Had a rough couple of days...wasn't thrilled about my food...but Tuesday and Wednesday I have done better...Mom and Lisa have been worried about me...I have been hair pulling for about 2 weeks now...so I have been throwing up more...because it gave me hairballs...I even threw up on mom's bed but she just removed the covers and remade her bed and took me in there with her. I love sleeping at her feet. Lisa worries about me when she goes to visit family in Michigan. She wonders of I can hang on until she returns home.
Mom said she is thinking about how she wants to remember me when it is time for me to say goodbye..She said she will be with me to the very end. Keeping a promise she made to me over 19 yrs ago. that I would never walk this life alone. She said she has tried her best to give me all I need and more love than I can ever hold in my heart. I know she has.
She told me she plans to do some things to always keep me with her even after I pass on.She wants her first tattoo to be one in rememberance of me.Her little kitty boy. She has loved me for so long and can't imagine life without me by her side. She can look at this tattoo and always be reminded of our bond...it will never end. She has not decided what to get just yet...maybe a picture of me and hearts somewhere on it and my name and day that I pass. I know it will be beautiful whatever she does.She wants me to know how special I was to her.
She said she will plant a flower bed in the yard and have a memorial stone and a special solar light with a cross on it for my memorial garden.
She has even looked at memorial necklaces to carry some ashes or fur discreetly with her. She can look at these things and have a special feeling of closeness even when I am gone.
We never know what tomorrow may bring....I hope it brings sunshine and warm days very soon...mom and I both love those kind of days...chat with you soon....Tommy
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
2012
I wish for all my humans and animal friends...a Happy New Year for 2012...I am unsure what this year will bring for me.I have had a long happy life so whatever tomorrow brings I can say I have lived a good life with people who loved me dearly... I am going on... at this moment...a little stressed out and feeling like I can't quite find what kind of food I really want to eat...I have been hair pulling a lot lately...It worries mom to see me do this...Every new or different thing she sees out of me leads her to think that maybe I am nearing the end...She asked me to let her know when it is time. I am trying to make the most of each day...some days I do well and other days I am just getting through...I think I will nap alot today...and then maybe see if mom can fnd the right food to make me feel comfortable and full for a few hours...see you soon....signed Tommy.... <3
Monday, December 5, 2011
my dog friends...
Today I napped most of the day on the sofa with Roxie and Diesel.Dad was on the other sofa napping along with us. They make pretty good cuddle buddies for dogs...I prefer having dogs around to having other cats in my house.Dogs are so gullible and do whatever I tell them to do.I don't like sharing my home and my people with other cats.
I had Lisa feed me when I got hungry. Mom was at work and she said she always misses her babies but she has to make a living by caring for other kitties that don't yet have a home. She loves her job and considers it a privilege to care for all the cats. She loves them and they are her babies too. That is ok as long as she doesn't bring them home to stay.
Mom heard a story today from a lady who's neighbor ran off and left her kitty when she moved. It reminded me of when my first family did that to me. I remember being so scared and sooo hungry.That is why I was always so obsessed with food all my life.
Mom said Tommy have you ever went without a meal since you came to us? I said no...I get I all I want and more since I have been with you. Old habits die hard sometimes though.
I am feeling ok today. I enjoy sitting on the step by they refrigerator and wall.I feel safe there and the dogs know to walk around me there and don't step on me. Mom says i put myself in the corner...lol She thinks her jokes are funny...but Lisa and I know better.
Well I am gonna go sit in my corner and maybe get mom to give me some of that chicken later on....until tomorrow.... Tommy
I had Lisa feed me when I got hungry. Mom was at work and she said she always misses her babies but she has to make a living by caring for other kitties that don't yet have a home. She loves her job and considers it a privilege to care for all the cats. She loves them and they are her babies too. That is ok as long as she doesn't bring them home to stay.
Mom heard a story today from a lady who's neighbor ran off and left her kitty when she moved. It reminded me of when my first family did that to me. I remember being so scared and sooo hungry.That is why I was always so obsessed with food all my life.
Mom said Tommy have you ever went without a meal since you came to us? I said no...I get I all I want and more since I have been with you. Old habits die hard sometimes though.
I am feeling ok today. I enjoy sitting on the step by they refrigerator and wall.I feel safe there and the dogs know to walk around me there and don't step on me. Mom says i put myself in the corner...lol She thinks her jokes are funny...but Lisa and I know better.
Well I am gonna go sit in my corner and maybe get mom to give me some of that chicken later on....until tomorrow.... Tommy
Dear Tommy....All his creatures....great and small....God blessed me with the best of all..Just as I loved you from the start...You will always live within my heart.....always...Momma
Saturday, December 3, 2011
my life....as a spoiled cat...
Today my Mommy started this post to record the events of my life so she can look back and remember certain things...She is nearing that age you know...almost 50...She doesn't always remember things like she used to....
I am a 20 yr old cat...in renal failure...I know I am a old boy...but I have had a great life..being an indoor cat...Mom says...indoor kitties live much longer than cats that roam outside...and she could not bear to know if I got lost or got hurt. She is so protective...to a fault, but I know it is all because she loves me.
Anyway...Renal failure is a slow process of dying...Your kidneys basically can no longer filter and finally they shut down and the toxins build you lose your appetite and throw up alot. It takes the life from you...
My mom keeps a close eye on my weight...my food and water intake..how often I throw up my food after eating....she even monitors the urine and poo in my litter box daily to see how much output I am having .
My vet told her to not bother with keeping track with blood work from this point on...in his words. You already know he is in renal failure...he said keep him eating that is the important thing..She does not plan to harass me with giving me sub q fluids...because I would be miserable being poked daily with needles.She knows that...I just want to live life to the fullest until I am ready to die peacefully. That would only extend my life a little longer and be something I would never want to endure at the end of this wonderful journey with my family.
