Animal Communicator

[Discoburg]

4 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said:

yeah. I still miss her alot. She is not in a pet columbarium, so if I wanna visit her, I can still do so.

I miss them alot, and I would like to give back to their pack. That's why I have been adopting since then. I will continue to do so until I cannot afford to do so. This is my love for toastie. 🙂

 

I brought his ashes home. Placed the urn on my dining table. Every time will sit there and talk to him.

[Kxbc]

6 minutes ago, Mockngbrd said:

I used to have a dachshund too. Healthy all the way until 13 yrs old, blood test all Ok. Then one day he just stopped eating, became lethargic and 2-3 days later, he passed on. I'm still sad about it too and think about him daily. I think he left 3 years ago. But I've adopted 3 others in remembrance of him. 

Just treasure the times you have with your pup, and make them happy and comfortable as much as you can, talk to them, bring them out go see see look look. Don't live with regrets. A week before our dachshund passed, we brought him out to walk orchard road, look at the lights and drive around. That is the best memory I have of him that we managed to share together before he left. 

As for why he passed on. Vet mentioned it was probably cancer than no one could have detected since he showed no symptoms at all until it was too late. 

Animal communicators are imo, snake oil. Same for those ppl that "talk to the dead". 

cancer sucks, esp the oral ones. and chemo is not available here for cats.

Took 2 of my super healthy cats (1 is 14 and the other 17) without warning. From diagnosis to passing was less than 3 months. We can only deal with pain management till we helped them along the way.

[Hamburger]

AC or no AC,  most important thing is by his side where doggie feels most assured and loved. 

 

 

[kobayashiGT]

11 minutes ago, Discoburg said:

I brought his ashes home. Placed the urn on my dining table. Every time will sit there and talk to him.

Cannot lah. Hahha. My parents will kill me. My "ah gong they all" is at my home. Not too sure they are pet lovers anot leh.

[Kxbc]

7 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said:

Cannot lah. Hahha. My parents will kill me. My "ah gong they all" is at my home. Not too sure they are pet lovers anot leh.

I put them into lovable looking coin banks and brought them home. Each coin bank is a character eg Hello Kitty, which fits the character of each of my departed cats. You can place them anywhere. On your bedside table, display cabinet, coffee table. Really anywhere

[kobayashiGT]

15 minutes ago, Kxbc said:

I put them into lovable looking coin banks and brought them home. Each coin bank is a character eg Hello Kitty, which fits the character of each of my departed cats. You can place them anywhere. On your bedside table, display cabinet, coffee table. Really anywhere

Got photos for me as a reference? 🙂

[Hamburger]

My rabbit is here with me, always.

 

 

[Sissypoo]

1 hour ago, Kxbc said:

We fought alongside each of our ailing cats.

For the one with acute renal failure, we force fed her 4 to 5 times a day, even in the wee hours. We made sure each feed is as short as possible and that she has constant food in her body to help her fight. We fought for 2 months plus at home. She was sent home after 10 days of hospitalisation as the vet could do nothing more for her and hoped that a home environment would be less stressful for her.

I want to give you a background why you might not see immediate improvements. For us, the first 2 weeks at home was also touch and go. But she was young (6 then) and we saw some signs of recovery and her fighting spirit. If she wants to fight the illness, we are prepared to fight alongside her. Week 3 to 6 saw some slight improvements. Week 7 & 8 saw the most improvements. We were so happy when she stood up and walked out of the room herself. Blood tests were almost weekly then.

For your girl, you know best if she is fighting alongside you. Are you prepared to give up sleep to nurse her round the clock? Prepared to force feed her even when she does not like it (not sure if it works better if you wrap her like a tortilla wrap with a towel to prevent struggling)? Prepared to do a sub Q 2x daily and feel the needle prick through the skin (I can tell you it gets easier each time)?

I thought 8 years is still a good young age for a dachshund. As a small breed, their life expectancy is generally more than 12. Maybe even 15.

