I had to have my 14 year old 'holstein kitty' Tuxie PTS Saturday. She has not been right for the last couple weeks, but I have not been able to squeeze any time out of my schedule to get her to my regular vet. When she crawled into the shower with me Saturday morning and sat there, under the spray, drinking from the tubwater I knew she needed attention.
I knew from nursing Bella (who crossed the Bridge last May) that she was likely in renal failure, but the blood panel confirmed the ER vet's suspicions that it was multiple organ failure, and hospitalization and IV fluids would likely only postpone the inevitable. So I did for Tuxedo what I could not do for Bella, and sent her to the Bridge as gently as possible.
Bella had always been slight and frail, so I didn't notice at first when she had gotten so thin and listless. But when she couldn't keep her morning 'gooshyfood' down, I knew it was her time, and called to make the appointment. But when I went to her favorite corner to gather her up a few hours later, she was not there, she was not anywhere in the house. She had somehow summoned the energy to go outside (through our pet door) and find a quiet corner of the world to die alone. I never have found her body, and that still grieves me, but I feel by giving Tuxie the peaceful departure I hadn't been able to give Bella, I've redeemed that.
Girls, I hope that by now you have resolved your differences (they always gave each other wide berth) and begun enjoying your new pain-free bodies. Wait for me, and for Pansy, Shadow and Midnight to join you. I hope you know I loved you the best I could.
I knew from nursing Bella (who crossed the Bridge last May) that she was likely in renal failure, but the blood panel confirmed the ER vet's suspicions that it was multiple organ failure, and hospitalization and IV fluids would likely only postpone the inevitable. So I did for Tuxedo what I could not do for Bella, and sent her to the Bridge as gently as possible.
Bella had always been slight and frail, so I didn't notice at first when she had gotten so thin and listless. But when she couldn't keep her morning 'gooshyfood' down, I knew it was her time, and called to make the appointment. But when I went to her favorite corner to gather her up a few hours later, she was not there, she was not anywhere in the house. She had somehow summoned the energy to go outside (through our pet door) and find a quiet corner of the world to die alone. I never have found her body, and that still grieves me, but I feel by giving Tuxie the peaceful departure I hadn't been able to give Bella, I've redeemed that.
Girls, I hope that by now you have resolved your differences (they always gave each other wide berth) and begun enjoying your new pain-free bodies. Wait for me, and for Pansy, Shadow and Midnight to join you. I hope you know I loved you the best I could.
