chatcat24
Member Since 2010
I am SO sad to write that why bother updating Harry's charts - he's passed on. We went to Mexico for the last ten days, had my mom give him shots 2 x a day (which was going fine, until the last day before we left), where Harry suddenly got ketoacidosis and after 1 1/2 days of not eating, mom took him to the vet, paid $600 (for the first chunk of the bill to get him on an IV stat), and JUST as she picked us up from the airport, we had to go get him from the vet - except that the vet agreed that there is something else going on they haven't figured out, the bill was already up to $1100 and I knew that when they temporarily brought him in to see us for a few minutes it would be our last. He gave me "bum up", snotted my hand twice, I pet him and kissed him goodbye and asked that the final shot be given. The vet stated that in Harry's case it probably wouldn't be solved in 24 hours (the the bill would be up t0 $2500 by then) so for his sake she agreed that putting him down would be the best option.
I am SO sad, have had the biggest headache as I slumped to the bedroom to try to sleep - but here I am, at 3 a.m., when Harry would have woken me up for pets and food.
Luckily I have a neighbor cat who loves me too, Harry's spitting image and friendlier, who was waiting for us at the doorstep when we got home. I pet him, he purred like mad, and it made it almost harder as I thought I will never hold Harry again in my arms. But in the meantime, before he moves away in one month(or given away) it's a good fill in / good way for me to ween myself away from him.
But I went on a tirade and cleaned up as MUCH as possible, right when I got home, of Harry's things and bowls and toys so I wouldn't have to look at them, to start the grieving process. It's so hard.
Sad day of what was supposed to be a great time back to our home from a wonderful vacation........BUT I said, even before we left and several times when we were there, that I didn't expect him to live (for some reason I knew) while we were gone. It was so much harder for my mom to see me "make the call" of having to give him the final shot instead of having him buried / gone before we came back. :sad:
Harry, I will always miss you.
I am SO sad, have had the biggest headache as I slumped to the bedroom to try to sleep - but here I am, at 3 a.m., when Harry would have woken me up for pets and food.
Luckily I have a neighbor cat who loves me too, Harry's spitting image and friendlier, who was waiting for us at the doorstep when we got home. I pet him, he purred like mad, and it made it almost harder as I thought I will never hold Harry again in my arms. But in the meantime, before he moves away in one month(or given away) it's a good fill in / good way for me to ween myself away from him.
But I went on a tirade and cleaned up as MUCH as possible, right when I got home, of Harry's things and bowls and toys so I wouldn't have to look at them, to start the grieving process. It's so hard.
Sad day of what was supposed to be a great time back to our home from a wonderful vacation........BUT I said, even before we left and several times when we were there, that I didn't expect him to live (for some reason I knew) while we were gone. It was so much harder for my mom to see me "make the call" of having to give him the final shot instead of having him buried / gone before we came back. :sad:
Harry, I will always miss you.
