Lexi, my daughter's beautiful little 5-pound calico, crossed the Bridge today. I was her Nana. Lexi had just reached her 16th birthday on May 10, so she made it past her Sweet Sixteen. She was taken to the vet in March for a normal senior wellness check and blood work. The blood work showed that she had the metabolic profile of a four-year-old! However, during that appointment, the vet found a mass near her kidney. She had an ultrasound, and a needle biopsy was done, but the results were inconclusive, although suspicious for lymphoma. We immediately took her to an oncologist who said, due to Lexi's size and age, that she wasn't a surgical candidate. Without surgery and a definitive diagnosis, chemo was not an option. Two additional aspirations were inconclusive as well. Lexi had problems with her back legs beginning shortly after the mass was found, due to the cancer effecting the lower lymph nodes, but she powered through like a champ. When she was examined today, she could no longer move those little legs. The vet said that the cancer had wrapped around her spinal column and asked if Lexi had been twitching lately. She had, for the last three days, and he said that meant that it had invaded her spinal cord. We made the decision to let her go, since everything conceivable both medically and alternatively had been tried and had failed. Normally, a cat will live 2-4 weeks after diagnosis, but Lexi was a brave tiny fighter and she lived three months to the day from the time the mass was found. Such courage!
When Lexi was a small kitten getting into everything, she crawled up inside the lining of a chair, couldn't get out, and was traumatized by that experience. As a result, she was always a bit stand-offish. But over the past three months, she became a little cuddle bug, giving and demanding love and attention, a complete about-face! She slept in her mom's arms and had her right beside her all day yesterday and last night. She was the best little girl, going through all kinds of invasive treatments with calmness and courage, being still and never complaining. Such a good girl. She leaves behind a loving pet and human family. She was very much loved and will be so greatly missed. She joins her brothers and sisters who crossed the Bridge before her and I know that they are all so happy and excited to see her today and were waiting for her. Romp and play in peace, our darling girl. No more suffering for you, sweetheart, no more confusion about why your body no longer worked as it should. We will be with you again some day and until that time, you will forever be in our hearts. We are so much better for having known and loved you, and for being loved by you, and we thank God for choosing us to be your family. We will ALWAYS love you, little peanut, and will cherish our beautiful memories of you until that joyful day when we are reunited. We love you, Lexi baby, always and forever.
When Lexi was a small kitten getting into everything, she crawled up inside the lining of a chair, couldn't get out, and was traumatized by that experience. As a result, she was always a bit stand-offish. But over the past three months, she became a little cuddle bug, giving and demanding love and attention, a complete about-face! She slept in her mom's arms and had her right beside her all day yesterday and last night. She was the best little girl, going through all kinds of invasive treatments with calmness and courage, being still and never complaining. Such a good girl. She leaves behind a loving pet and human family. She was very much loved and will be so greatly missed. She joins her brothers and sisters who crossed the Bridge before her and I know that they are all so happy and excited to see her today and were waiting for her. Romp and play in peace, our darling girl. No more suffering for you, sweetheart, no more confusion about why your body no longer worked as it should. We will be with you again some day and until that time, you will forever be in our hearts. We are so much better for having known and loved you, and for being loved by you, and we thank God for choosing us to be your family. We will ALWAYS love you, little peanut, and will cherish our beautiful memories of you until that joyful day when we are reunited. We love you, Lexi baby, always and forever.
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