Pet Loss

[livingwith]

While I’ve been an animal lover my whole life, my dad was never a big fan of cats. I always wanted a cat. And so when I got older and moved into my own apartment, the very first thing I did to celebrate my “independance” was get a kitten. He came from a friend of mine at work. He was just a barn kitten that had been living on a farm. A little gray tiger striped furball. I named him Sebastian. I will not say that he was the perfect cat. I couldnt bring myself to get him ...Read the full article

[cica]

I completely understand. Today is 6/21/09 I just put my baby to sleep yesterday. All my life I've shared a cat etc, with mom,sister ,etc. I'm in my 30's and both parents are deceased my brother just passed away and when I moved out from my ex he kept me and my mothers cat.So my boy friend and I adopt this 5yr. old cat back on 2/11/07( Ironically 2/11 is the date my father passed away) This cat was a mess underweight,eye infection,1 ear crinkled and deformed and his back paws were feces stained but my God his personality was infectious I remember telling the lady why hasn't anyone adopted him yet he's the sweetest 'lil boy and her response was "He was waiting for you." As time went by he gained weight and was healthy. All I know in his past he was abused but you never think so he loved people so much I could take him through my apt. complex and people would surround him like he had a fan club. I gave this cat so much love and he gave it back to me a %110 long story short just 3days ago he was himself even Thurs nite he slept in my arms Fri. morning I went to work saw him in the living rm. resting and when I came home he was in the same spot I picked him up and inside I knew something was wrong my roommate thought that I should wait a day or two to take him to the vet but I did that nite well I knew the M.D. and had him treat Brock for a virus well that nite I knew it was more so the next day I took him back he was diagnosed with FeLV and his symptoms were fever,listless,jaundice,no eating or urination,he never cried and me just handling him he cried my GOD in 2 days my cat went from vibrant to his deathbed! I am so devastated I don't know how to get over it on top of everything he was a runt and he permanently looked like a kitten. He was MY baby this disease got me good now I'm trying to learn about it so this will never happen with me again. All I know the little time I had with him I gave him all my love and a piece of me and I caught his pain ASAP and allowed him to pass peacefully as abused as he was I know in my heart my baby"Brock" got a chance at unconditional love,happiness and content with me . I miss him forever love you Brocky