Prepared to fight or prepared to let her rest in comfort? There is no correct answer. Each route is right in its own ways.

we are prepared to go through it with her as long as she allow us to

previously she was hospitalised so we visited her daily

we are prepared to do anything for her, only afraid to hurt her. especially for subcut. sometimes she struggles. thankfully most days she is good

takes about ten minutes, 2 times a day. initially took longer because we didn't have experience and she struggled then it was a mess. it was stressful but at least we know so long she eats, so long she drinks... oh she has also stopped wanting to drink water. that is also by syringe feeding now. vet has instructed us amount of water she needs to drink per day as her jaundice is still severe

getting better now mostly she lays there and allow us to administer the subcut. but if you don't hold her steady she will run she's a clever girl

good advice there on the tortilla wrap. will try it out tonight. thanks for your advice and for sharing i appreciate it 🙂

Edited May 19, 2020 by Sissypoo

[Sissypoo]

1 hour ago, Discoburg said:

My Treo also had kidney cancer according to the latest vet he saw. Also the second vet that we visited.

He also vomitted, no appetite for food, schnauzer very tam jiak one. I remember him so skinny and not eating for days to months. Till he didn't even have the strength to get up and pee and poo. Once I came home and he is lying on the living room floor soaked by his pee. That really made me so so so sad. I had to lift him up on his tummy to let him 'stand' on all fours for him to do his business. That really made me so so so sad that my fat boy had been reduced to this stage where his ribs is so obvious and he have no strength to do anything.

Next came the fits he have in the night. Last straw is when he have the fits from 11pm to 7am. Whole night we had been patting him to make him more comfortable and try to make him stop shaking. Then we decided to let him go, which really broke our heart as we really loved him so so much. The whole idea is to let him go on his own but I really can't bear to see him suffer like that anymore.

I am very sorry but I just can't continue to type more as the memories is still very fresh in my head and I can't stop crying.

this is so sad to read. i feel you completely. my girl is experiencing something similar too at this stage

before this she is 100 percent grass trained. now because of diarrhoea she cannot control her bowels and just let go on the floor. we don't blame her but we can tell she is suffering tremendously. sometimes there is a trail of loose stool from living room to the human toilet. she tries her best

you've done your best for Treo. they are all in doggy heaven now. all animals go to heaven i choose to see it that way

1 hour ago, Mockngbrd said:

I used to have a dachshund too. Healthy all the way until 13 yrs old, blood test all Ok. Then one day he just stopped eating, became lethargic and 2-3 days later, he passed on. I'm still sad about it too and think about him daily. I think he left 3 years ago. But I've adopted 3 others in remembrance of him. 

Just treasure the times you have with your pup, and make them happy and comfortable as much as you can, talk to them, bring them out go see see look look. Don't live with regrets. A week before our dachshund passed, we brought him out to walk orchard road, look at the lights and drive around. That is the best memory I have of him that we managed to share together before he left. 

As for why he passed on. Vet mentioned it was probably cancer than no one could have detected since he showed no symptoms at all until it was too late. 

Animal communicators are imo, snake oil. Same for those ppl that "talk to the dead". 

so sudden did you manage to find out the reason why? my wife say after our girl passes on she don't want to have dogs anymore. but I feel like the only way to move forward will be to allow time to grief then maybe adopt in future. how to stand the house being so quiet? but now is not the time to think about it yet for us

anyway i respect your opinion abt the animal communicator

i am also a skeptic but hoping to be a believer, i guess 

 

[Sissypoo]

39 minutes ago, kobayashiGT said:

Got photos for me as a reference? 🙂

seems like this type?

[Mockngbrd]

15 minutes ago, Sissypoo said:

so sudden did you manage to find out the reason why? my wife say after our girl passes on she don't want to have dogs anymore. but I feel like the only way to move forward will be to allow time to grief then maybe adopt in future. how to stand the house being so quiet? but now is not the time to think about it yet for us

There wasn't a definite answer, but the vet did a post-mortem ultrasound scan and found a large mass in his stomach region, so suspected cancer. We didn't bother with doing any official post-mortem as he was already gone and didn't seem to have any point in doing so.

