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Thanks to Mike's caregivers
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:36 pm
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:36 pm
Thanks, folks for treating this animal with class.
The decision not to force Mike into the trailer for games made a lot of people mad, but it was the right thing to do. Thanks for that.
Everybody involved deserves credit for his wonderful tiger lair.
And when he got cancer, he was treated with first class care and allowed to die with dignity and with as little pain as possible.
MIke was great, but all you who cared for him are, too.
OTherwise, the support to get a new tiger cub would not be so strong.
Thanks, folks.
The decision not to force Mike into the trailer for games made a lot of people mad, but it was the right thing to do. Thanks for that.
Everybody involved deserves credit for his wonderful tiger lair.
And when he got cancer, he was treated with first class care and allowed to die with dignity and with as little pain as possible.
MIke was great, but all you who cared for him are, too.
OTherwise, the support to get a new tiger cub would not be so strong.
Thanks, folks.
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Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:38 pm to nitwit
Well said, a huge thank you to Dr Baker and team
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:38 pm to nitwit
agree completely...been a bad day for those folks. one thing I never doubted was that his care and handling was the best available. 
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:44 pm to nitwit
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:45 pm to nitwit
seconded
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:48 pm to nitwit
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:50 pm to nitwit
Absolutely.
The best there is.
The best there is.
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:54 pm to nitwit
My heart breaks for them all as well as for all of our fans. Poor Dr. Baker and the 2 student caretakers.
(Can I ask if yall have thoughts on how they got close enough to him to do what they had to do today?? I so hope that he wasn't in pain. And I so hope that someone was by some slim chance able to hold his paw. )
(Can I ask if yall have thoughts on how they got close enough to him to do what they had to do today?? I so hope that he wasn't in pain. And I so hope that someone was by some slim chance able to hold his paw. )
This post was edited on 10/11/16 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 10/11/16 at 9:56 pm to nitwit
I have been critical of Dr. Baker in the past on this board for not getting Mike into the stadium, but I give credit where credit is due. He has really been on top of this situation. He gets an A+.
Posted on 10/11/16 at 11:21 pm to nitwit
Posted on 10/12/16 at 5:42 am to nitwit
Posted on 10/12/16 at 6:11 am to nitwit
Totally agree. Thank you for your excellent care of our amazing mascot. That tiger was family.
Posted on 10/12/16 at 6:21 am to nitwit
quote:This X Me
Thanks, folks.
Posted on 10/12/16 at 7:40 am to nitwit
Well said
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:07 am to nitwit
Ditto.
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:08 am to nitwit
Like the other threads on a special game day recognition for Mike, I believe they also should include these incredible professionals. Thanks guys. I also wondered, like others have stated here, about the caregivers safety around an animal that could without notice tear them to pieces. Thank you again.
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:37 am to nitwit
AMEN!
Posted on 10/12/16 at 8:39 am to nitwit
Agreed. Well said.
Posted on 10/12/16 at 3:58 pm to nitwit
Message from Dr. Baker about Mike iV
To all of Mike's friends, thank you for your love and concern for him, and for your prayers and support for his medical team. We all felt undergirded by you. Many have asked what happened to accelerate our timetable for Mike's euthanasia. Over the weekend, he took a turn for the worse. He became very lethargic, largely lost his appetite, and showed little interest in interacting with us. However, my greater concerns were: 1) as cats are prone to do, there could come a point where he just felt so badly that he might never reenter his night house, but instead go somewhere in his yard and just languish and die. In fact, this seemed quite likely. We could not allow that to happen. 2) he began bleeding quite a bit from his nose, indicating that the tumor was causing a lot of damage to his sinus cavity. We could not allow that to go on because it would eventually lead to his suffering. I am sorry for those of you who were not able to see Mike VI before he transitioned into hospice care Saturday night but I simply could not risk letting him back out into his yard and then not being able to bring him back inside for care. While we probably could have nursed him along for perhaps another few weeks or even a month, that would not have been in Mike's best interest. As you know, Mike's well-being was always our sole and complete concern. You might be comforted to know that even after receiving his anesthetic this morning, Mike VI was "chuffing" at all of us. This tells me that while he felt poorly, he was not yet suffering. As I promised, we would not allow that to happen. It also showed me that he trusted us to the end to care for him so that's what we did.
Thanks again.
To all of Mike's friends, thank you for your love and concern for him, and for your prayers and support for his medical team. We all felt undergirded by you. Many have asked what happened to accelerate our timetable for Mike's euthanasia. Over the weekend, he took a turn for the worse. He became very lethargic, largely lost his appetite, and showed little interest in interacting with us. However, my greater concerns were: 1) as cats are prone to do, there could come a point where he just felt so badly that he might never reenter his night house, but instead go somewhere in his yard and just languish and die. In fact, this seemed quite likely. We could not allow that to happen. 2) he began bleeding quite a bit from his nose, indicating that the tumor was causing a lot of damage to his sinus cavity. We could not allow that to go on because it would eventually lead to his suffering. I am sorry for those of you who were not able to see Mike VI before he transitioned into hospice care Saturday night but I simply could not risk letting him back out into his yard and then not being able to bring him back inside for care. While we probably could have nursed him along for perhaps another few weeks or even a month, that would not have been in Mike's best interest. As you know, Mike's well-being was always our sole and complete concern. You might be comforted to know that even after receiving his anesthetic this morning, Mike VI was "chuffing" at all of us. This tells me that while he felt poorly, he was not yet suffering. As I promised, we would not allow that to happen. It also showed me that he trusted us to the end to care for him so that's what we did.
Thanks again.
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