So I have some bittersweet news to share. In a previous post I mentioned that our cat Diego wasn't doing too well. We took him to the vet for a follow up visit after a rocky week of ups and downs after our Sunday trip to the emergency vet.
The vet said he isn't looking good and it is a great concern that he hasn't wanted to eat for a whole week and such and such. Long story short, after a very hard morning, we decided to let Diego go because it was going to be very expensive to treat him and even if he recovered fine this time, it is something that could recur at any time and be so expensive throughout his lifetime. We said goodbye to our poor, sweet Diego. It was so sad. All I could think about after leaving him at the vet was how his little paw would reach up and touch your cheek every morning when you picked him up for the first time.
After we got home, we got a call from the vet. They said one of the veterinary technicians there wanted to adopt Diego and attempt treatment. Hooray! I hope he made it through it and is happy at his new home. It really softened the blow of losing our little kitty. Thank you, wonderful tech person.
Things I will miss about Diego:
- He's got such beautiful markings.
- He was a good lap cat and would sit and sleep on you.
- In the morning he would reach up and touch your face with his paw.
- Jeran "symbiosing" with Diego, (Toby sucks at it).
- He meows back when you meow at him.
- Finding him in closets - he opened doors and crawled in to sleep in peaceful darkness
- Sticking your head near where he is sleeping and he gives a startled but questioning "Meow?"
- Seeing him and Toby wrestle.
- Hearing him chatter at the birds and squirrels out the window.
- Having him patiently pose for pictures however we want.
- Having him roll like a rolling pin back and forth.
- Intellectual conversations about the complexity of the mobius strip.
- Watching him watch the birds of paradise on planet earth. What a hoot!
Things about Diego that didn't make the previous list:
- Worrying about him scratching up the carpet all over instead of the scratching pole.
- Waking up to him scratching the carpet under our door.
- His scratching the furniture so that we will pay attention to him.
- Having to watch for anything left on the ground that he might want to pee on (victims included a blanket, towels, Jeran's backpack, grocery bags, shoes, newspaper, disassembled cat carrier... he wasn't doing so well his last few months with us...)
- Having to close the door every night so that he wouldn't walk on us and wake us up at 2-3 in the morning.
- Getting a cold, wet nose on your face at night if you didn't close the cats out.
- Having to watch very carefully how much/when you feed the cats because Diego won't let you forget and will eat any and all food available.
- Paw-kneading on people.
Diego, we love you and miss having you in our family. Have a long and healthy life!
3 comments:
Aw, so sad. :( I think he was probably my favorite, although Toby is good as well.
Beautifully said. I know it is a hard thing to let a pet go and there will always be something missing in your lives but you had some wonderful times with him and some great memories.
It is amazing how attached we get to animals, they are seriously like children. It is very upsetting that vets make you choose between spending thousands of dollars to attempt to help your animal or to let your pet go. That is too cruel, and I'm a daughter of a vet!
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