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Saying Goodbye Before Getting to Say Hello...
16 years ago
Last night was not a good night for me. As many of you know, Kiro and I have already adopted one cat, Quaxo, who is a spoiled brat and is sweet as can be. What you might not have known (can't remember if I mentioned it here) is that his sister was still at the store I worked at. I was a little unsure about getting one cat, much less two, and hoped once they were split up she would find a good home.
Well, after a few weeks, she managed to get ringworm and had to be put in the back while we treated her. Meanwhile, I'm finding less and less reasons not to take her home once she's cured. She was a sweetie as well and it really broke my heart when we couldn't really pet her without gloves due to the ringworm.
I'd finally made a decision (with much prompting from Kiro) and said as soon as she was spayed (the people who found her had some free coupons at the local spay/neuter clinic) we'd bring her home as our second kitty. We'd even picked out a name: Jemima, Jem for short. I was planning on buying her collar and tags last night.
I was working last night when one of the ladies who found her came in. I knew right away something was wrong, given she had picked up Jem yesterday to take her in for her spaying appt. She said Jem died on the operating table...she had some sort of horrible reaction to the anesthetic. The people at the clinic did all they could, but they lost her pretty fast.
I was really floored. She had been bright, active, and alert last time I'd seen her. She'd finally made a recovery from the ringworm and I'd been able to go in the cage and cuddle her again. I managed to make it through the next few hours of work, but as soon as I went into the back to water some of the animals near where we'd kept her, I lost it. I know I never got to take her home, but I'd been working with and beside her for about two months now...it was like she'd already become a pet of mine.
I'm just thankful Quaxo didn't have a similar reaction...he's already been neutered with no complications, so I'm hoping it was just a freak occurrance. I was pretty broken up last night, but Kiro came home early and we went out with a friend of mine, which really did help to cheer me up.
RIP Jemima...I'm thankful you were taken off the street and well taken care of for your short time here...
Well, after a few weeks, she managed to get ringworm and had to be put in the back while we treated her. Meanwhile, I'm finding less and less reasons not to take her home once she's cured. She was a sweetie as well and it really broke my heart when we couldn't really pet her without gloves due to the ringworm.
I'd finally made a decision (with much prompting from Kiro) and said as soon as she was spayed (the people who found her had some free coupons at the local spay/neuter clinic) we'd bring her home as our second kitty. We'd even picked out a name: Jemima, Jem for short. I was planning on buying her collar and tags last night.
I was working last night when one of the ladies who found her came in. I knew right away something was wrong, given she had picked up Jem yesterday to take her in for her spaying appt. She said Jem died on the operating table...she had some sort of horrible reaction to the anesthetic. The people at the clinic did all they could, but they lost her pretty fast.
I was really floored. She had been bright, active, and alert last time I'd seen her. She'd finally made a recovery from the ringworm and I'd been able to go in the cage and cuddle her again. I managed to make it through the next few hours of work, but as soon as I went into the back to water some of the animals near where we'd kept her, I lost it. I know I never got to take her home, but I'd been working with and beside her for about two months now...it was like she'd already become a pet of mine.
I'm just thankful Quaxo didn't have a similar reaction...he's already been neutered with no complications, so I'm hoping it was just a freak occurrance. I was pretty broken up last night, but Kiro came home early and we went out with a friend of mine, which really did help to cheer me up.
RIP Jemima...I'm thankful you were taken off the street and well taken care of for your short time here...
V.
*hugs again*