Fluffy.
I'll share with everyone the email I sent to our friends Monday afternoon:
Some sad news to share. This morning we had Fluffy put to sleep. She was fine last night but when we woke up this morning she was bleeding from her mouth. I took her to the vet and by the time we arrived she had a very low blood pressure and was very lethargic so we decided to be certain she wasn't suffering.
She had the best run of any cat who has ever lived. She belonged to Pam's grandmother as a lap kittie for old ladies for most of her life, then Fluffy came to live with my in laws. This was perfect until Jeanne decided to get another cat. Fluffy, for all her many glowing positives, did NOT play well with other cats. Or dogs for that matter. Probably birds too but we don't know that for fact. So we brought her to live with us and got to watch her sleep about 95% of the time and bother us for more food the rest of the time. A perfect arrangement.
She also got the blessing late in life of finally getting to eat soft food after a life of hard pellets. This, combined with the Marzocchi family trait of overfeeding animals led us to a cat that would actually beg for food on command. She would also look at us like we were insane when we left out the old dried food and meow loudly for her due (soft food.) Even an old cat can learn new tricks, it seems.
While her loss is incredibly sad for both of us, she brought a lot of joy to us in the time we had her (mainly by sitting around, doing nothing and allowing herself to be petted but still....) and we'll miss her.
Jeff & Pam
Here is a photo retrospective of our little FluffPuff.
Comments
oh so sorry to hear this.
take good care.
They break your hearts.
I cried when I was shipping my car from Colorado to California. I hated that the person who helped with the shipping did not even say goodbye when he took my car away..
How are you feeling now?