This was my little girl Moo... She was close to making it to a year old and she was always running to my door when I would wake up every day and sitting on top of the monitors when we would play video games and she would even fall asleep there she just liked to watch i think..
I have had maaaannnyy pets in my lifetime and I never cared about them the way I cared about Moo. I could just say her name and she would gallop up to me and jump into my lap. I felt like she loved me more than any pet that I had ever owned so I loved her with everything that I had.
She was sick for a few days and was hiding under the couch and she would come out for food and water every once in a while and I was considering taking her to the vet for her hiding for 2 days. I mean I dont have much money, so I had to be sure she wasnt just going to bounce back the next day and she was eating and drinking I didnt think it was a huge deal.
The next morning I come out and I see her beautiful little face looking up at me and she meows so sweetly... I call her over to me, she tries to hop over to me and I was horrified that she had no use of her hind legs and she was so excited to see me that she flops over to me like a fish I couldnt hold back the tears and I lean down to pet her telling her that everything will be ok... She purrs for me looking up at me as I pick her up and drive over to petsmart which is where i had taken her for all of her shots and things..
They sent me over to an emergency clinic and i have her in my lap as im driving and crying and I got my husband to take me to the clinic I was too much of a mess to drive by that point.
I take her to the vet im a mess I didnt care if i looked like a fool.. The vet takes her and they give her fluids and sees if she responds any (they made it sound when I brought her in like i had been mistreating her and not giving her food and water) I was so upset.. I may have pink and purple hair but I loved that kitten and I took care of her...
The vet came back a bit later and said since the fluids were having no effect and she was having neuro problems they would have to assume it was FIP and they said they were about 100 percent sure it was FIP but they could run series of tests if I wanted them too.. But they said she was in such a bad state they would suggest putting her down anyway..
So I break down at the vets office again and they ask if i want to say goodbye to my cat, I of course was going to sit with her until the very end. My husband was unable to sit in there and so he just sat outside something about it doesnt matter that you were there for them or not after they die (I think it matters and I was going to let her know I was right there with her)
So I sat there with her for a long time and i petted her and she was purring for me even still... I could tell she loved me so much, it was so hard for me to say goodbye. (I didnt even care that the vet and the people there were super rude and didnt care at all or it seemed that way I was too hurt to even care about how they were treating me)
So I said my goodbye to my best friend. The lady told me she might look like she is taking her last breath but that it isnt.. So i had my hand on her the whole time, She had just purred for me for the last time and in a few seconds she was gone. It was one of the hardest things that I had to do in my life. I didnt even get that upset when my brother had died...
The vet comes in and offers up expensive cremations and then says i can pay some and have her creamated with a bunch of other animals and have her spread on the ocean... (I just wanted to tell the vet to eat a di..... I am going to stop that sentence right there it wasnt very nice.) I decided to bring her home in a box so my husband and his brother burried her in the back yard for me and I was just in the house I didnt want to watch even tho I did from the window..
All I can say FIP is terrible and it took the life of my best friend. I can only hope that maybe she is waiting for me.