Kitty, Rest in Peace 2/7/06

I had to take Cat 1 back to the emergency vet and he was admitted. Turned out that he had really severe infections that were not getting better due to his failing immune system. The only options were very painful and stressful procedures that sounded like they would make things worse.

So I went to the vet after Cat 1 spent the night and had surgery. He was alert and seemed fine although they had shaved a lot of his fur and he had stitches and drains. I held him and patted him and he gave me some lovin' and they administered the injection. He just fell asleep in my arms and died right then. He was a great cat and I will always miss him and love him.

To comfort myself I have been looking at the photos of the cats for adoption at the local shelter. I am not ready yet, but later I will want another kitty. The house feels so empty.

Cat 1

Thank God it is now officially the Year of the Dog, as I have HAD IT with cats. After the attack from my mother's Texas feral cat, "Mama", I was aleady feeling a little wary. Then my poor cat had what I thought was a stroke, and when I took him home from the emergency vet visit, I thought I would observe him to see how he did with that. Yesterday he looked much worse, so I took him to the regular vet. I was sure I was coming back without him, and I was very emotional. But lo and behold...

I am back and I have the cat. He had been bitten on the neck/shoulder and had a raging infection. His rabies vaccinations were up to date, but they still warn that it could be rabies (he had symptoms). So now he will be medicated and I have to apply compresses the rest of the day. If he responds to the antibiotics, he is fine. If not, he has to be euthanized to check for rabies, and he bit me last week and broke the skin. This is when I touched the painful area. So I sure hope he does not have rabies.

At least they don't give the shots in your stomach anymore.