Moxy: Loved but never lost

alysynn taylor

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moxy and his brother ralph (who just said "hi" in the new kitty forums a few days ago) were adopted from a foster home via our local humane society. they came to live with me when they were 8 weeks old.

moxy was truly my baby girl. always on my lap. sleeping on my head. she was the alpha cat no doubt and my protector.

when she was 8 she developed fatty liver syndrome and was given a 50% chance of living. home care included feeding her twice a day through a tube syrgically inserted in her neck. after a month she started to eat on her own and eventually made a full recovery.

8 years later, at age 16, she developed kidney disease and chronic constipation. i had her on what the vet called "poor mans dialysis": taking a needle attached to an IV fluids bag and administering those fluids 3x a week subcutaneously. at first she tolerated it just fine, but soon would start to run for me as i approached her even if just for some loving strokes. this was my clue that enough was enough and it was time to let her go.

i took her (and a human friend to drive me home) to the vet march 5, 2015 and at 8:33pm is when the vet said her heart had stopped. i was holding her and stroking her (and balling my eyes out) the whole time. my last words for her were simply "goodbye baby girl. i love you".

im still in tears when i think of her and look at photos often. i miss her something fierce, but know she is in a better place now.

as a kitten:


brother and sister:


her last photo:

 

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I'm so sorry Alysynn about your dear Moxy!  She was beautiful.  I know you miss her.  I miss my Gracie and all my other pets who've died before.  Hugs to you.
 

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I'm so sorry your little girl Moxie is no longer with you. She was such a pretty girl and I know she has left a hole in your heart. Even though 16 is a good long cat life, it is never enough time. It must be especially hard because you nursed her back to health from such a serious disease but at the same time, you gave her many more years of a wonderful life. I hope with time that happy memories will bring you some comfort. Losing one of our babies is so very, very hard.
 

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What a beautiful girl your Moxy was. My condolences on your loss. We never get enough time with our fur babies.
 

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I'm so very sorry for your loss, words can never convey what we would truly like to say at a time like this. It helps to share your pain with others who understand what you are going through, it helps to heal a broken heart. You gave her 16 years of care and love, she would ask for nothing more. I pray your precious memories will comfort you in the years ahead, and one day you will smile at them instead of feeling such heartache. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers, you will surely be blessed for loving so much to hurt so bad, take care....... RIP sweet Moxy, please bring comfort if you can in sweet dreams and in the precious memories of the past!
 

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I'm so sorry for the loss of your sweet girl Moxie; you did everything you could do for her and I know she knew this and loved you for it. Fly free sweet Moxie and land softly; you were so loved.
 
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