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Stinky

Hunting heavenly mice

On Tuesday, 28 June 2005, Stinky had to be put to sleep. He was a brave little guy trying to fight a battle against kidney disease. After weeks in the hospital, his health started improving for the next 3 months at home. But at the beginning of June an ulcer created other complications. During the month of June he started losing too much blood through his stomac, and his weakened body was no longer able to produce enough red blood cells. Our poor little guy got weaker and weaker with every day. On Monday, the 27th I took the day off knowing that I would be losing Stinky soon. I took him outside on a leash. Despite his declining health, he would still find energy for a hike around the apartment complex and his sparkling eyes would hide the severity of his illness. On Tuesday, a warm sunny day, Stinky and I were on our porch all day. He had gotten too tired to walk more than a few feet, he appeared to be in pain, and his eyes had lost that loving sparkle. Knowing that his death was only a day or two away, and warned by my vet that he might suffer horribly, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to put an end to our Stinky's pain. In the evening of the 28th we took him to our vet, where he got a lot of hugs and kisses and some of his favorite treats for one last time.

Our Buddha cat was a very special guy, and we are deaply saddened to no longer have him with us. He has given us so much more than we could ever give him. His meowing for milk in the morning, the jumping across the bed to make us get up, his "hey, look at me not the newspaper" attitude, his waiting outside for us to come back from work, his purrs and jumps onto my back will be missed a lot.

First day home

Friday evening, the 25th of February Stinky was allowed back home. He's tired, but happy to be home. He sleeps a lot, and visits the litter box frequently. He also eats, which is a very good thing. Things could be better though, and it's still to early to tell how Stinky is going to come out of this. We are fighting his infection with antibiotics, he's getting EPO to boost his red blood cell count, and he needs sub-Q fluids to keep him hydrated twice a day. He's a brave little guy, staying calm whenever we poke him with needles. Hopefully, his condition will keep improving so that he can return living a normal kitty-life. Despite his illness, his eyes turn big and round when looking through the window; he wants to go outside badly.