I was writing an email to my Mother telling her about the death of my beloved cat Teddy today and I thought it would make a very nice blog entry.Sad news Ted died this morning at 10:15 a.m. I held him in my arms until he took his last breath. He was really messed up and Chris and I just couldn't watch him get worse and worse. The meds we gave him just didn't help as he was too sick. We'll keep an eye out now for Tom and watch his levels. Hopefully now that I have some knowledge of this disease (Chronic Renal Failure) and I can make sure that if Tom gets it he'll have better managed care. Here is a great site I found http://www.felinecrf.org/index.htm.
Ted will be cremated and given back to me in an urn.
Ted had a little food before we left this morning. His favorite fish. He didn't eat much. We walked slowly to the vets and the warm spring air hit his face as we walked. He enjoyed it. The sun was shining. He turned to me and meowed as if to say this is great. I was having second thoughts about putting him to sleep today as this walked seemed to perk him up. I let him walk around a bit before we said our goodbyes. I prayed and whispered "I LOVE YOU" before the vet gave him the meds that would put him to sleep.
He got to see the face of Jesus and God today :-)
It's weird coming back to the house without him. We left him on his blanket at the vets. He looked so peaceful. Just sleeping there. I made sure this morning to brush his hair and take the junk out of his eyes. I told him he looked beautiful.
Logan, Connor, Chris and I will go out today and enjoy the sun and warmth and think fondly of Ted. He loved being outside.
We'll take Tom out for a run this evening as he is too scared to be out during the day. Too many people around.
I'm so very sad.
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4 comments:
Goodbye, Ted. You were a lucky kitty to be so loved.
I'm sorry for your loss Jennifer. Something my family did when Polaris passed away last year was to each write down our favorite memory of him. I think it helped.
This makes me want to cry on your behalf. I'm sorry for your loss. Pets are so wonderful and it is so hard that their lives are so short. I know you will all be sad for a while, but you were lucky to have such a wonderful friend and companion.
Jennifer, I got tears in my eyes just now reading your entry about Ted. He was such a sweet cat and I'm so sorry. They really are like our kids, aren't they? And we feel so protective of them. I've been thinking of you guys and missing you. Karen
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