Pets

I have been a widow for 15 years. My late husband and I always had a kitty. We card for them until the end. They died of died of Feline Leukemia or kidney failure. They were great companions for 15 years.. No shots available then for leukemia and the kidney problems were severe for these old timers..

My husband died of a stroke in 2008. This was between times when we had a kitty. In 2010 my grandchildren encouraged me to adopt a kitty and I visited a shelter and adopted a wonderful young cat. The shelter had no idea how old she was. Didn't matter, she was friendly and stole my heart.
About 6 months ago, she started to show some strange behavior. To the Vet several times to the tune of $1000+. Shots, change in food, exams and other stuff.

2 months ago, she started to exhibit some strange behavior to the point that I was alarmed...now she was about 12-14 years old or even older. I tried to reach the vet for emergency visit. They were too BUSY to see her.

I called the other vet in my town and explained what was going on and they wanted to see her the next AM. She had dropped from 8 pounds to less than five and was not eating, just drinking water. I was told by the Vet that she was sick and probably had Cancer. We did a review of her history and symptoms and it was determined that she was at the end of her life.

I am a very senior and had written information about her care for my kids as to what to do if something happened to me. Sorry to say, this will not happen. My poor kitty was euthanized.
I'm now encouraged by my family to adopt a new kitty. I can't do it as much as I'd love to. My health is not good and if I die, there will be no care for any new pet. The next step the shelters here are to put cats up for adoption and given a few weeks, they will be euthanized if no-one chooses them.
I know this is slightly off topic but I wanted to let you that we all love out pets but there is a time when you have to step back and realize that they need you if you are not there.
I miss her every day.