Princess
We can't believe we lost our Princess Nemia.
We loved you SO much Princess!
You are forever in our hearts. You will always be our
special Prin-ess.
"Princess"
2004-2009
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Princess spring 2006 showing off her crown
necklace! |
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This beautiful cat was a foster cat of Conrad
Strays. Her name is Princess and this is a picture of her a few
weeks before a serious illness struck her little body.
At age 5 months, she became very ill with a rare disease called
Thrombocytopenia. It’s an autoimmune disease that caused her to not
have any platelets and she began bruising and bleeding all over her
body.
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Princess,
recovering, with a catheter still in her arm. |
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Her eyes filled with blood and the pressure caused glaucoma and
blindness. We tried steroids and she wasn’t responding. We then
tried a new steroid (the steroids tell the immune system to work)
again no luck. At this point we almost lost her twice. We switched
her back on the original steroid as a last hope for her and she was
doing so poorly with no energy left. We realized we were loosing
her. I brought her in to the veterinary clinic to have her humanely
euthanized, but she stretched out her arms and gave a big yawn and
Dr. Howlett and I said NO, it’s not her time. The steroids were
finally working! |
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Pictures showing the blood still behind her eyes. But her body was
getting stronger and stronger ! |
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She’s a fighter. After months of monitoring her blood work and lots
of prayers, a few years later she is doing great. She will be on
medication the rest of her life. With everything we went through
with her and with my nursing skills, we adopted her (Teresa and
Dave) knowing we would be the best family to monitor her health and
we won’t give up on her if she ever becomes ill again. We expect her
to live a long, long life. She has been stable and happy except for
the occasional cold because the steroids weaken her immune system.
We all hoped she would recover her eyesight but it wasn’t meant to
be. Her eyes remain large. She doesn’t know she is blind. She is so
smart and loves life. What a gift she is. |
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Princess December 2005 helping us prepare for a craft fair! |
