Cassandra,
I am so sorry that you lost your precious Tomi and
Koda and Kisa. I can't imagine how hard this has been
for you.
Cindy Reasoner
--- C & J <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've just lost my closest friend other than my
> husband. Tomi and I have had a special bond ever
> since my husband brought him home. My husband was
> out walking the dog by the river in October of 2004,
> on a cold and rainy day. There was a kitten crying
> in the trees, cold and wet, and my husband couldn't
> just leave him there. I wasn't impressed at first,
> since we already had 4 cats, but Tomi quickly won me
> over. I've had a very close bond with him ever
> since.
>
> He was very timid at first, hiding whenever there
> was a strange noise or person, we often wondered how
> my husband was able to catch him to bring him home.
> His tail had been broken at the end at one time too,
> it sort of looked like a question mark when it was
> straight up. Tomi quickly came around though and
> trusted us, though he still always hid when any
> strangers came to the house.
>
> Tomi was the type of loving boy that always
> acknowledged your presence when you touched him or
> talked to him...or even looked at him sometimes. He
> never showed any signs of annoyance when I gave him
> too many hugs/kisses, and never got angry.
>
> 3.5 months ago when I found out he was anemic and
> had FeLV, I was devastated. I watched him slowly
> decline for nearly 2 months until he crashed and I
> was sure he would die. Amazingly he bounced back
> and gave me another good 8 weeks with him. Except
> during this time I had to watch Koda and Kisa
> (Tomi's close buddy) get sick and die, so I didn't
> get to spend as much time with my Tomi as I would
> have liked.
>
> Then just a few days after Kisa died on June 12,
> Tomi got sick and crashed again with the anemia. He
> was having a hard time breathing, and again he
> bounced back. Last week he had a huge appetite,
> eating everything I gave him, and drank lots of
> water. Yesterday, he started to crash again.
>
> Today, he was eating a little bit of liver I gave
> him and still drinking, but his breathing was
> becoming more labored. Then around noon, he began
> panting, and I watched him die in a way that will
> haunt me forever. He was so scared and crying
> because he couldn't catch his breath. This is
> absolutely the worse thing i've ever experienced.
>
> A huge part of the happiness in my life is now gone.
> I guess i'll just wander around like a zombie for
> awhile, and maybe the pain will eventually turn to
> numbness.
>
> Thank you all for the support you've given me
> through all of this. It looks like this ordeal that
> has been going on nonstop since March 9 is now over.
>
> Cassandra
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