I brought my 10 year old Burmese to Angell 3 weeks ago when she had congestive heart failure. She was immediately wisked away to their ICU where she was stabilized and put in a cage with oxygen. When I was admitted, I was told that they had looked at her heart and she had restrictive cardiomyopothy, a disease I had heard of and knew would be likely to kill her in a matter of months. Their goal was to get her home so she would be in a loving environment and they encouraged me to take her home the next day after meeting with one of their cardiologists. The cardiologist worked with us for 3 weeks trying to stabilize Nina. She always returned my calls promptly and was careful to explain every choice to me so I could make good decisions. Yesterday, Nina stopped eating and drinking, became completely withdrawn and had labored breathing. Rather than take her back for more hospitalization, I took her to be euthanized at 2 AM. They handled this procedure with dignity and compassion. People com
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