# I Must Share The Good News **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 26, 2008, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303 "2008-09-26T07:16:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/61 "2008-10-07T02:58:05Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Cool. I’m going to keep that in mind for my beasts. Dickens has asthma and we can pill her, but it’s not much fun. The big problem with Dickens is catching her in the first place. Gah! > > Best wishes to Bob and you, nonacetone! It sounds like a lot of work, but really, once you get it down, it goes very fast. We also put an old, folded bath towel on the kitchen counter (the only time or reason she was ever up there), and gave her the goo squirt up there. The height and angle make it much, much easier! Good luck to you and Dickens, too!! ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/62 "2008-10-07T03:02:54Z")
> [@Shayna](#): > > It sounds like a lot of work, but really, once you get it down, it goes very fast. Yeah, no worries there. We’ve had diabetics and kidney failures and feeding tubes and hyperthyroid cardiomyopathy and asthma and eosinophilia and cancer and every possible disease, it seems. Good thing I love the little fuzzballs. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/63 "2008-10-15T09:21:19Z")
Well, things have not gotten any better. Monday, I had to take Bob to the vet again, to be checked out, and to have him look at his right, rear leg. It was quite swollen and spongy. This happened overnight. After the vet checked him out, and took xrays, he found that Bob had no visible signs of injury, tumors, or anything like that in his leg. He also has not gained much weight at all…Only a couple of ounces. He finished up the third round of his antibiotics on Sunday. No one seems to know the cause of all this. I’ve had two vets looking at him, and with all the bloodwork, xrays and tests, there is nothing to blame all this on. He does have an infection, though. That’s all we know. It is not going away…Not even after 3 rounds of antibiotics. As of this morning, he is eating very little, and when he does eat, he vomits. His leg is still just as swollen as it was on Monday, and has not gotten any better, even after an injection of an anti-inflammatory medication that he got on Monday. All he does is sleep. He also wants to hide, and I know that isn’t good. He can’t jump onto the bed anymore, so our daughter put a big, fluffy pillow on the floor for him to sleep on. He’s just so weak. Our daughter came in to tell me this morning that she’s made the final decision for Bob. She wants to be with him when the time comes, as she was for her other cat, Spot, just a few years ago. We will bring him home, and bury him in the backyard, and he’ll finally be at peace. This morning, I will be calling our vet, and telling him that it’s time to have Bob put to sleep. He has no quality of life, as he is not getting any better. It is a difficult decision for my daughter to make, as she’s had Bob all 13 years of his life. He is very much loved, and I think this is the best decision we can make for him. He will be missed by all of us here at our house. I’d like to thank everyone for all the kind words and good wishes you’ve sent. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/64 "2008-10-15T12:24:39Z")
I’m so sorry. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/65 "2008-10-15T12:36:54Z")
Thank you, **jsgoddess**. We will wait to do this tomorrow, as our vet isn’t in the office today. Bob is not in any pain (from what our vet told me), and I want him to do it, as Bob is more comfortable around him than the other vet that is there. So, it’ll be tomorrow, rather than today. It will give us time to do what needs to be done today, and give him another day of love, hugs, kisses and scritches. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/66 "2008-10-15T15:01:16Z")
So sorry the news isn’t better, **nonacetone**! Sending hugs to you and your family and cyber-scritches to Bob! ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/67 "2008-10-15T15:39:04Z")
I’m so sorry to hear that Bob hasn’t gotten better. It must be so frustrating not knowing why! But you and your daughter have made a brave and selfless decision. Bob knows how much you love him, and how hard you’ve tried to make him feel well again. {{{Hugs}}} for you, your daughter and Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/68 "2008-10-15T20:13:33Z")
nonacetone, I am sorry it has come to this. I had to make such a decision in 1997 for a cat of mine named “O.J.” for her orange stripes. ☹ My regards to your family members, especially your daughter. I’d probably miss a P.M. but you may e-mail me any time if you ever happen to feel like it. I’ll double-check that my account allows anyone to e-mail me, just in case. 🙂 - “Jack” ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/69 "2008-10-15T22:21:32Z")
Thank you, everyone. It is so nice of you all to keep up with this thread, and respond like you’ve done. It does mean a lot to us. It’s over. Bob is gone. He hasn’t been able to keep anything down all day long, and he’s been hiding all day. So, I knew it was time. I called our vet, and we talked about it, and he agreed. He said that we gave him a heck of a chance to get better, but nothing is working. My daughter and I took him in around 4:30 this afternoon. She was with him when they put him to sleep. She said that he went VERY easily…No muscle contractions at all. He just laid his little head down, and he was gone. We brought little body home, and our daughter buried him in the backyard…In an area where volunteer snow white petunias grow thick and lush every year. It was pouring rain when she buried him, but she didn’t mind at all. It’s all part of the love she has for him. We loved him dearly for all 13 years of his life. He was part of our family. He will be greatly missed. Rest in peace, Bobber. We love you. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/70 "2008-10-15T22:25:05Z")
Their fuzzy little lives are too damned short. It’s heartbreaking. ---
**Author:** ![Debon\_Err](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ea924/32.png) [@Debon\_Err](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debon_Err)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/71 "2008-10-16T05:20:53Z")
I’m so sorry to hear that Nonacetone. Our thoughts are with you and your family. ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/72 "2008-10-16T05:54:41Z")
My thoughts are with you and your family. How difficult it is to let them go when it’s time. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/73 "2008-10-16T07:11:46Z")
Thank you **jsgoddess** , **evlkitty** , and **Kolga**. We don’t doubt that we made the right decision, but that sure doesn’t make it any easier. ---
**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/74 "2008-10-16T19:41:28Z")
> [@nonacetone](#): > > Thank you **jsgoddess** , **evlkitty** , and **Kolga**. > > We don’t doubt that we made the right decision, but that sure doesn’t make it any easier. I’m sure that you made the right decision. I know that you have 13 years of fond memories. I don’t even think that the thread title is completely contrary to the outcome, because your other kitties are free of the risk of FeLV. And we can all be happy for that. But I’m still breaking down in tears. **{{{** nonacetone **}}}** - “Jack” ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/75 "2008-10-16T20:11:49Z")
I’m so sorry, **nonacetone**. I just found this thread today, and I kept scrolling forward looking for more posts from you, hoping for encouraging news. I was so sorry when I got to the end and saw that Bob had lost his battle. Still, though–if it has to happen, that’s about the best way for it to happen, with a beloved kitty ending his days in the arms of someone who loved him. Believe me, I understand–I had to do the same thing for my little Meep (she was only 5) and I was grateful for the chance to be able to hold her as she passed on. I’m sure Bob felt loved to the end. He was a beautiful boy, and he was very lucky to have such a fine and loving human family. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/76 "2008-10-16T20:23:13Z")
Thank you \*\*Jack \*\*and **winterhawk11**. ---
**Author:** ![jkusters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jkusters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jkusters)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/77 "2008-10-16T23:13:45Z")
Sorry to hear that you had to make that choice. We had to do the same with our beloved canine companion nearly two years ago, and I can sympathize. Sounds like a great way to memorialize a beloved family companion. May it bloom and bloom. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/78 "2008-10-16T23:33:38Z")
I’m so sorry to hear this. Goodbye, Bob, you were loved. ---
**Author:** ![nonacetone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonacetone/32/2819_2.png) [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/79 "2008-10-17T00:05:12Z")
Thank you **jkusters** and **boscibo**. Yes, jkusters. May it bloom and bloom. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-share-the-good-news/465303/80 "2008-10-19T19:25:03Z")
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