Mimi I am doing the best I can
Making a decision to allow a pet to go to Heaven is a very difficult choice. This in not to tell you what to do, but to share with you to perhaps help you see the future before it comes to you and your pet's life.
Mimi, was a stray a 2 year old girl, who came and sat in my flower box as my buddy, "Puddy" was dying at home. I will miss Puddy forever. I did not let Mimi indoors so Puddy would not have to battle getting to know a new cat at his age of 20. Mimi kept crying to come in, but was finally allowed indoors and became my girl. I felt she needed a friend, so went to the humane society for Oliver so he could be her companion. Now I had 2 babies. Dooter was adopted a couple of years later adding much joy to our family too.
Mimi became lethargic, lost a lot of hair and weight too. When I took her to the vet, diabetes was diagnosed. She had a blood sugar of 451 which is extremely high. A daily insulin injection and special food was ordered. The vet said he thought within 2 months the diabetes would be controlled with food only. Meanwhile a weekly blood draw had to be monitoring that blood sugar level. She went down with the first injections, then there were weeks of plumeting blood sugars. The insulin was adjusted each time. She no longer had a cat treat, milk or sample of cooked fish or chicken. Her diet was strict. Her blood sugars kept fluctuating making no difference with my diligenct care.
Mimi did not mind the daily insulin injection by me, but cried, painfully with the weekly blood draw. I was in the waiting room each week and heard her painful cries. She avoided me on the weekly vet day, seemingly knowing I was going to take her for the weekly painful event. Pets having pain causes me pain too.
I treated her for 11 months. In September 2009 I let her go to Heaven. I placed a goal for Mimi. If the weekly blood sugar would be elevated, I would not put her through anymore pain. The vet tech informed me Mimi had an elevation of 20 points. I will miss her forever and yet know I allowed her comfort and peace as God would have wanted me to.
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Thank you friends for commenting as you did. I too learned from you 3 too.
Your story made me cry. I also had a cat with diabetes - once. And I also had to put him down. I found out that diabetes was unheard of in cats until manufacturers began making dry food for cats. Cats are carnivores and require meat - and they do best if fed raw food, which is increasingly available today, prevents diabetes, and controls weight in cats as well. I have had 5 cats since, including one that I got with diabetes, and they all lived long healthy lives. My vet was shocked when my adopted diabetic suddenly showed no further symptoms. It seems that many diseases result from eating unhealthy or wrong food choices. When deficiencies are corrected, healing "happens". Cats and dogs have little choice - they can only eat what their owners provide for them. And indoor cats can't even supplement with natural wild food. If we ignorantly believe pet food manufacturers who never see the pets that eat their foods, and who swear that it is nutritionally complete, and whose goal is primarily to make a profit, we may doom them to shorter, unhealthy lives. I learned a hard lesson losing my first cat to diabetes, but the lesson saved many more that I have had since. Thank you for writing this - although it was hard to read, I pray it will provide a lesson to many who will have compassion on their sick pets as you did. I'm so glad you have others now to be your new companions.
Mimi I am doing the best I can is very well written! Thanks for sharing. 5*'s
How painful. I wish I hadn't read this just now. It hurt enough to know what you were going through. It's good to talk about your feelings. if that's a twinge of guilt that I heard in there, that can be a normal part of grieving according to Dr. Elisabeth-Kubler Ross in, "On Death And Dying." It's the kindest thing that we can EVER do for them and nothing hurts more. I know, I've said that before. I just...all I have is a prayer and the word that you can see her again in Heaven. That will be a great day! Bless you in your time of grieving.