Tonight Boo suddenly started struggling to breathe. He had been acting normal all day, even playful this afternoon. I fed them before I went to take a shower and Boo ate his and was going after Ed's share as I was heading up the stairs. Everything seemed normal. No signs of anything wrong.
The Murph suddenly called me into the dining room where he had found Boo, laying on his side struggling to breathe. At first we thought that he had a hair ball stuck in his throat and we tried to help him get it up, but it wasn't working. Boo's brother, Ed and my cat Cadence, watched as we tried unsuccessfully to save Boo.
When nothing seemed to be working, I ran to call the vet, but they were already closed for the evening. The Murph put Boo in the card board box top (the cat trap) that Boo like to sleep in and we rushed him to the emergency vet.
The Murph tried to keep him alive while I tried to stay calm and drive. But by the time we got to the vet, Boo had passed away. The vet listened, but there was no heart beat. The vet techs gave us a coffin for Boo and put his name on it and some flowers on the box. We brought him home and are burying him tomorrow.
Boo loved this red toy Santa. He actually loved all of the red toys. Maybe that was because that was the only color he could still see since his vision was going in his old age. He loved this stuffed puppy and carried it around every where for a while. He would always bring me an assortment of toys and leave them at my feet.
We are very concerned about Boo's brother, Ed. He's never in his entire 14 years been without his brother. He seems to be waiting for him to come back. Cadence seems to be looking too. I wonder if they understand what happened tonight.
We feel like we lost a family member.
RIP Boo. We love you very much.
Sad. :(
ReplyDeleteIf this is any consolation at all, you didn't have to euthanize Boo. He died naturally. After a long and happy life. With his family around him.
When we lost our Whiskey cat, Doxy continued to look for her...under the bed, and all the other places she would hide when her health started to fail. Hopefully Boo's brother Ed will be ok...Cadence, too. I guess Phantom isn't troubled by Boo's death - or maybe he acts as though he isn't. He probably feels the emptiness, like the other cats do.
xoxo
I am glad we didn't have to euthanize Boo. That would have been hard. He went fast and was happy until the last minute. Just minutes before he and Ed were grooming each other. Phantom was asleep in another part of the house so he didn't witness it like Ed and Cadence did. The last seconds were very traumatic. He seems to know something is wrong though because he's been sniffing around in the room where it happened. Ed seemed lost earlier and looking around but we let him sniff the box Boo was in and he seems to understand. Cadence too. They aren't looking around anymore. Ed just seems sad.
DeleteThat's tough Kristy. I too recently lost a pet, so I know exactly how you feel. Unfortunately, it's just like losing a family member. And I feel bad for your others pets too, because they have a void now jujutsu like you. I wish you guys the best.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry for your loss too, Jim. It is tough. There is a great big void here for all of us. No more kitty toys all over the place. :(
DeleteI am so sorry about Boo. Losing a pet is the same as losing a family member. He definitely lived a long, happy life.
ReplyDeleteThanks Margaret! He did have a long happy life and was happy up till the end.
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