This Tuesday morning, my darling Stripey suddenly declined very fast. We rushed him to the vets but he was in acute kidney failure and was too far gone to do anything. We made the decision to put him to sleep based on his age and bleak prognosis. So about 9am, cuddled up in my arms he bowed out.
I've felt inconsolable since, cried until everything hurt and have been walking around feeling like someones ripped my heart out. Coming home is difficult at the moment, because he would always rush the front door when I came in and demand a fuss...
Today I've been feeling able to reflect more happily on his life. He was just shy of hitting his 17th birthday, and has had a wonderful healthy and fulfilled life. I think if cats have bucket lists, Stripey accomplished everything.
Stripey joined our family on my 6th birthday, I loved animals and my mum and nan had found this cheeky faced gorgeous smoky tabby kitten, he grew up into a gorgeous big cat and everyone who saw him thought he was just the most handsome chap, and boy did he know it.
He has been there through every high and low with me, with his uncanny ability to always know when I was sad and needed cheering up.
He had a wild sense of humor and was so playful even into his final days, he was a big foodie too, and developed an adorable middle aged pooch which even the vets found amusing (One actually noted it in a jokey way and Stripey retaliated, unimpressed
I've felt inconsolable since, cried until everything hurt and have been walking around feeling like someones ripped my heart out. Coming home is difficult at the moment, because he would always rush the front door when I came in and demand a fuss...
Today I've been feeling able to reflect more happily on his life. He was just shy of hitting his 17th birthday, and has had a wonderful healthy and fulfilled life. I think if cats have bucket lists, Stripey accomplished everything.
Stripey joined our family on my 6th birthday, I loved animals and my mum and nan had found this cheeky faced gorgeous smoky tabby kitten, he grew up into a gorgeous big cat and everyone who saw him thought he was just the most handsome chap, and boy did he know it.
He has been there through every high and low with me, with his uncanny ability to always know when I was sad and needed cheering up.
He had a wild sense of humor and was so playful even into his final days, he was a big foodie too, and developed an adorable middle aged pooch which even the vets found amusing (One actually noted it in a jokey way and Stripey retaliated, unimpressed