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Partially relieved. Four legs is being sustained on IV fluids, B12 and amoxycillin tonight. He has been given an anaesthetic and pain relief. Tests show that he has severely inflamed pancreas and intestinal tract, an ulcerated tongue and respiratory (an opportunistic late stage) infection. Poor little guy.

I so regret that the previous vet, to whom I suggested pancreatic issues as a possibility, didn't think that worth investigating. I should have been more assertive.

The current vet has had a word with him on the phone this afternoon. Anyway the issues have now been identified, he has been ultrascanned, xrayed, blood tested, and carefully examined internally and orally under anaesthetic. Recovery may take some time and he will need a special diet when he is well enough to come home. His breathing should improve as the amoxycillin take effect, the infection was secondary, not a cause the vet said; as he grew weaker from the systemic issues, he was too weak to fight off secondary opportunistic respiratory infections, hence his dreadful decline and respiratory distress throughout last night.

I am so grateful to this vet for treating him at a time when time was critically running out. It's not a guarantee of recovery yet, but everything that can be done has now been done at last, and there is hope that he will pull through this. It's the best news at this stage I could have hoped for.

I hope he getting some sleep now after the troubled nights he has had lately. I hope he dreams of me stroking and cuddling him and in his dreams I am there with him.

Thanks for the support through this crisis, it helped me keep going through the worst.

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I had some bad dreams and the weather here sucks. I feel like I am perpetually stuck in a vicious cycle.

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Very anxious. It is 9.38am here and the vet has not yet reported how my little guy is, and I can't interpret the delay as a positive. He may be trying to very hard to hold on to his life. He would have reviewed the condition this morning 90 minutes ago, and the delay feels very ominous. With every minute my fears are increasing now, I still hope to provide better news though my own hope is wobbling severely.

Rarely has time passed so slowly. I am bordering on despair and clinging to desperate hope meantime. I am very sad.

I know it isn't easy, but try to be optimistic B19. Just try to remind yourself your kitty is being well taken care of and there's lots of people looking after him or her that are capable of giving any urgent care should it arise. Letting your fears get the best of yourself won't help.

I can't imagine how difficult this is for you, B19.
I try to believe in the best for as long as I possibly can, and I hope you do the same.

Giant hugs.

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I don't want to live anymore.

Perhaps another poor little critical was brought in close to death and needs all the vet's attention at the moment. This could explain the ongoing delay.

Thanks for the above posts. I going to say a prayer for him even though I am not religious in that way.

I finished the prayer, and immediately experienced a deep physical pain in my heart region. It is 10.20am and it is as if there a spear was suddenly jabbed in that heart region. I wonder if it signifies his passing at that moment. Seconds later, now, a huge explosion of thunder interrupts a previously calm sky, and it begins to rain. Anxiety is making me notice events in high intensity, and wonder about these curious synchronicities that appear at times of great stress.

Suddenly I am staggering around like someone affected by alcohol (I don't drink, but used to and recognise the disoriented state of mid stage alcoholic intoxication). I will have a quick shower and get dressed to try and clear my head.

Still remaining at a 7.

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I feel like I'm being pummeled.