Quite a few people on here have been over to my house and met my awesome friend Freckles. She passed today
. She'd been bad for the last few weeks, and really bad the last few days. Not eating, drinking, barely moving, and not herself at all. We went to the Vet today and he basically confirmed the fact that she was really sick. He suspected liver failure, and considering her age and everything, the most humane decision was probably to put her to sleep. My dad, stepmom, and I were all there and made the choice to put her to sleep. This is my first time ever having to do something like this, and man is it aweful. I feel horrible, but in the end we all think it was the right choice, and probably what she would have wanted at this stage.
For those of you who didn't know her, she was my female cat that has been in my family for ever. She was a stray picked up by my cousins daycare. She stayed there for awhile before my aunt and uncle took her in. They had her for something like 5 years. They got a 2nd cat and they didn't get along so me and my parents took her in (I can't remember but I'd say I was probably around 13 years old). She was with us for about 10 years. Then when I purchased my home here in Blaine about 5 years ago, I brought her with me and she's been with me since around early 2006. None of us know her real age as she was a stray at one point, but we know she was atleast 20 years old (20 translates to 96 cat years), 15 of that spent with me. Amazing how much an animal can become part of your family after that long.
I'm super sad, but I think she had a good long life, and it was the right thing to do and she's no longer in anymore pain. Anyhow, just wanted to let those of you who knew her know and wish her a happy afterlife. We are keeping her in her box at my friends, and will be burying her in the spring
Bye Freck Bud, I will miss you, rest in peace now
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