My take is even though it might be difficult, adopting another dog was the best way for me to honour and remember my late dog. To provide the same love, shelter and warmth for another who might not have been as fortunate. Ended up adopted 2 young siblings and then now got a 3rd rescue. So total 4 in the household. 

[kobayashiGT]

43 minutes ago, Sissypoo said:

seems like this type?

Transparent one very scary leh. hahahhaa.

[Kxbc]

1 hour ago, kobayashiGT said:

Got photos for me as a reference? 🙂

Not the one I bought but similar type. We chose Hello Kitty for one of them as she has always reminded us of her.

The ashes are sealed in double plastic bags inside. You can choose to seal up all the holes with sealant. No difference.

My queen cat is in a Totoro coin bank because she is always the leader, the unflappable one, the most sensible of them all. 

Edited May 19, 2020 by Kxbc

[Kxbc]

1 hour ago, Sissypoo said:

we are prepared to go through it with her as long as she allow us to

previously she was hospitalised so we visited her daily

we are prepared to do anything for her, only afraid to hurt her. especially for subcut. sometimes she struggles. thankfully most days she is good

takes about ten minutes, 2 times a day. initially took longer because we didn't have experience and she struggled then it was a mess. it was stressful but at least we know so long she eats, so long she drinks... oh she has also stopped wanting to drink water. that is also by syringe feeding now. vet has instructed us amount of water she needs to drink per day as her jaundice is still severe

getting better now mostly she lays there and allow us to administer the subcut. but if you don't hold her steady she will run she's a clever girl

good advice there on the tortilla wrap. will try it out tonight. thanks for your advice and for sharing i appreciate it 🙂

don't worry about the subcut. They get used to it. You'll get used to it.

The prick in is slightly painful but it is a life saver I can tell you. My queen's blood tests actually got better over the last 3 years, esp with 2x sub Q. 

I sub Q my queen daily (sometimes 2x daily) for more than 3 years. Once the needle is in, it's ok already. Just don't push into the flesh. Lift up the skin flap. If you want the liquid to go in faster, squeeze the bag. The vets do so as well. I can finish a sub Q (200mls each time) in 2 min if I squeeze. Helps to end the unpleasant session fast. More time to recover.

Get a prescription and buy the sub Q + line + needles from a public hospital pharmacy. Or you can buy it from Progress Healthcare (no prescription required) at Jalan Besar. Much cheaper in the long run vs buying from the vet.

Edited May 19, 2020 by Kxbc

[BanCoe]

All pets leave a void in our lives;  many sleepness nights after his  demise ; Mine died at age 6 1/2 only so you can even imagine how painful the loss is; Mine's a GT (adopted him when he was given up at 9 months old full of ticks and other issues/deficiencies due to trauma  and neglect) and still he melted me n the whole family       

[Kxbc]

1 hour ago, Mockngbrd said:

There wasn't a definite answer, but the vet did a post-mortem ultrasound scan and found a large mass in his stomach region, so suspected cancer. We didn't bother with doing any official post-mortem as he was already gone and didn't seem to have any point in doing so.

My take is even though it might be difficult, adopting another dog was the best way for me to honour and remember my late dog. To provide the same love, shelter and warmth for another who might not have been as fortunate. Ended up adopted 2 young siblings and then now got a 3rd rescue. So total 4 in the household. 

i support adoption. You save a life and give it love and care. And they give you more love plus a host of other funny moments plus also many tears and heartaches. But it is always we receive more than we give.

[kobayashiGT]

24 minutes ago, BanCoe said:

All pets leave a void in our lives;  many sleepness nights after his  demise ; Mine died at age 6 1/2 only so you can even imagine how painful the loss is; Mine's a GT (adopted him when he was given up at 9 months old full of ticks and other issues/deficiencies due to trauma  and neglect) and still he melted me n the whole family       

I also adopted toastie when she was 9 month old! 🙂

[Vinceng]

You can see your dog's answer to your question through its eyes and body language.

Edited May 19, 2020 by Vinceng