Last week Whimsey reached a crisis where he refused to eat, hid to avoid all
pills, fluids, injections, and had a look in his eyes that broke my heart. It
was clear to me that he was saying, "Mom, I've tried to get better for you
because I love you and know how much you love me, but I can't cope anymore and I
want to go home." I've made arrangements for a mobile vet to come on Sunday to
release him and for my other cats to be present so they will know where their
friend and playmate has gone. I took today off from work and will have tomorrow
as, "Whimsey Appreciation Days." Today we stayed in bed and cuddled and he
purred and patted my face the way he does and gave the best kitty kisses. He is
not being forced to do anything that he does not want to do. Again, tomorrow,
will be another Whimsey's choice day. I've always felt guilty that my strictly
indoor cats never really left my apartment unless for vet visits. I ordered a
heavy duty pet stroller from Amazon and it arrived this afternoon. I put
Whimsey in it and we went part way down the street I live on and just stopped to
watch the cars and people coming home from work and listened to the sounds of
birds. We stayed about 15 minutes and his beautiful green eyes got big from all
the new sights and smells. There is a small park a block or two away and I
thought that tomorrow we could go there and spend some more time.
I want to thank all of the members of this group who have been so helpful and
caring. I have thought very long and hard over this. I can't ask him to hang on one more time just because it would be
devastating to lose him.
Hugs,
Elizabeth & Whimsey
pills, fluids, injections, and had a look in his eyes that broke my heart. It
was clear to me that he was saying, "Mom, I've tried to get better for you
because I love you and know how much you love me, but I can't cope anymore and I
want to go home." I've made arrangements for a mobile vet to come on Sunday to
release him and for my other cats to be present so they will know where their
friend and playmate has gone. I took today off from work and will have tomorrow
as, "Whimsey Appreciation Days." Today we stayed in bed and cuddled and he
purred and patted my face the way he does and gave the best kitty kisses. He is
not being forced to do anything that he does not want to do. Again, tomorrow,
will be another Whimsey's choice day. I've always felt guilty that my strictly
indoor cats never really left my apartment unless for vet visits. I ordered a
heavy duty pet stroller from Amazon and it arrived this afternoon. I put
Whimsey in it and we went part way down the street I live on and just stopped to
watch the cars and people coming home from work and listened to the sounds of
birds. We stayed about 15 minutes and his beautiful green eyes got big from all
the new sights and smells. There is a small park a block or two away and I
thought that tomorrow we could go there and spend some more time.
I want to thank all of the members of this group who have been so helpful and
caring. I have thought very long and hard over this. I can't ask him to hang on one more time just because it would be
devastating to lose him.
Hugs,
Elizabeth & Whimsey