i lost my 1st mate today ...
as some of you already know, complications had arose yesterday, and i had to put my cat down today ... while i was being ignorant of her current state for a few months, in hopes that it'll pass, it all quickly caught up to me yesterday when i finally took her to the vet... today's blood test results were super extremely high in white blood cells (he's never ever seen it that high before), which is not even close to good, usually typical of various cancers... her body was losing weight, while her stomach started to balloon... i could feel her bones instead of fur when petting her back... and she started spending more time sleeping in the litterbox instead of cardboard boxes... and just when i thought her litterbox phase was fading, i'd find her back in it a week later...
but it's all for the good... there's no reason to leave an animal suffering, it's not like they're gonna tell you they're not doing well... my cat pretty much was faking it, lol, acting playful one minute, then not seen for many many hours later, hiding... her yelps in the early morning, followed by puking, were the straw that finally made me take her in...
so anyways, yea... that's all there is to say about that... here's my favorite pic of her... i was actually in a lot of pain here, dealing with a painful cyst many years back... and she knew it, she kept coming over to comfort me, so i snapped this one...
RIP smokey ... i've got a lifetime of your memories locked away in my vault...