Saying Goodbye

We knew when we took PeeWee in that we wouldn't have him for long. There's that whole 'hospice' part of hospice fostering, yano?

But we were lucky enough to have him in our lives for a little over a year. And we'll have him in our hearts forever.

Some mornings I would wake up with PeeWee purring against my back and Starbuck curled up behind my legs as the wind chimes gentled tinkled outside and, for a few moments, everything was right with the world.

I'm going to miss this sweet boy more than words can say. He deserved a long life with healthy sinuses and robust kidneys. We tried to give him the best life possible with the chronic sinusitis and CKD he was handed instead.

Rest in peace, dear boy.

Stardust Monster

"According to the law of the conservation of energy, not a bit of you is gone; you're just less orderly."

- Aaron Freeman, Eulogy from a Physicist 

 

The energy that was Mike Wazowski joined Carrie Fisher in her journey through the stars. Yesterday was a very sad day for our house, but after 3+ years of fighting, Mr. Man is finally at rest.

The last month had been pretty rough for the Mike. He dropped under 7 lbs for the last time on November 17th. He lost over half a pound in the last ten days, which is a lot when you don't have it to lose. He was eating plenty, but his body wasn't working for him anymore. Some days he could barely walk.

PeeWee took it upon himself to provide cuddle services over the last week.

We will miss our Mister Kittyson, but we know we gave him the best life we could. He was loved well.

Beautiful journeys, stardust kitty.

Hanging by a thread

You know how in movies and TV shows, when an elevator is falling, there's always a couple of short falls and stops before the final long drop?

source: http://personal.lse.ac.uk/robert49/ebooks/PhilSciAdventures/lecture17.html

I feel like that's where we're at with Mike Wazowski. For about a month, he was steady at a respectable weight. We thought "hey, maybe we've finally got all this feeding and medication stuff figured out!" We really should know better than to have thinks like that with this cat.

He bounced up and down for a few weeks, then abruptly plunged below 7 lbs and has stuck there for days. And so, barring a magical improvement, we're huddled on the elevator floor, waiting for the cable to snap and send us plummeting into the inevitable.