Tad, I am so sorry to hear that your little OJ has passed. He sounds like such a sweet and loveable kitty. I will keep you and yours in my prayers...
:) Wendy --- Tad Burnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Little OJ has gone to be with his best kitty friends > Winky and Callie... > Those 3 seemed to be close friends when they arrived > here from > Angel Wings and now they are all back together at > the Rainbow Bridge.. > > Last Tuesday (Feb. 2,2006) we took OJ to the vet... > He cried when > we picked him up refused to take any food from his > syringe... > The vet said his cancer on his kidney had grown huge > suddenly and > he was in pain and it was time to let him go... > > It was so hard because he seemed to love life and > everyone around > him so much...He sat on the table and watched the > doc prepare his needle > with intense interest and he purred for the tech as > she shaved his leg and > the needle was inserted... > > Little OJ was the kitty from the Angel Wings > rescue that when they > 1st examined him at the vets in Tenn. he just > flopped on his side... > At 1st they thought he was too week to stand up but > then they realized > it was because he was so happy to have human touch > again... > > The 1st night he was here and I had him in the > introduction cage in the > room with all my cats...When he saw me get in bed he > cried and cried > and looked like he wanted to join me...He had seemed > so friendly with > everyone that I gave in and opened the door and sure > enough he made a > be line for the bed and he has been there right next > to me every night > since.. > > The FeLV must have already destroyed most of his > immune system when > he arrived here as he had to constantly be on > antibiotics to keep URI > under control and at 1st he would sneeze blood and > that was from > the URI had gotten into the hair bones in his > nose... A strong antibiotic > did take care of that... > > Because of his chronic URI he never had much > appetite and we always > gave him special attention to get him to eat... > I know he missed Winky...He was only here for a few > weeks... > Winky just went to sleep and didn't wake up...He was > very anemic > and a bad heart... It was after that that OJ started > loosing weight... > We gave him special food and he was doing better and > then Callie > passed...It was right after that that he started > peeing outside his box > and we had him tested but nothing showed except that > his urine was > watery and we gave him something to make it a little > more acid incase > he was getting crystals build up... He seemed better > for a while and > put a little weight back on but then he started to > eat less again but he > took > his A/D food without complaining from a > syringe...With that it seemed like > he was getting but he was getting skinnyer and > skinnyer and we knew it > was cancer taking him away.... > > I miss my supper friendly little orange kitty and I > do hope I will get to be > with him again some day..... > > Sleep well sweet OJ > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
