Pip/end
03/08
08:10 - Webmail to SPAH
(from Woozle, on Sandy's behalf)
Pip's condition has been worsening for some weeks; he took a more abrupt turn for the worse two nights ago and we're now pretty sure he's at death's door. His breathing is labored, and he was bleeding from the mouth a bit last night. This seems to have stopped this morning, and he has remained awake and moving throughout (he has continued to drink from his usual water fountain, though he has stopped eating; he also joined us on the couch last night to watch TV, as he usually does).
At this point we're not sure how to proceed. The earliest we could make a regular appointment for him would be next week. We cannot afford any heroic measures, and don't know whether it would be best to bring him in for euthanasia or to let him die naturally. We can only think that he must be suffering to some degree.
We would appreciate any advice you might have to offer. If we were to euthanize, is that a service you offer? Would we just bring him in, or do we need an appointment.
(We sent an email about this to Dr. Doyle Thursday morning, but got no reply.)
Thank you.
Woozle & Sandy
08:20 - email from SPAH
Good morning,
I am very sorry to hear about Pip’s condition. I have forwarded this email to Dr Doyle and asked that he give you a call to discuss all of your options. He should be reaching out to you today. Let me know if there is anything else I can do.
Kindly,
03/09
07:31 Woozle on Slack
He's been upstairs in the upstairs bathroom mostly, since last report. He attempted to hop in the tub last night and probably would have succeeded on his own but I lifted him up and put him there, and then ran the water for him and he was able to drink a little (he seems to find drinking impossible now if he has to lean downwards, due to fluid getting in the way of breathing). He seems to have spent the night in the bathroom, and this morning we repeated the tub process.
He has hopped out on his own, each time, while I was brushing my teeth -- and it sounds painful when he lands outside the tub, but he recovers quickly. This morning he was clearly having a bit of extra difficulty breathing after hopping out, and made a pathetic meow... coughed up a tiny bit, then recovered. He didn't come downstairs when I did.