fender66
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I'm not really a cat person. I'm definitely a dog person. Overall, I guess I'm an animal person with a real love for dogs. Three and a half years ago, while visiting my inlaws over Thanksgiving, my kids discovered a litter of feral cats in their barn. They played with and loved those kittens for the entire 3 day visit. By the time they realized we had to go home they were begging to take them home. We already have a cat at home...what are we going to do with two? No....we don't need another cat. Sorry...we don't have room for another cat. What do you think Spooky (cat at home) will think if we bring another cat home. She won't like it at all...... Well....the disappointment I saw in their eyes softened me so I asked them all to hit the bathroom one more time before we leave. While they were in the house, I grabbed one of the kittens, stuffed it in my shirt and sat behind the wheel of the van. We were 15 minutes down the road before they realized I had a kitten in my shirt. Needless to say, I was dad of the year for a couple days.
For the first 3 or 4 months, this was a very social kitten, then, he decided that he didn't want anything to do with any of us except my youngest daughter. That was more of a challenge to me than anything. If you live under my roof...we must be friends. So, I set out to win the heart of this cat. For the past 6 months or so, I finally figured it/him out. He was usually waiting for me to come home from work and welcomed me to pet him and give him a treat. On good days, he rubbed up against me and begged me to love him up. I always gave him a treat before I was finished. We were finally friends again.
Last night...was no different. He was really in a good mood and again begging for attention. His purring was very loud and he was very happy. Just before I walked out of my room, he reached up to get a treat from my fingers. He was standing on the bed. A second after he swallowed it, he laid on his side, tensed up with a loud meow and died. Just like that. Took seconds...not minutes. There had to be something wrong with him that we didn't know about. He did not choke on the treat either. I was able to get air in and out of him with a gentle squeeze. Three and a half years old, always getting great check ups and finally, my friend.
My youngest daughter is really torn up. Please say a prayer for her. She needs them most. The rest of us will be fine, but she has issues that don't help in times like this.
I'm still in shock and wish I knew what went wrong and caused this. Had to be a stroke, heart attack......who knows. We never will.
Thanks in advance for the prayers. You guys/gals are part of my extended family and I thank you for that too.
Peace to us all.
For the first 3 or 4 months, this was a very social kitten, then, he decided that he didn't want anything to do with any of us except my youngest daughter. That was more of a challenge to me than anything. If you live under my roof...we must be friends. So, I set out to win the heart of this cat. For the past 6 months or so, I finally figured it/him out. He was usually waiting for me to come home from work and welcomed me to pet him and give him a treat. On good days, he rubbed up against me and begged me to love him up. I always gave him a treat before I was finished. We were finally friends again.
Last night...was no different. He was really in a good mood and again begging for attention. His purring was very loud and he was very happy. Just before I walked out of my room, he reached up to get a treat from my fingers. He was standing on the bed. A second after he swallowed it, he laid on his side, tensed up with a loud meow and died. Just like that. Took seconds...not minutes. There had to be something wrong with him that we didn't know about. He did not choke on the treat either. I was able to get air in and out of him with a gentle squeeze. Three and a half years old, always getting great check ups and finally, my friend.
My youngest daughter is really torn up. Please say a prayer for her. She needs them most. The rest of us will be fine, but she has issues that don't help in times like this.
I'm still in shock and wish I knew what went wrong and caused this. Had to be a stroke, heart attack......who knows. We never will.
Thanks in advance for the prayers. You guys/gals are part of my extended family and I thank you for that too.
Peace to us all.