We were leaving to go out of town Monday. When we started to feed the cats before we left and our oldest, Snowball (14 years) was acting sickly. He was laying on the floor and wouldn't get up, didn't want food or drink, not even his favorite treats. He was breathing really fast and his feet were cold. He was fine Sunday. We rushed him to the vet. He had a fever of 106.5. Cats normally run 100 to 101 degrees. His white blood cell count was really low too and they started giving IV fluids and antibiotics. They kept him overnight to at least try to stabilize him.
Unfortunately we had no choice but to go on our short trip because the hotel and concert tickets are already paid for so we left town. I couldn't afford to just walk away. We got an update Monday night that he was doing better, eating baby food and drinking. He died in the night while we were in SC .
Anyone with animals knows that pets are like our children and losing them is almost as hard. He had a fantastic life and we're glad he didn't suffer. He will be greatly missed. I will post pictures after I download some from my husband's computer.
Coming home today was very emotional.
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Thank you all for your prayers. You guys are always a source of love! My other 3 cats are looking for him, especially the two that came to us as babies. They are also trying to figure out who is alpha but it is starting to look like youngest, my 4 year old black cat, Osbourne,, which means Divine Bear and also for Black Sabbath's lead singer Ozzy Osbourne labeled the Prince Of Darkness. The other 2 seem to be OK with that. He's a laid back boy so there's really been no jockeying or fighting over it. I have my moments but I take comfort in how blessed we were to have Snowball in our family. The vet sent us a beautiful bouquet of flowers and we always send them a thank you card for the wonderful care of our animals both when they were alive and when they passed. I have to get pictures from my husband. Again, thank you for all the prayers. So many deaths this month and not just in my family. Still praying for others here for the loss of their family members.
Sorry for your loss 
