Jack (1999 - 2008)

Jack (1999-2008)

last night, or rather early this morning, my parents' cat Jack died. Jack was kind of clumsy, always adorable and had the sweetest personality. sadly, for the last few months, no doctor could figure out what was wrong with him-- he was limping a bit and also seemed a bit shier, but was still the sweet cat we knew.  on Monday, fairly suddenly, we realized things had taken a turn for the worse and my mom brought him to the vet's office.  the doctors didn't think anything was seriously wrong with him, but kept him overnight for some tests and observation.  when my dad brought him back home last night, my mom could tell that he was really unwell. they brought him back to the vet at 9pm or so and they were going to run some more tests.  then at midnight the phone rang-- he'd had a seizure.  then at 1am, the vet called again to let my mom know he had died, despite every effort. they said he did not suffer, so that's comforting but the whole thing is still shocking.  we will miss him a lot and so will Winston, as the two of them were kind of BFF.

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[Frank]

This is not the kind of news I do well with. It brought back my cat Kitty's last day. She was 14 or 15 and her age had really started to show. I knew it wouldn't be long and I tried to prepare myself. Then one day Lincoln (who thank god was home)called me at the gym. Kitty was having seizures. We rushed her to the Animal Medical Center, where she was put to sleep in my arms. The memory is painful still.

I am so sorry for your family's loss.

[em]

thanks, Frank. i just loved him to pieces-- he was seriously so sweet. and with Justin and i living with my parents for the better part of a year, he's become like *our* cat too.

i am sorry about your Kitty. it's never easy when this stuff brings back memories. i, too, had my little cat Sabine fall ill and have to be put to sleep when she just took a sharp turn (at only 6 years old), and it's heartbreaking. still. there's no way to prepare for these things. at *all*.