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FieryOpal -> RE: Lets see your pets! (7/13/2014 1:25:37 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Paladin9
When you have animals for almost 20 years they become part of you and your life and when they are gone they take part of you with them.
April was my food checker. Every meal she had to check out what I was eating and she would let me know when she wanted some. Turkey and roast beef were her favorite and I had to cook her a small hamburger, she wouldn't eat burger king or McDs. As you can see in the pic she was chubby then. I started calling her chubby and little fatty, then one day I noticed she was slim. I took her to the vet to see if she was sick. $150 later she was in perfect health, the vet and I came to the conclusion that she had simply put herself on a diet. After that I noticed that she was eating less and not eating as big a portion of my food.
Since she had spent the majority of her life getting up at 6am like I did, after I retired she continued to request breakfast by coming in my room and crying every hour on the hour until I got up. Of course after she had breakfast SHE went back to sleep.
Niki was my buddy. He fought for and owned both sides of the street for 3 houses in each direction and would make his rounds every morning. I tended many of his wounds in the early years, although the vet treated him many times too. He learned that I or the vet would fix him when hurt. Near the end I could see in his eyes him questioning why we weren't fixing him then and after many trips to the vet in his last couple of months he let me know he didn't want to go there anymore.
Both cats in their last trip to the vet I think knew their lives were ending. Neither could do much anymore and accepted their fate allowing the vet to do his thing without any resistance.
After 7 years I still don't understand Misty.
That was really beautiful and touching, and I'm so very sorry for your losses. Btw, who is or was Misty?
Was your April an outdoor cat at times? It's possible she had a furry companion and became dispirited when her buddy disappeared (or moved away). Just speculating in the event her lack of appetite wasn't caused by a detectable condition or illness.
(Just a reminder, if applicable. When you checkbox "Embed picture in post," remember to click onto "Click here to upload!" to make your p.c. pic upload selection. We've all missed that step from time to time, I think.)
[Edited for clarity]
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