In memory of Kitty

Kitty passed today. Her kidneys had failed and she was not taking well to the flush -- in fact she was reacting opposite of how the vet thought she would. Other animals get more energy after a flush... she was declining. The vet decided to do an ultrasound on her and look inside / see what was going on. They found a big tumor in the area of one of her kidneys. He said she wouldn't make it through the night (her temp was about 10 degrees lower than what it should have been & she still wasn't eating and was extremely weak). We had to make the decision to put her to sleep. I went up there and spent the last few moments with her before she was put under.

Sad day. It was so sudden. Sunday (early in the day) she seemed pretty normal. The vet said that her body just couldn't take any more and sometimes it just gives up suddenly.

She's buried in the back yard next to Frogg. She always liked being next to him. She was always one of those cats who acted like a princess "look at me but don't touch me." But, when Frogg passed a couple of years ago, she became much more affectionate with us... hanging out with us on the couch... loved belly rubs and eating grass.

Mercer didn't really get to know Kitty, but she loved him - we think. She'd rub on him when he was crying. We'll tell him about her when he gets older, though, and show him a picture or two of them both together.