Thank you Joan. From: Joan Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 6:31 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Fw: [Chihuahuas] My cat "Kia" / About an hour ago my tomcat Thijs passed away beside me at the couch.
I am so sorry for your loss. You gave him a very happy and long life! --- In mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com, "Rita Wien" <ritawien@...> wrote: > > About an hour ago my tomcat Thijs passed away beside me at the couch. He all > of a sudden started heavy breathing. I supported him wel he fell at his side > at the couch. > He looked at me with big eyes and his tongue fell out of his mouth at the > left side. The flesh of his lips and gum became very white and he was gone. > It took no longer then 30 seconds. > Thijs was such a sweet cat. He was 17 and I had him for more then 15 years. > He was so sweety, caring, relaxed and friendly. I always called him my > gentleman in the house. > Thijs had kidney-failure and was on medication for that. But he was so very > skinny and didnât eat enough these last weeks. So I knew he wouldnât be > in my life for much longer. > At least I donât need to bring him to the vet to be put to sleep, because > that was something I was ao scared of. > But I was very shocked and upset when he died this afternoon. > After he had died I called my father. I did that in the toliet, because my > parrots scream when they see me call. > When I returned in my livingroom, my white deaf cat King was bussy to lay > down on top of Thijs. They were best friends since the first day that King > came to live in my house. > Poor King. I am sure he will miss Thijs a lot. My female cat Trijntje always > was unfriendly to King and to Thijs. So King wonât find a friend in her. > I want the remains of Thijs to be cremated and Iâll keep his tiny urn with > his ashes in my house. Just like the tiny urn of my small poodle Sandy that > passed away in 2002. > Thijs will have a beautiful spot in my heart forever. I loved him so much. > I am not religious, so I donât believe in rainbow-bridges etc.. > > Greetings from the Netherlands, > Rita > > From: Rita Wien > Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 12:48 AM > To: mailto:Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] My cat "Kia" (OT) [1 Attachment] > > Hello Sharon, > > I hope and think Kia will recover. Your vet said so too, so trust this > opinion. If anyone knows, he does. > I know the thought of loosing Kia is so hard that is causes you to be afraid > and extremally worried. > My 17 year old tomcat, who is a very sweet gentle cat (I always say that > heâs a real gentleman) had kidney-failure and is extremally thin. He does > not eat enough. Iâm very worried about him too and the thought of having to > loose him soon upsets me and makes me so very sad. so I do understand how you > feel. Iâve added 3 photoâs of my dear tomcat King. > Keep us informed! > > Greetings from the Netherlands, > Rita > > Number 34. Photo taken the 21st. of October 2012. Number 28. Photo taken the > 17th. of July 2012. Number 13. Photo taken the 15th. of July 2012. > My Chihuahuaâs Vicky (brown) & her daughter Lisa (Blue-Merle) > + my 17 year old sweet red tomcat named Thijs. > > From: Sharon Norman > Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 6:18 PM > To: mailto:all_chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com > Subject: [Chihuahuas] My cat "Kia" (OT) [1 Attachment] > > > [Attachment(s) from Sharon Norman included below] > > > Please say a prayer for my precious kitty âKiaâ. I had to take her to the > vet yesterday because she has some sort of virus. Sheâs at least 12 years > old...the people before me had her for 7 years...Iâve had her for 5. > Sheâs a rescue so no one knows for sure...she had a collar embedded in her > neck when she was rescued...they had to operate to remove it...sheâs the > best cat! And of all my cats...sheâs my favorite...she sleeps with me and > âholds my fingerâ like my cat âMRâ used to do. A couple of my other > cats had this same virus...it takes at least 4 - 5 five days for them to even > start to feel better. They all recovered fine....Iâm just worried about > âKiaâ...she still canât eat and drinks very little water...I started to > give her water with a syringe last night...she hates it...but at least I know > sheâs getting water. Iâve been on the phone with my vet twice this > morning...he keeps assuring me sheâll be fine. Sheâs been sick since > about 1 am Thursday...thank you so much... >
