Monday, February 23, 2009

Demurest of the Tabby Kind

The last few days haven't been much fun for me. Friday night I was on my way to a jazz concert when I got a phone call from my dad. He told me that my kitty had stopped using the litter box and it was probably time to put her down. She's been sick for a while. She was diagnosed with hypothyroidism about a year ago and treatment hasn't worked. She eats a ton but has been losing weight so she was just skin and bones. The last few weeks she hasn't been grooming herself so her hair had gotten all clumped and matted. This weekend she stopped using the litter box.

Saturday morning Dad called me again and said that we needed an appointment to euthanise her. Our usual vet didn't have anything until today at 4, when I would be at work, and we didn't want to wait too long because she wasn't doing well at all. He called around and found a vet's office that could get us in first thing this morning. So early today I went with Dad to the vet's and said goodbye to my cat.

She was a very good kitty. I got her when I was in 4th grade so she was about 15 years old. That's a fairly long life for a feline. Even though I didn't take her with me when I moved out, she was still very much my kitty. I'm really sad.

I'm not going to say much more because I think I might start crying again if I do. Instead, here are some pictures for you:






















6 comments:

Dave said...

I'm sorry, that's definitely not fun. The dog I grew up with only has a few months left in him - I'm not looking forward to the day where he has to be put down, yet I fear it's only a few weeks away.

veganaron said...

I'm really sorry to hear that Cassie. I wish I could do more for you. I'm so sorry.

K'laamas said...

*big hug*

Cassie the Great said...

Thanks guys

Anonymous said...

R.I.P., sweet little Gally.

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry for your loss Cassie.

- Rusty

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