Meowlo. My big brofur, Peppers, died this morning of pancretitus. He was brave and fought all weekend, as did Mom&DadKatt. They force-fed him baby food several times a day, but the appetite stimulants he got Friday weren't doing any good. All he would do was drink and, last night, he stopped doing that. They didn't think he'd make it through last night, but he did, somehow. MomKatt took him in at 7 AM sharp, and they put him on an IV for fluids, as his temp. was 8 degrees below normal. They wrapped him in blankets & a heating pad and, once his temp was up to par, they were going to start an IV line for feeding. But, as Dr. Lofgren was trying to get the line into his paw, he saw Peppers give about three breaths and ... he slipped away. MomKatt wrote this about him on her Facebook page: I told Peppers that now he's an extra bright star up somewhere in the vast Universe, amongst the other stars and planets. I told him to tell the pla...
Thank you for your lovely words for our handsome boy. We miss him terribly, but all the love sent out to him and to us are helping us in our grief.
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Jackie, Ivor and Flynn:
DeleteHe WAS handsome! Flynn, you're just going to have to pull double duty, my furriend! :) And you know, Eric is only a thought away ... XOXO
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Selina & MomKatt Laura
We are so sad about Eric too. It has been a blue week all around. :-(
ReplyDeleteMomKatt says you got THAT right, Sparkle!
DeleteWe are sad beyond words about Eric. We will miss him very much.
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