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[Epona]

I am so very sorry for your loss Rebecca Riot - Minty was a gorgeous boy and I know you will have given him the very best life.

I lost my Radar in a very similar way a few years ago, he went downhill very suddenly and it was suspected to be a brain tumour - it was extremely traumatic for him and for us, and I feel every sympathy for you having to go through the same with your darling boy.

 

[Puddy_Tat]

sorry to hear that

rest in purrs, minty

(((( Rebecca Riot ))))

 

[May Kasahara]

Very sorry for your loss Rebecca Riot. You loved and cared for him right to the very last moments of his life - that means something.

 

[RubyToogood]

Aww, what a beautiful kitty Rebecca Riot. So sorry for your loss.

 

[polly]

So sorry for your loss Rebecca Riot - he was blessed to have you and to have such a peaceful and loving exit x

 

[oryx]

Sorry to read that Rebecca Riot He looks like a lovely cat and was obviously well-loved.

 

[fucthest8]

Really feel for you Rebecca Riot, you're amongst a load of people who understand what you are going through. Minty sounds like a right one, rest in peace.

 

[Monte]

My beautiful boy Minty had to be put to sleep yesterday and I'm devastated.

For the last week or so he seemed to be having a bit of a problem with his eyes and I was having to put his food under his nose before he saw it but was otherwise fine. I just put it down to him getting older (he was 15) but when I came downstairs on Monday morning I could see he'd gone completely blind as he was bumping into things and disoriented . I phoned the vet as soon as they opened and they told me to go straight down there. After a thorough examination, the vet said she thought there was something nasty going on in his brain, possibly a tumor but there was nothing that could be done about it. I took him home again but he deteriorated badly overnight and was stumbling around and yowling. I knew this was the end but I didn't want to phone the out of hours vet as it's not the practice I go to and I know they won't come out to the house so I just held him and comforted him all night. I phoned my surgery again in the morning and the vet who had seen him the previous day came out to the house and was shocked at how quickly he had deteriorated. I held him in my arms while she gave him a sedative and once her was asleep she gave the final injection and he slipped away peacefully.

I can't believe I'll never see him running full pelt across the field again or trying to stuff a live squirrel through the cat flap as he was such a character.

RIP my precious boy.
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So sad.

 

[sojourner]

So sorry about your Minty, Rebecca Riot , it's so gutwrenching when they deteriorate so quickly.

 

[Rebecca Riot]

Thank you all for your kind words. You've made me feel a lot better.

This is such a lovely community.

 

[Monte]

Thank you all for your kind words. You've made me feel a lot better.

This is such a lovely community.

Try saying beans then cheese on a jacket potato and see how friendly it is then...

 

[Happy Tree]

Very sorry about Minty. They are truly our family. He will be waiting for you. (((Minty)))

 

[editor]

Took Ziggy to the vet today, after a ten minute battle to get him into the cat carrier. He is a remarkably gentle cat though - despite the prolonged battle to get him into the carrier, he never once lashed out at me.

He meowed for the first part of the journey to the vet which made me feel incredibly guilty, but once I was on the bus it was funny that the conversation of everyone within earshot turned to cats!

Here he is at the vets not looking happy at all (the carrier is bigger than it looks in this pic!):



He soon settled enough to jump to a nearby counter and the tough chap didn't even make a noise when he was being vaccinated.

 

[editor]

Oh and here's how he looks when he's not stressed out:

 

[Epona]

Oh and here's he looks when he's not stressed out:

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Ziggy

Glad to hear all went well at the vet

 

[moose]

So sorry to hear about Minty, Rebecca Riot

 

[cesare]

Sorry for your loss of Minty Rebecca Riot

 

[May Kasahara]

Heard a mysterious rustling and couldn't work out where it was coming from...

 

[Epona]

Heard a mysterious rustling and couldn't work out where it was coming from...

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Keeps things cool in summer but I wouldn't mind betting it warms up nicely from a cat's body heat at cooler times of the year

 

[trabuquera]

So sorry about the loss of your immaculate and beautiful Minty, Rebecca Riot . It must have been awful to spend that last night with him in such a confused state, but I am pretty sure that having your smell and voice near must have been a small comfort for him.

editor: Ziggy is SO handsome and his glowering post-jab pic is giving very strong SW9 vibes.

 

[philosophical]

Rebecca Riot it must feel incredibly sad, I am sorry for your loss, but I am glad for the fifteen years you and minty spent together.

 

[pogofish]

I made the mistake of dozing off with a plate on my lap.

They have now discovered a liking for sour cream!

 

[Epona]

I made the mistake of dozing off with a plate on my lap.

They have now discovered a liking for sour cream!

I hope no-one has a case of the shits tomorrow
It shouldn't do any lasting damage but most cats are at least a bit lactose intolerant (despite which they all seem to love anything and everything dairy ), so it might get a bit messy - hopefully not though!

 

[rutabowa]

Acapulco has got really into belly scratches recently, a few years ago that would have been a no-go but now he jumps up onto the bed, rolls over onto his back with paws in the air, and then won't go until he has been scratched sufficiently. It is the softest fluff.
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[A380]

My beautiful boy Minty had to be put to sleep yesterday and I'm devastated.

For the last week or so he seemed to be having a bit of a problem with his eyes and I was having to put his food under his nose before he saw it but was otherwise fine. I just put it down to him getting older (he was 15) but when I came downstairs on Monday morning I could see he'd gone completely blind as he was bumping into things and disoriented . I phoned the vet as soon as they opened and they told me to go straight down there. After a thorough examination, the vet said she thought there was something nasty going on in his brain, possibly a tumor but there was nothing that could be done about it. I took him home again but he deteriorated badly overnight and was stumbling around and yowling. I knew this was the end but I didn't want to phone the out of hours vet as it's not the practice I go to and I know they won't come out to the house so I just held him and comforted him all night. I phoned my surgery again in the morning and the vet who had seen him the previous day came out to the house and was shocked at how quickly he had deteriorated. I held him in my arms while she gave him a sedative and once her was asleep she gave the final injection and he slipped away peacefully.

I can't believe I'll never see him running full pelt across the field again or trying to stuff a live squirrel through the cat flap as he was such a character.

RIP my precious boy.
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So sorry to read this.

 

[A380]

Pip, normally hard to photograph her

 

[LeytonCatLady]

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Pip, normally hard to photograph her

She's a beautiful cat!

 

[Epona]

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Pip, normally hard to photograph her

Magnificent whiskers

 

[LeytonCatLady]

 

[rutabowa]

I am currently trying to sort out a slight weight issue with Acapulco. he is 9 yrs old now, so I've got him on one pack a day of Hills perfect weight wet food, split into 2 servings (sometimes 1.5 packs); then dry food is Hills light mature adult. No treats (he never got them much anyway). Not advertising, but I've been quite won over by this brand, and it is way cheaper than those expensive all-meat cans that I keep getting advertised (which Acapulco was never that keen on anyway). he def looks very healthy now (v glossy coat) but the weight is still not dropping off.... I guess slow is best though.