Is NOT. Is PERFECT! In every way.
This is so hard to write..
My boy left his body last Tuesday.
His early story: I visited an elderly breeder in late 2011 as I was concerned about her and the welfare of her cats.
I found Sundar.. born with four others who did not survive, his life was in the balance. He had pectus excavatum, where the ribs funnel into the chest, and thoracic scoliosis, which meant the spine curved downwards into his chest. He had very little space for his heart and lungs.
It was a time when surgery wasn't an option and so we had to work with massage, stretching and other physical movements. They stayed with him all his life.. so often when he was lying down I'd take his front legs and he'd do a wonderful stretch, just as he did as a kitten, shivering with the pleasure of it. He also always did odd spontaneous stretches that obviously helped him.
The vet also recommended a lot of playing to stretch and open his chest, but to stop as soon as he started panting.
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It all helped and we went beyond the early danger period. But the vet insisted he needed a very peaceful life. Quite ideal for me, as a yoga/meditation teacher who taught from home.
Kitten Sundar fails Yoga Nidra
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He became a typical mischevious teenager,
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keen to experience the great outdoors
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And learning how to open two doors very quickly and then dart out.
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Luckily it was more about the act than the outcome, and so he would sit in the garden and wait for me to pick him up and bring him back in.
Sundar became quite the yogi. Here he is practising 'Holdontoyourbottomasana'
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And Tratak (candle gazing)
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And he even took classes himself
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Unfortunately Nilah never really forgave me for bringing him home
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But they settled into a 'I'll put up with you if you put up with me' relationship.
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All the love in the world can't stop a cat from going into decline. Sundar's tiny chest space impacted his kidneys through high blood pressure. He was diagnosed with renal failure many years ago, but managed on medications and his quiet life. Arthritis plagued him and he started to be in a lot of pain. The pain meds impacted his kidneys. On the weekend his legs stopped working, he had a severe respiratory infection that was unresponsive to antibiotics, and I knew it was time to let him go.
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Sundar was:
dramatically stretchy!
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a fashion icon
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Handsome
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Clever
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Dorky
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Adorable
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and very, very loved.
I miss you so much, beautiful boy.
mani
my Deepest Sympathy..... It's never easy to find words to express how very very sorry for such a tremendous loss,our loved ones- Sundar was so special,I thought he was TCS mascot Such a handsome sweet boy,loved by all of us and he will surely be missed 
Oh, Mani, I'm just now finding this and I am so very sorry for your having to say a temporary farewell to magnificent Sundar, who PURRsonified and embodied his name.This is so hard to write..
My boy left his body last Tuesday.
His early story: I visited an elderly breeder in late 2011 as I was concerned about her and the welfare of her cats.
I found Sundar.. born with four others who did not survive, his life was in the balance. He had pectus excavatum, where the ribs funnel into the chest, and thoracic scoliosis, which meant the spine curved downwards into his chest. He had very little space for his heart and lungs.
It was a time when surgery wasn't an option and so we had to work with massage, stretching and other physical movements. They stayed with him all his life.. so often when he was lying down I'd take his front legs and he'd do a wonderful stretch, just as he did as a kitten, shivering with the pleasure of it. He also always did odd spontaneous stretches that obviously helped him.
The vet also recommended a lot of playing to stretch and open his chest, but to stop as soon as he started panting.
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View attachment 488104
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It all helped and we went beyond the early danger period. But the vet insisted he needed a very peaceful life. Quite ideal for me, as a yoga/meditation teacher who taught from home.
Kitten Sundar fails Yoga Nidra
View attachment 488105
He became a typical mischevious teenager,
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keen to experience the great outdoors
View attachment 488101
And learning how to open two doors very quickly and then dart out.
View attachment 488103
Luckily it was more about the act than the outcome, and so he would sit in the garden and wait for me to pick him up and bring him back in.
Sundar became quite the yogi. Here he is practising 'Holdontoyourbottomasana'
View attachment 488121
And Tratak (candle gazing)
View attachment 488107
And he even took classes himself
View attachment 488111
Unfortunately Nilah never really forgave me for bringing him home
View attachment 488109
But they settled into a 'I'll put up with you if you put up with me' relationship.
View attachment 488112
All the love in the world can't stop a cat from going into decline. Sundar's tiny chest space impacted his kidneys through high blood pressure. He was diagnosed with renal failure many years ago, but managed on medications and his quiet life. Arthritis plagued him and he started to be in a lot of pain. The pain meds impacted his kidneys. On the weekend his legs stopped working, he had a severe respiratory infection that was unresponsive to antibiotics, and I knew it was time to let him go.
Sundar was:
dramatically stretchy!
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a fashion icon
View attachment 488113
Handsome
View attachment 488117
Clever
View attachment 488118
Dorky
View attachment 488119
Adorable
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and very, very loved.
I miss you so much, beautiful boy.
mani
and I'm equally sure you were incredibly lucky to have him. He was beautiful and looks like a very sweet boy. I am so sorry he is gone. I loved seeing him.
