Goodbye Travis
Sep. 20th, 2012 03:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisTravis went to kitty heaven this afternoon. He'd been acting a little off but this morning when Amira and her daughter were here they remarked about his weight loss which I had thought was my imagination. The sure sign was when he did not run and hide when the vacuum got turned on.
So I took him to the vet and even by the time I got there he was clearly suffering. The vet was very kind and sweet and thoughtful. She said that it looked like a type of diabetes (she told me what type but that info didn't stick) that attacks the brain and kidneys and other organs. She said that extensive treatment might save him but nothing will bring him back to what he was. It was clear that he needed to go so he did, in my arms.
He was great cat and way fun to have around and I'm glad that he didn't have to be sick forever or even in distress for long. I hope I have someone like that vet when it's my time.
Betty was so relieved when she discovered that it wasn't her getting into the cat carrier. She looked a bit smug. Now she's just waiting for dinner.
And life goes on. I will sure miss that great cat. It's going to be a long cold winter without his snuggling next to me under the covers.
So I took him to the vet and even by the time I got there he was clearly suffering. The vet was very kind and sweet and thoughtful. She said that it looked like a type of diabetes (she told me what type but that info didn't stick) that attacks the brain and kidneys and other organs. She said that extensive treatment might save him but nothing will bring him back to what he was. It was clear that he needed to go so he did, in my arms.
He was great cat and way fun to have around and I'm glad that he didn't have to be sick forever or even in distress for long. I hope I have someone like that vet when it's my time.
Betty was so relieved when she discovered that it wasn't her getting into the cat carrier. She looked a bit smug. Now she's just waiting for dinner.
And life goes on. I will sure miss that great cat. It's going to be a long cold winter without his snuggling next to me under the covers.