Memorium

[MoonfallTheFox]

Marion.

I love you, wonderful little orange ball of fluffy misunderstanding. Even though you hurt me, you never knew what you were doing, and I always forgave you for it. When I sent you there, I put my trust in them to return you safely, but now I find only betrayal at every turn. If only they could know you like I do. I have tried everything, but it seems nothing will ever be enough to save you. If you were a child belonging to them, even then they wouldn't understand. Is it so different when you have fur? I do not see, how you mean any less. I think in fact that you mean more. The light in your eyes was always a comfort, though I was furious at the wounds you dug into my arms.


I will never forget what they are doing to you, nor the cruel shortening of your life. You were like a child to me, I love you so. I will someday avenge you, or I will follow you down. I love you baby.


--Fallen


I needed to share. I'm sorry..

[Rivanna]

im sorry for your loss and im sorry if im not alowed to post here but im going to. i hope you and marion will one day come back together.

[huskynerd]

I'm sorry for your loss.

If you have not already seen it, I'd like to point you to the Rainbow Bridge poem.

If you're comfortable sharing, may I ask what happened?

[MoonfallTheFox]

Thankfully, by some sort of miracle he will make it. But here is what happened:


I took in a litter of feral, 3 week old kittens, bottlefeeding through the night. The smallest one had to be carried and massaged, to keep her blood flowing. I named her Mary. She was never as fast or smart as the others, and always was bloated. She tilted her head and spun in circles, and she fell over when she was just sitting. I knew she was sick, but I knew is was most likely a Fetalic problem-one that developed in the fetus; a birth defect. I also knew that there was no way to correct it, and that major surgery would be much too expensive for a kitten we were simply going to rehome. She gradually got better at walking, but at the same time her mental state seemed to decline. At two and a half months, I was shocked to discover that 'she' had developed Testicles. And so, his name became Marion. He was neutered, and all of the other kittens, his two sisters and an additional two from other litters, were homed with great sucess. Only He remained. I could see his mentality in every way now, and my father decided it was time for some testing. So, in the poor dear went. They denounced him hopeless, and were going to put him to death. My parents were not even going to try to save him, and that's when I posted this. When I thought all hope had been lost. No one would tell me anything. For all I knew, he was already dead. But today, upon return from school, I was greeted with amazing news; they were going to allow us to take him back and not put him down. So now, as soon as the papers are filed, he can come back home.

It won't last forever, but he is staying here until a home is found or a space at our local no-kill opens up, or he begins to suffer, in which case he will be euthanized. I'm just happy he can have a longer life than 3.5 months.

[Rivanna]

This is great news!!!

[huskynerd]

I'm glad you were given more time with him.

I volunteer for a rescue that's seen a lot of very sick animals come through...and the hardest thing in the world has got to be deciding when the suffering is too much. Above all, you have to ask yourself what kind of future that animal has. Does it have a hope of improving? Because while the most rewarding thing is to see an animal that was near death pull through and go on to lead a happy, healthy life...the worst is to see them struggle through each day, with no end in sight.
Did the vet give your little guy a prognosis?

As far as adoption goes, I would definitely try to get him taken in by a rescue group instead of a shelter. Even if it's no-kill, a shelter is just not the place for any animal that is significantly disabled. They have enough trouble adopting out perfectly healthy animals... sadly, I think a special needs pet would have very little chance there. A foster home is probably the best place for him to stay until the right family is found who are willing/able to give him the care he needs (and it may take a while).
If you are in NJ (heh, small chance, right?) I know a rescue group I could get you in contact with.

Anyway, good luck with him. I wish the both of you good and happy times, for however long you have together. I really believe that even if it is fleeting, the time that animal has where it can feel safe, and happy, and loved...is priceless. Because too many are lost without having known any of those feelings.

[MoonfallTheFox]

that's just what I call them, but they have permanent residents. The one I am speaking of has ten big rooms, all witth like 5 cats in each, full to the brim with toys. I volounteer there.

No, neither of the vets did. But I do know his equilibrum are out of balance, he's deaf, and he has digestive probles. No one really knows exactly what is happening in his barain but I have some Ideas.


The poor creature isn't suffering, he was born strange and never knew any different. But he is happy and that's what matters.

[MayberryWren]

I work with rescues too and a few months ago my twin and I went to pick up a 2 week old siamese litter from local shelter, they had an hour left till euthanasia. We brought them home to tame them help them getover their URI. We had them in a dog crate, a Plastic Dog crate. One of the kittens kept getting out and we've no idea to this day how he kept doing that. Any way, We had also been fostering some oldr puppies and one unsuspecting day, the puppies managed to open the door to their room, which was accross the hall from where the kittens were. The escape artist (Will) had escaped again, and it didn't end well. The puppies say him as a chew toy. When we hd gotten home, I saw the puppies running all over. And One thought popped in my head; Will. He was long gone, there was nothign we could do for him. My baby, Will. I cried for weeks afterwards. We had never lost a kitten before, and we've been fostering/raising kittens for 3 years.