our baby zoey

WE ADOPTED OUR CAT ZOEY ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO. SHE WAS ALREADY ABOUT 6 YEARS OLD ACCORDING TO OUR VET. SHE WAS QUITE LOVEABLE AND SPOILED. IN HER OLD AGE SHE WOULD GO INTO THE BED ROOM AND YELL FOR ME TO PUT HER ON THE BED AND PUT HER BLANKIE ON HER. SHE LOVED TO BE HELD LIKE A BABY AND HAVE YOU TALK TO HER. AND SHE LOVED SUPPERTIME AND SNACKS. ONE DAY I NOTICED SHE WAS BREATHING FUNNY BUT I DID NOT THINK IT TO BE SERIOUS. WE TOOK HER TO THE VET (SHE WAS SO WELL BEHAVED THAT SHE DID NOT NEED A CARRIER AND WOULD SIT BESIDE ME AT THE VETS).THATS WHEN EVERYTHING WENT DOWNHILL. HER HEART AND LUNGS GAVE OUT RIGHT THERE ON THE SPOT. I WILL NEVER FORGET HER, SHE WAS LIKE A PERSON IN HER PERSONALITY. I HAVE HAD CATS BEFORE AND SINCE AND I GUESS THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER ONE LIKE HER. OUR LITTLE TUX ZOEY.

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Aug 25, 2011
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by: Alice

I'm very sorry to hear about Zoey.
I lost a cat 4 years ago. He was 23 years old.
When we first adopted him we didn't know if he was going to survive at all. We moved to a home in Georgia, where the previous owners had left their cat. He looked like he was only about 4 months old but he was 6 years old.

We found out that Tom cat had fallen into an open central air conditioning unit. His head was opened to where it showed his skull and part of his brain, and his hind legs were ripped almost completely from his body. His owners didn't think he had a chance, so instead of taking him to the vet, they stitched him up themselves and left him in a back bedroom with little care. His wounds healed before we arrived. After a couple of weeks Tom started having seizures because of brain and nerve damage. My husband thought it would be best to put him down but I wanted to try getting him well. After 2 cortisone shots and a lot of love, Tom cat got well. He sure started living up to his name. He started having girlfriends and fights but my husband said no about getting him neutered. One day he came home blind in one eye from a fight. I snuck and had him fixed. He was always a big baby. He got to weigh about 20 pounds. Wherever I would go to sleep, he always slept on my back.

Tom got urinary stones twice. The second time he had surgery, he came home and started dying. I used a mixture of herbs and he was well the next day and never got them again. In his later years he got diabetes and became blind in the other eye. He became a permanent housecat. He was miserable. He loved the outdoors so much. Eventually All of his teeth rotted out. One day he started going to the wall and pressing his head against the wall with all his might. I thought it was due to nerves because my grandchildren came to visit a few days. He was afraid of children. I got nerve medication from the vet. He still continued after everyone was gone. I took him to the vet which told me he was suffering from brain damage or an aneurism. I had to have him put down. I was all alone and it took me 4 days to dig a hole in my backyard to bury him. I loved him so much and I felt that he would still be near me for awhile. In some ways I wish I would have lost him at an earlier age so I wouldn't had to have seen all the torment he went through. I will never forget him or any of my other pets who have departed. You can never truthfully say that you love one pet more than another. Our animals teach us how to love unconditionally and freely with no demands just as they love us.
Aug 24, 2011
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by: Claudia - Admin

I'm so sorry to hear about Zoey's passing. My heart goes out to you. I know how hard it is to lose a beloved pet, particularly when your pet is so special, like your Zoey. My cat Mia passed away 10 months ago and I still miss her. What helps me get through the difficult times is to remember the many happy moments we shared together.

Thank you for sharing your story.

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