This Sucks

[anathema523]

I had to put Sprocket down today.  She was 13.5 months old.

She hadn't been eating for the better part of the week, and was very listless, would walk between 3 parts of the apartment and just lay there.  I dropped her off at the vet this morning, got a call 3 hours later saying that her abdomen was filled with fluid, and that her biliruibin levels

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[skywalker_child]

*hugs* You know how sorry I am. And Mindy sends her "complete and total understanding."

[willows090]

hey, karen told me what happened. i am so so sorry hun. if you need anything, ANYTHING, let me know!

[bulky_monster]

*hugs* again, I'm so sorry. What a sweet little kitty, I'm sorry she had to go but I'm glad she had you to take care of her. I know you did what was best for her, now and all the time she's been with you.

[aregan]

::hugs hugs hugs::

[aregan]

In other news, Lulubelle was successfully reunited with her people last night, when they finally got home from the movies and called me back in tears. They'd brought her to a birthday picnic in AA a couple of weeks ago, and lost her, and had since given up hope that she'd find her way home. They are very grateful to you for talking me through my WHAT DO I FEED A STARVING CAT? panic dance, and think she may have chosen my door to come meow at because I have the same herbs on my porch as they do theirs at home.

[anathema523]

Awww - yay happy kitty reuniting story! And yay that she got ed and got home to her people. :) you can count on me for any sort of what should I feed this animal stories - I am also excellent with dogs and rats ;D

[aregan]

Rats! One of my fellow grad students here has rats. I had no idea how ridiculously adorable they were. Their teeth kill me. And their EARS!! And their little feet.

And yes, yay for happy story. It was the bright spot in a bad week for kitties--one of my best buddies lost her Tatterdemalion yesterday afternoon. Pttttth.

[anathema523]

One of my all time favorite students got me a rat for xmas. She (I named her Stitch) is spending the summer with Nolan. Possibly livign with Nolan for ever I kept her in my classroom at my old school, but the new school has more hoops to jump through so I might just let Nolan keep her. He's really enjoying her company actually...rats are cute - it's just their tails that freak people out....