Tonight has been such a sad, whirlwind of events that happened so quickly and suddenly to our "stray" cat, named Hope that we have been caring for the last 1-2 months. As I came home today, I saw our Hope, crying in pain, and lying flat near the door, unable to move her hind legs. I pet her, talked to her and told her to hang on and that I'll get her help right away. Well, with my nanny rushing out the door, I was left with 3 kids, 2 dogs and 2 stray cats (which have "landed" on our front doorsteps whom we now help care for and feed), 1 of them is Hope who needed help and I had to quickly come up with a plan to get everyone and Hope taken care of. Long story short, I was able to call a friend who recommended a great emergency pet hospital and got my husband to rush home so that I can care for Hope.
Here are some pictures of Hope and some history of him. Hope suddenly appeared at our front yard about 2 months ago, crying out "meow" as if he was lost, looking for his home and owner. As a cat and animal lover, I had to help this poor cat. So within days after see him cry our meow, I called out to him and he came up to me right away and wanted to me pet, rubbed and give him lots of love. We fell in love with Hope and just sort of adopted him as one of our own beloved pet.
Here are some pictures of Hope and some history of him. Hope suddenly appeared at our front yard about 2 months ago, crying out "meow" as if he was lost, looking for his home and owner. As a cat and animal lover, I had to help this poor cat. So within days after see him cry our meow, I called out to him and he came up to me right away and wanted to me pet, rubbed and give him lots of love. We fell in love with Hope and just sort of adopted him as one of our own beloved pet.
Well, when I rushed to Hope to the emergency pet hospital tonight, I thought, ok, hopefully, the vet will treat him and get him to start walking again and out of pain. To my shock, the vet gave me the worst news. Hope had a devastating, life threatening diagnosis. Feline arterial thromboembolic disease or major heart disease. He had major blood clots in his hind legs where he wasn't getting any blood circulating and that was why his hind legs were cold to the touch and his nails were pale in color. His prognosis survival was poor even if I decided to give him treatment, Heperin, IV Fluids and hospital care. She recommended putting him to sleep because even with expensive hospital treatment, he may not survive she stated. I stepped out and made a few calls to my good "cat" friend expert and my husband and then cried. How could this be happening? Hope seemed so healthy and fine this morning. Then, suddenly, boom, by the end of day, he was dying and I had to make the decision to help him "die" pain free. He was only 4-5 years old, neutered, micro chipped and just the best, super, friendliest cat ever. Life, as you you know ended for Hope. I had to quickly agree with the vet to help him be pain free. With painful tears, I held Hope as he died in my arms. How tragic. How helpless Hope was.
As I drove home, I was at a lost. Life is so precious and can quickly change unexpectedly. I miss Hope. And I can help but think what I could have done different to help prevented this. I'm in shock and grieving for the loss of our beloved cat, Hope. Rest in peace. It's been another super busy week. Lots of Love.
Fawn, I'm so sorry to hear about Hope. I remember meeting Hope when he greeted guests at your daughter's party. He seemed like a nice cat.
ReplyDeleteI myself have a pet feline and I dread the day when she finally has to go.
Thank you for sharing Hope's story, as painful as it was.