Hi,
I'm a new member. I have been reading the posts the last few days and just felt like I had to share our story. We (my husband & I) lost both our 2 cats within a month of each other. Sam was a brave cat, he had a stroke one day, (the vet thinks) and just slowly lost control of his hind end. But he was brave, he still would want to move around and try to play. We built him a wheelchair, which he tried to use a few times, but he just never gave up! He still would give kisses and hugs, until the very end! We knew it was time, once he couldn't urinate on his own anymore. We loved him so much, that we used baby diapers once he couldn't walk that much anymore. We feel guilty because we wish we could have done more. But like the vet said we gave him more than other people would have. I try to remember that we gave an extra year that some people might not have given to a cat.
Then a month later his brother Patrick passed away. He was fine when we left for work and then we came home and he was throwing up and listless. After many tests, he had diabetes, his liver was very small, and he might have pre-cancer of the pancreas. We wish that our love could have been enough to keep Patrick with us, but I guess he missed his brother so much that he wanted to join him in kitty heaven.
But I also feel guilty because we loved Sam & Patrick so much (for 14 years) and we were so lonely, that after 2 days from Patrick's death, we adopted 2 kittens, Max & Sarah (brother & sister).
Does that make us bad parents? For wanting to share our love to new kittens so soon? Some days it feels like it. But now that we have had Sarah & Max for a month, we can't picture our lives without them.
Thanks for listening...
Cat Mommy
I'm a new member. I have been reading the posts the last few days and just felt like I had to share our story. We (my husband & I) lost both our 2 cats within a month of each other. Sam was a brave cat, he had a stroke one day, (the vet thinks) and just slowly lost control of his hind end. But he was brave, he still would want to move around and try to play. We built him a wheelchair, which he tried to use a few times, but he just never gave up! He still would give kisses and hugs, until the very end! We knew it was time, once he couldn't urinate on his own anymore. We loved him so much, that we used baby diapers once he couldn't walk that much anymore. We feel guilty because we wish we could have done more. But like the vet said we gave him more than other people would have. I try to remember that we gave an extra year that some people might not have given to a cat.
Then a month later his brother Patrick passed away. He was fine when we left for work and then we came home and he was throwing up and listless. After many tests, he had diabetes, his liver was very small, and he might have pre-cancer of the pancreas. We wish that our love could have been enough to keep Patrick with us, but I guess he missed his brother so much that he wanted to join him in kitty heaven.
But I also feel guilty because we loved Sam & Patrick so much (for 14 years) and we were so lonely, that after 2 days from Patrick's death, we adopted 2 kittens, Max & Sarah (brother & sister).
Does that make us bad parents? For wanting to share our love to new kittens so soon? Some days it feels like it. But now that we have had Sarah & Max for a month, we can't picture our lives without them.
Thanks for listening...
Cat Mommy