my dad called me at 8.30 this morning to ask for help with their beloved abby x.
skip was my ex partners cat that my parents took a real shine to and so he began his life with them. that was 11 years ago when skip was 2. he really was my dad's best friend. every dad went, skip went too. dad would go upstairs for a nap in the afternoon and he'd just say 'c'mon skip. bed.' and skip would follow him like a little dog.
skip was a huge cat, not overweight, but really solid. we would make jokes about having to get the furniture reinforced to cope with him.
in january mum and dad realised that skip had lost a little weight. he was being sick quite frequently too. they took him to the vet and although x-rays and tests were done, nothing came up. skip continued to lose weight and his sickness became a daily event. despite many trips to the vet it was the last visit 3 weeks ago that it became apparent that skip had a lump in his intestines. he had lost so much weight by this stage but was amazingly well in himself. he was still going in the garden with dad for a walk and even caught a mouse!
my parents knew that time was running out and when they rang this morning they just wanted reassurance that they were making the right decision.
i saw skip 2 days ago and he had deterioated since then. he was wobbly on his feet and hadn't eaten since yesterday morning.
i called the emergency vet and she arranged to come over within the hour. during this time (how often do we see this) skip ate a few of his treats and went for a little walk into the garden. my parents were so distressed and fearful of letting him go too soon, but also terrified of their boy suffering.
the vet arrived and she examined skip. she said he was quite dehydrated and said that things would get bad for him really soon. the fact he was so thin, eating so little and now his kidneys were failing too.
skip went to sleep in my dad's arms, the place he loved the most. it was so peaceful but so terribly sad.
my parents have had cats all their lives (dad is 81, mum 77) and skip was their only cat. it will be the first time they have been without a cat. i'm so so sad for them.
please send lots of to my parents that they will understand that they did the best thing for their beautiful boy and that they will think of him and smile again one day.
RIP skip. look after mum and dad.
skip was my ex partners cat that my parents took a real shine to and so he began his life with them. that was 11 years ago when skip was 2. he really was my dad's best friend. every dad went, skip went too. dad would go upstairs for a nap in the afternoon and he'd just say 'c'mon skip. bed.' and skip would follow him like a little dog.
skip was a huge cat, not overweight, but really solid. we would make jokes about having to get the furniture reinforced to cope with him.
in january mum and dad realised that skip had lost a little weight. he was being sick quite frequently too. they took him to the vet and although x-rays and tests were done, nothing came up. skip continued to lose weight and his sickness became a daily event. despite many trips to the vet it was the last visit 3 weeks ago that it became apparent that skip had a lump in his intestines. he had lost so much weight by this stage but was amazingly well in himself. he was still going in the garden with dad for a walk and even caught a mouse!
my parents knew that time was running out and when they rang this morning they just wanted reassurance that they were making the right decision.
i saw skip 2 days ago and he had deterioated since then. he was wobbly on his feet and hadn't eaten since yesterday morning.
i called the emergency vet and she arranged to come over within the hour. during this time (how often do we see this) skip ate a few of his treats and went for a little walk into the garden. my parents were so distressed and fearful of letting him go too soon, but also terrified of their boy suffering.
the vet arrived and she examined skip. she said he was quite dehydrated and said that things would get bad for him really soon. the fact he was so thin, eating so little and now his kidneys were failing too.
skip went to sleep in my dad's arms, the place he loved the most. it was so peaceful but so terribly sad.
my parents have had cats all their lives (dad is 81, mum 77) and skip was their only cat. it will be the first time they have been without a cat. i'm so so sad for them.
please send lots of to my parents that they will understand that they did the best thing for their beautiful boy and that they will think of him and smile again one day.
RIP skip. look after mum and dad.
