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Goodbye to Tigsy; our amazing tabby boy, who we lost to liver cancer in May 2017.
Tigsy was adopted as Tigger from a local rescue, in October 2007, aged 4. He’d been overlooked as he was very introverted and shy, he never presented himself to prospective owners. As soon as I heard this, I burst into tears and said for them to chuck him in a box for me! And I’m so glad they did.
He brought me so much happiness in the time we were together and he should’ve had many more years. He never settled around new men and was very frightened of feet so I suspect he’d been kicked in the past. He was an absolutely devoted companion to me and he adored my sister. He was a great big hulking gentle giant who loved a snooze on our bed, a stroll round the garden to see our rabbits, and a tickle under the chin.
In February 2017, I noticed that he’d been losing some weight. Tests came back inconclusive and it was suggested that he may have some form of inflammatory bowel disease or pancreatitis. Exploratory surgery revealed that he had multiple tumours in his liver, wall of his stomach and other organs. There was nothing further that could be done for him and I brought him home to recover and spoil. I’d hoped we might have months left together but sadly it wasn’t meant to be. Only two weeks after his surgery, I made the decision to help him across to rainbow bridge as I could see he was finding it difficult to get around as his abdomen was swollen and he was slowing down.
He died in my arms on a bright Saturday morning, very peacefully. I was absolutely devastated, I can barely believe it’s happened, even now. He was such a wonderfully special guy who made every day better. He left fur everywhere which I still find now, like he’s sending it from kitty heaven!
He deserved many more years than the 13 he had, almost 10 of them with me. Whoever put him in rescue did me the biggest favour, as he could not have been more loved by anyone else. I wish he’d never known sadness or abandonment, but I hope that the years we spent together helped to make him see that there are good humans out there, and he had two who loved him to the moon and back. We love you Tigsy cat, and cherish every day we spent together xx
Tigsy was adopted as Tigger from a local rescue, in October 2007, aged 4. He’d been overlooked as he was very introverted and shy, he never presented himself to prospective owners. As soon as I heard this, I burst into tears and said for them to chuck him in a box for me! And I’m so glad they did.
He brought me so much happiness in the time we were together and he should’ve had many more years. He never settled around new men and was very frightened of feet so I suspect he’d been kicked in the past. He was an absolutely devoted companion to me and he adored my sister. He was a great big hulking gentle giant who loved a snooze on our bed, a stroll round the garden to see our rabbits, and a tickle under the chin.
In February 2017, I noticed that he’d been losing some weight. Tests came back inconclusive and it was suggested that he may have some form of inflammatory bowel disease or pancreatitis. Exploratory surgery revealed that he had multiple tumours in his liver, wall of his stomach and other organs. There was nothing further that could be done for him and I brought him home to recover and spoil. I’d hoped we might have months left together but sadly it wasn’t meant to be. Only two weeks after his surgery, I made the decision to help him across to rainbow bridge as I could see he was finding it difficult to get around as his abdomen was swollen and he was slowing down.
He died in my arms on a bright Saturday morning, very peacefully. I was absolutely devastated, I can barely believe it’s happened, even now. He was such a wonderfully special guy who made every day better. He left fur everywhere which I still find now, like he’s sending it from kitty heaven!
He deserved many more years than the 13 he had, almost 10 of them with me. Whoever put him in rescue did me the biggest favour, as he could not have been more loved by anyone else. I wish he’d never known sadness or abandonment, but I hope that the years we spent together helped to make him see that there are good humans out there, and he had two who loved him to the moon and back. We love you Tigsy cat, and cherish every day we spent together xx