weeks of her life.
Her hiding in the laundry room one of the many signs.
So why is Cleo sleeping nearer to us/staying closer to me since
we came home from the vet? She weights .2 more ounces since we gave her
a bit more treats.
Yet it is undeniable. Look how awful she looks when being weighed.
She had lost weight. She IS more jaundiced. I can feel her spine now :(
The vet thinks she will be feeling miserable if she loses another .5 lb/1.b.
She is declining.
So here is what I am processing, what Mr Husband wisely told me I need
to come to an answer myself and he is here to listen and support me.
We are going back to the vet September 11th in the late afternoon.
It could be that we say goodbye to Cleo that day.
That is what I need to figure out.
Is it time to let Cleo go?
This deadline is important because I will be away for a bit in later September,
with some family things.
The vet assured me that if I am gone and Cleo declines rapidly and
I am not with her when she dies, I could regret it for years.
I am not with her when she dies, I could regret it for years.
I can see that.
My Husband says, give it a week. We will watch Cleo carefully,
weigh her daily and see how she is doing.
She has perked up a lot these last 2 days. Is this the
rally before death? "Terminal lucidity" is the term, apparently.
I don't expect (or want direct 'yes you should do that' answers) answers
but I would ask your prayers and if you have stories of your own pet's
decline and death, that could be helpful for me.
As I speak, I can hear Cleo eating... that long familiar sound of her dropping
the dry kibble on the ground and then eating it there...
