Family cat died.
PostPosted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 2:15 pm
I know this is a lame reason to ask for prayers, and I don't like asking for them in the first place, but here goes.
My family's cat died the other day. We've had her for twelve years, she was older than my two younger siblings. She was the baby of my grandma's cat, so the whole family was really close to her, even my mom who hates animals.
About two months ago, me and my older sister noticed a tiny little bump on her ribs. We knew it couldnt be good, but it didnt seem to bother her at all. Over time it grew and grew. When it was the size of a baseball, we took her in to the vet. She still wasnt in pain, but we thought it was best. The vet extracted a weird, red saliva-like solution and she didnt know what it was. Analysis would be really expensive, and having it all extracted was too and it would jut fill back up. So we left it.
About two weeks ago, our cat disappeared for a couple days. By that time, the lump was as big as our hands, so we figured she went away to die as pets often do. But four days or so she showed up again. She was bone-thin, could barely walk, and the bump was the size of a volleyball. She walked in and layed down, and refused to eat or drink.
Then two days ago, the lump burst. The red fluid was pouring through a hoke in her skin, and she was really distressed. It was pretty traumatic. We called a vet who goes to our church, he said we could get it sown up, but it would just fill up again and she wouldnt last long. So the next day we had her put down.
It's not really a big deal. My mom and sisters cried for a while, but it hasn't been too bad. But ever since, our house has had this sullen undertone to it. It feels empty. The cat's brother, who was from the same litter and we've had just as long, now just wanders the house meowing, almost like he's looking for his sister. I think all of us are a bit shaken up. The fact that I'm writing this shows that all isnt well, especially since I was one of the closest to her but didn't really have a big emotional response. Like I said, it's not some huge deal, but if you could just keep my family in your prayer, just that they can have peace, I would really appreciate it.
My family's cat died the other day. We've had her for twelve years, she was older than my two younger siblings. She was the baby of my grandma's cat, so the whole family was really close to her, even my mom who hates animals.
About two months ago, me and my older sister noticed a tiny little bump on her ribs. We knew it couldnt be good, but it didnt seem to bother her at all. Over time it grew and grew. When it was the size of a baseball, we took her in to the vet. She still wasnt in pain, but we thought it was best. The vet extracted a weird, red saliva-like solution and she didnt know what it was. Analysis would be really expensive, and having it all extracted was too and it would jut fill back up. So we left it.
About two weeks ago, our cat disappeared for a couple days. By that time, the lump was as big as our hands, so we figured she went away to die as pets often do. But four days or so she showed up again. She was bone-thin, could barely walk, and the bump was the size of a volleyball. She walked in and layed down, and refused to eat or drink.
Then two days ago, the lump burst. The red fluid was pouring through a hoke in her skin, and she was really distressed. It was pretty traumatic. We called a vet who goes to our church, he said we could get it sown up, but it would just fill up again and she wouldnt last long. So the next day we had her put down.
It's not really a big deal. My mom and sisters cried for a while, but it hasn't been too bad. But ever since, our house has had this sullen undertone to it. It feels empty. The cat's brother, who was from the same litter and we've had just as long, now just wanders the house meowing, almost like he's looking for his sister. I think all of us are a bit shaken up. The fact that I'm writing this shows that all isnt well, especially since I was one of the closest to her but didn't really have a big emotional response. Like I said, it's not some huge deal, but if you could just keep my family in your prayer, just that they can have peace, I would really appreciate it.
