I’m not sure I’ll ever have the energy to do a eulogy for Pumpkin any kind of justice, so this will have to do for now.
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A week ago I sent my beloved Pumpkin into oblivion. There are many things I’d like to say about him, but I also need to unpack what it was like to end a life. (Triggers, obviously.)
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A short note for those not on other social media networks: Pumpkin was put to sleep today (Monday).

Over the last few days Pumpkin’s mobility has decreased again, and tonight he’s in pretty bad shape.
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Just over a week ago Pumpkin was starting to falter again on a smaller dose of steroids (1ml per day), and so when he got his scheduled Cartrophen shot we consulted with the vet and also put his dosage back up to  2 x 1ml per day. Between the two treatments we expected him to be as he was before - back on his feet most of the time.
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I have Been Informed in no uncertain terms that I have been remiss in my reporting of Pumpkin’s progress, so here’s an update for you all.
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Just back from the vet where I greeted Dr Laura with a deeply ironic “Hello Stranger!”. She replied that it did seem like a long time since I’d been there last, which was all of three weeks ago. I had been coming weekly for a month before that, so I suppose three weeks can seem like a long time.
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It's now 4 weeks since we started worrying about Pumpkin. Things looked grim, then better, then better beyond hope... But we may be coming into the last chapter now.

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To the Vet Cave!

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Not a great deal of progress. ( Read more... )