We had to say goodbye to our darling boy this morning.
We are devastated and heartbroken that he left us so soon. Unfortunately his health deteriorated and it was only going to get worse. We didn’t want him to suffer.
We found out that he had an aggressive osteosarcoma that had nearly eaten through his pelvis. There was also calcification in his lungs (he started a hoarse and raspy cough yesterday) and the tumour grown so quickly over 6 weeks that it was pressing on his colon. It was inoperable. There was no way to have picked it up early as it grew too quickly and there was no evidence of it until too late.
We made the difficult decision to put him down today after spending quality time with him on Monday and Tuesday. I spent all hours by his side. I gave him all his favourite treats, his favourite foods and we spent hours outside on the grass and in the sunshine.
This morning he took me for a walk outside to survey the garden one last time; then he led me inside and through each room. In some way, he was scoping out the house one last time. Andrew and I cried and hugged each other and he came up and circled our legs.
Pud died in my arms today. He was my best little man, my buddy and my companion. I was his human. He came into our lives at a difficult time just before Covid lockdowns and he kept us company (and laughing) for six wonderful years. I think he knew he was in a good wicket here in our household. He was safe. He was comfortable and he was loved.
I’ll miss him dearly.
truly sad.
Thanks Andrew. 💐
I am so, so sorry Helen. They make such a difference to our lives, it is a privilege to be part of theirs. Hang in there.
Thanks Euan. Pud brought us a lot of laughs and love. I was his human and I’ll miss him for a long time. At least we can look back and remember him just being Pud – and not in pain where he didn’t have any quality of life. We did the right thing. Thanks again. 🙏
I’m sorry to read about this
We lost our black and white cat Fagan in July and I wrote about him here.
https://andrewtrickett.substack.com/p/goodbye-old-friend
As I write this comment his ashes are next to me in a little box, so he is warm and can look out of the window as he always did in life. Cats I’ve found have a way at twining themselves in to your heart and your life for whatever period of time they are in our lives.
My daughters three year old cat recently had to have an eye removed because of a cancer- and over the weekend he went out and caught a mouse. My daughter and her husband were delighted that even with one eye he was able to resume his ‘hunting’
Oh my. Thank you so much for this and reading your beautiful post about Fagan made me tear up again. It’s been a few weeks since we lost Pud and the grief is still strong. Our cats make such a mark in our lives. I’m so sorry for your loss of Fagan. He must have been very lucky to have you in his life but also how much joy he would have given you and your family. I love the idea of keeping him in a place that is warm. We have the ashes of Pud too now but I can’t bear to scatter them anywhere. I prefer they stay with me at home. Thank you again for sharing your story of Fagan.