Feline Follies

[auntiehill]

So very sorry, @DarrenTR1970 . You gave her a good and loving home. Losing a pet is so very hard. Allow yourself to grieve for awhile.

 

[Unicron]

Sorry to hear of your loss. * hugs *

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Now that I've had a chance to process it. . .

Zoe had been lethargic the last week or so, rarely leaving her bed, and hardly getting up to eat or move around; then two days ago she stopped eating, but she was still sipping water from her bowl.

So, I made an appointment with a local vet to come in and have her examined after work tomorrow.

Tonight, while I was getting ready for bed, she started having difficulty breathing.

I called the 24-hour emergency vet and they said bring her in right away; so, I loaded her into her crate and hurried to the vet.

As I pulled into the parking lot, she suddenly stopped breathing.

The veterinarian rushed her into the emergency room where attempted to resuscitate and draw blood and begin an I.V., but she was suffering from complete organ failure and her veins collapsed and they couldn't hear any breathing coming from her lungs because they were filling up with fluid.

Zoe died on the operating table shortly before midnight.

Without an autopsy to determine cause of death, the veterinarian could only speculate; it could have been a virus, a stroke, or a hemorrhage or any number of things. At least it was quick.

The veterinarians were kind enough to leave me alone with her until she was cold, then I handed her off to them and signed the paperwork consenting to her cremation.

I'll get her ashes in a few weeks.

It's going to be lonely this Christmas.

I'm so sorry for your loss Darren.

 

[Sgt_G]

 

[Avro Arrow]

I’m so sorry to hear that, @DarrenTR1970 . My sympathies for your loss.

 

[Aragorn]

Do your cats know you clean their litter boxes or do they think it's a space where their waste magically disappears?

Sometimes when I'm cleaning it out and my cat is nearby, he'll run over to watch as if to supervise me and make sure I'm doing a good job.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

My cat Charlie is very high-maintenance. Most of the time I have to stand there and watch her while she eats. If she shoves the cat food too far to the other side of the plate I either have to turn the plate around or scoop it toward her. If I scoop it toward her she turns her head to the side until I'm finished almost as if she doesn't want to see how the magic is done.

 

[auntiehill]

^ actually, avoiding eye contact is a sign of acceptance or submission. She's giving you "thank you" body language.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Do your cats know you clean their litter boxes or do they think it's a space where their waste magically disappears?

Sometimes when I'm cleaning it out and my cat is nearby, he'll run over to watch as if to supervise me and make sure I'm doing a good job.

They know, but they just don't care.

 

[Tom Hendricks]

Our new cat, Phil Coulson, Agent of SHIELD. You can call him Agent Coulson. We wanted to get a friend for Flash. His brother was adopted before we adopted him and he seamed really lonely.

Agent Coulson on lookout with Flash.

As an aside, we also adopted this beautiful girl. Say hi to Pandora.

 

[Unicron]

She's the one in the jacket, right?

 

[Gary Mitchell]

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

That would be my boy. I rub a single foam peanut on him and it sticks there and drives him nuts. He's very static-y.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Charlie Cat says Merry Christmas , now get this thing offa me!

 

[RunningValkyrie]

^ Such a cutie!

 

[RunningValkyrie]

Proof that cats are liquid, found online!

 

[Sibyl]

Proof that cats are liquid, found online!

 

[SPCTRE]

 

[Gary Mitchell]

 

[RunningValkyrie]