Sam has joined his brother Frodo.
From 4 Aug 2012
Frodo 7 Jun 1997 - 4 Aug 2012
My cat Frodo died yesterday after a long illness.
He was my friend.
Fifteen years ago his mother had a litter of four in my back shed. At the >time, I'd never had a pet, and really didn't want
any responsibility (although I started feeding momcat). A neighbor who's
into cat rescue got two of them adopted. The
other two stayed with me, and I eventually brought them inside and got
momcat spayed.
Momcat was feral - I never touched her, but I kept feeding her for the next >ten years until she disappeared one day. Sam
and Frodo became the center of my life.
Three years ago, Frodo had a crisis (lethargic, wouldn't eat.) The
Emergency Vet clinic kept him for three days, but
couldn't find anything wrong with him, so I took him home to say goodby.
The next day, Frodo started drinking, and the
following day began eating - the crisis was over.
Nine months ago, Frodo started losing weight and vomiting. The Vet couldn't >find anything wrong with him. He kept
losing weight. Another Vet said he had a bit of a kidney deficiency, but
not kidney failure. He began administering
subcutaneous fluids once a week, but it didn't seem to help. His weight
loss became alarming - near the end, he weighed
less than half his normal weight.
Last week, Frodo became very weak - he couldn't jump onto the counter where >their food and water was, so I put them on
the floor (he was still eating).
On Thursday he began to have trouble even walking, and on Friday he stopped >eating or drinking. It was pretty obvious
that this was the end.
I buried him in my backyard yesterday, and planted hibiscus bushes on
either side of the grave.
I'm an old man, retired, and having a bit of a hard time dealing with his >passing - he was my first pet, and had become the
center of my life. His brother Sam is healthy, and hugging him helps, but I >miss Frodo very much.
He was my friend.
Sam has joined his brother Frodo.
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