But he is no longer in charge in this house. We had to put him to sleep on Friday. He was 12 years old - too young! but he had apparently developed an internal hemorrage of some sort. He seemed to us to have a slight tummy problem on Thursday but was no better on Friday so I took him to the vet. He was already going into shock from blood loss - though we had seen no sign of it til he had bloody diarrhea at the vet. (I realized he was cold when I petted him and put him in the carrier) Even with IV fluids he was badly off and the vet did not think he would survive the night without a blood transfusion. Then it would have been a lot of tests to determine the problem and see if it was fixable. We loved that big sweet guy! We are very sad.
Windy was at a conference in Michigan with students so we waited to post this til Kyle could tell her when she got home.
8 comments:
I'm sorry. :(
That's so hard.
Sad to see Skylar go. :(
Our prayers are with all of you - a sweet pet is so hard to lose. mb
We are so very sorry! He was a GREAT cat! Any one who has been owned by a beloved pet can relate!
I am so glad we (all the Petrie's) got to see him last month. The kids (Cade particularly) will be crushed when I tell them.
Very sorry to hear that.
Nathan
As sad as the occasion is...it's great to see a Stan & Bert comment!
Yes, we are so very sorry too... Twelve IS WAAY too young! I KNOW how you'll miss him...AND also how emotionally shocking it is to take a pet to the vet but not bring it home...
How is GIGI handling it? She has so enjoyed having the kitties around there...
WE returned home last eve to a happy even estatic, well cared for Ella & were SO relieved to see that after her being so sick so close to our leaving, then being in a COLD house during our absense. PTL for answered prayer!! (The heater apparently helped her here - we found where she'd spent a good deal of time near it!)
Take care of each other there, Ev, Mont & Mom. We love you and are now REALLY counting down to JUNE!
Hugs to ALL mc
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