Let me start out by stating I was never a cat person. I am what most cats may not like. I like cuddles. I love cradling my dog like a baby... YES like she were my actual baby and cradling her lol I love rubbing tummies. Most cats I've met did not like belly rubs especially NOT being cradled. 6 months ago I got a beautiful Persian. I named him Clyde because I knew both he and Bonnie my dog stole my heart
if I can describe Clyde it would be "God picked him to be my first cat". He loved being cradled and didn't mind belly rubs. He slept on my head at night and licked my hair. He woke me up at 1030 am every morning with a whisker on my face and the beautiful sound of his purr. His meow was so unique definitely not a crisp MEOW. he would chirp when we played hide and seek. We took care of our basil leaf and he kept me company while I studied the human anatomy all night long. He kept me going because I knew I had to finish school to provide a better home for him. I LOVE my kitten. Yes like he were my child. I didn't know that the store I bought him from were associated with kitty mills. He got a virus while in their hands and he eventually died of FIP. A week prior to his passing he was perfect. He was energetic and then out of nowhere he wasn't the same. I knew my Clyde was sick. He got a very high fever and I brought him to a vet. He thought he had a normal upper respitpry infection so he prescribed antibiotics and send me home. As I researched his symptoms deep in my heart I knew he didn't have just a normal viral infection. He had FIP. his fever got even worse the next morning I was back at the vet and he had to stay overnight. He got IV fluids and I bought him home the following day. He seemed fine and I got on my knees and thanked God he was better.
Clyde was a little normal. He let me pet his belly. He laid in the same carpet area he loved. He purred as I petted his chin. He chirped when I cradled him as tears ran down my face thanking god my baby was ok. My Clyde quietly went under the bed without me noticing. Almost as if he didn't want me to see him go. After an hour I began looking for him. I was busy and noticed he wasn't by my side. He was seizuring under my bed. My heart sank. I frantically called 911. They didn't help. They said he was just a cat. My BF began to cry and we drove him to the hospital. His seizure was so bad he wouldn't stop. It wasn't a 1 minute seizure more like 40 minutes. I have never cried so hard in my life. I knew he would not make it and so I said my goodbye to him in the car. I have never experienced death and this was the worst day of my life. I felt a piece of my soul detach from my body. We had to euthanize him because the seizure compromised the CNS. I cried as I kissed his fur. It felt unreal. Like I have failed him. I am still mourning. It's only been 2 weeks. My mornings are empty. Studying alone at night is tormenting. Clyde I love you so much and not having you with me breaks me. I miss you. My heart aches and the tears I have shed while holding your collar pains me. It pains me I won't be holding you. I believe you are in heaven waiting for me. My heaven will not be my heaven if you are not there. God I love you so much.
If you believe your cat has FIP ask away. Its a horrible disease and the onset could take weeks to months to appear because it derived from the corona virus feline.
I know mourn him and I fear getting a new cat to love. Clyde was my other half and it seems unreal to me that I would find a companion with his attributes.
if I can describe Clyde it would be "God picked him to be my first cat". He loved being cradled and didn't mind belly rubs. He slept on my head at night and licked my hair. He woke me up at 1030 am every morning with a whisker on my face and the beautiful sound of his purr. His meow was so unique definitely not a crisp MEOW. he would chirp when we played hide and seek. We took care of our basil leaf and he kept me company while I studied the human anatomy all night long. He kept me going because I knew I had to finish school to provide a better home for him. I LOVE my kitten. Yes like he were my child. I didn't know that the store I bought him from were associated with kitty mills. He got a virus while in their hands and he eventually died of FIP. A week prior to his passing he was perfect. He was energetic and then out of nowhere he wasn't the same. I knew my Clyde was sick. He got a very high fever and I brought him to a vet. He thought he had a normal upper respitpry infection so he prescribed antibiotics and send me home. As I researched his symptoms deep in my heart I knew he didn't have just a normal viral infection. He had FIP. his fever got even worse the next morning I was back at the vet and he had to stay overnight. He got IV fluids and I bought him home the following day. He seemed fine and I got on my knees and thanked God he was better.
Clyde was a little normal. He let me pet his belly. He laid in the same carpet area he loved. He purred as I petted his chin. He chirped when I cradled him as tears ran down my face thanking god my baby was ok. My Clyde quietly went under the bed without me noticing. Almost as if he didn't want me to see him go. After an hour I began looking for him. I was busy and noticed he wasn't by my side. He was seizuring under my bed. My heart sank. I frantically called 911. They didn't help. They said he was just a cat. My BF began to cry and we drove him to the hospital. His seizure was so bad he wouldn't stop. It wasn't a 1 minute seizure more like 40 minutes. I have never cried so hard in my life. I knew he would not make it and so I said my goodbye to him in the car. I have never experienced death and this was the worst day of my life. I felt a piece of my soul detach from my body. We had to euthanize him because the seizure compromised the CNS. I cried as I kissed his fur. It felt unreal. Like I have failed him. I am still mourning. It's only been 2 weeks. My mornings are empty. Studying alone at night is tormenting. Clyde I love you so much and not having you with me breaks me. I miss you. My heart aches and the tears I have shed while holding your collar pains me. It pains me I won't be holding you. I believe you are in heaven waiting for me. My heaven will not be my heaven if you are not there. God I love you so much.
If you believe your cat has FIP ask away. Its a horrible disease and the onset could take weeks to months to appear because it derived from the corona virus feline.
I know mourn him and I fear getting a new cat to love. Clyde was my other half and it seems unreal to me that I would find a companion with his attributes.