Every day she gives me different kinds of foods..lots of canned food...anything I want and will eat and lots of water...my favorite food is chicken and turkey based canned foods...some days I don't eat well...and she worries about me too much...wondering if this is the beginning of the end.
Some days I have a good appetite and I eat as much as I can on those good days.She even allows me to eat people food anytime I want it now. I was on a special diet for many many years for cats that having urinary blockage issues.I never thought I would see the day she would allow a cat to eat pancakes...hamburgers...cream cheese...whatever I want....all I have to do is go near her or my big sis Lisa and they give me anything I want off their plates...I am kinda spoiled like that...They do not know how to say no to me...I can get away with almost anything with them.
I see the pain in their eyes on my bad days. They worry about me alot.They pick themselves up and makes the best of every day they have left with me.I enjoy the attention, love and devotion.
They took me in when I was just about a year old cat. Someone ran off and left me when they moved away In Hazel Park Michigan.Mommy says that kind of person is bad and she dislikes hearing about people doing that. She says we are a commitment for life just like having a human child.
I was alone out there and hungry until a kind elderly lady saw how skinny I was and started feeding me. She fed me and let me in and out of her house.Her husband was not so kind to me.He wanted to pull my tail and harass me..but he didn't know any better. He was an old cranky senile man, but their son Bill loved me and said I needed a good home away from his father. He protected me. He said he was looking for a home for me.
Mom heard this and said can I see him? He went to get me and brought me over to his house...and my mom was there soon after....she looked at me and instantly fell in love.She took me into her home..and we have been together ever since.
She took me to the vet she worked for and got me neutered and all my vaccines.We have had so much fun together over the years.I have spent every holiday with them...right in the middle of all the fun. I have watched my human sister and brother grow up into wonderful adults.I have been right by my mom's side through good times and bad times in her life. She loves me like no other....she said to Ken, my dad that we were a package deal....she says love me... love my cat...He tolerates my antics and says I am spoiled.
I sleep on her bed every night for the past 19 yrs...I like to sleep at the foot of her bed in between her feet.She always knows I am there.She rolls over at night but never forgets I am there.We are perfect together.Kinda like peas and carrots. She will love and protect me from anything. I know I am important to her, so I stay close to her side.
I used to constantly follow her when I was younger every trip she made to the basement to do laundry I was right there watching her every move.We used to play games in the clean laundry...I would like to grab the socks and underwear as she pulled them from the basket to fold on the bed...I can't follow like I used to...but....
Since I can't see or hear anymore my sense of smell has really become even more sensitive.I can still get around all by myself. I hug the walls walking down the hallway.I still climb upon my dresser in mom and dad's room to drink my water and eat my food.... and go in all the rooms to lay on the back of the sofa or bed. I know within minutes after my mom gets home from work. I can smell her scent and then I cry for her to feed me.She loves to make sure I eat often and take my thyroid pill every night.
We will all miss each other so much when it is time for me to cross the rainbow bridge. She doesn't want me to leave her yet. She says she is trying to get ready...but I know she will never be ready to say goodbye. I try to be strong and stay with her. I have been going up to her every night on the bed before she falls asleep...to purr and rub on her hands... before I settle down at the foot of the bed.
I let her know how much I have loved and appreciated all she has done for me.She just cries and pets me and tells me how much she loves me. She is so sad when she thinks about me leaving her, but she knows no one lives forever and never wants to see me suffer.It is really a hard time in her life... I will try to let them know when I am ready to go...but it is not today...
I am a hungry boy today...and I am busy getting my mom to give me more canned food...see you later.... :)
Tommy
I am a 20 yr old cat...in renal failure...I know I am a old boy...but I have had a great life..being an indoor cat...Mom says...indoor kitties live much longer than cats that roam outside...and she could not bear to know if I got lost or got hurt. She is so protective...to a fault, but I know it is all because she loves me.
Anyway...Renal failure is a slow process of dying...Your kidneys basically can no longer filter and finally they shut down and the toxins build you lose your appetite and throw up alot. It takes the life from you...
My mom keeps a close eye on my weight...my food and water intake..how often I throw up my food after eating....she even monitors the urine and poo in my litter box daily to see how much output I am having .
My vet told her to not bother with keeping track with blood work from this point on...in his words. You already know he is in renal failure...he said keep him eating that is the important thing..She does not plan to harass me with giving me sub q fluids...because I would be miserable being poked daily with needles.She knows that...I just want to live life to the fullest until I am ready to die peacefully. That would only extend my life a little longer and be something I would never want to endure at the end of this wonderful journey with my family.
Every day she gives me different kinds of foods..lots of canned food...anything I want and will eat and lots of water...my favorite food is chicken and turkey based canned foods...some days I don't eat well...and she worries about me too much...wondering if this is the beginning of the end.
Some days I have a good appetite and I eat as much as I can on those good days.She even allows me to eat people food anytime I want it now. I was on a special diet for many many years for cats that having urinary blockage issues.I never thought I would see the day she would allow a cat to eat pancakes...hamburgers...cream cheese...whatever I want....all I have to do is go near her or my big sis Lisa and they give me anything I want off their plates...I am kinda spoiled like that...They do not know how to say no to me...I can get away with almost anything with them.
I see the pain in their eyes on my bad days. They worry about me alot.They pick themselves up and makes the best of every day they have left with me.I enjoy the attention, love and devotion.
They took me in when I was just about a year old cat. Someone ran off and left me when they moved away In Hazel Park Michigan.Mommy says that kind of person is bad and she dislikes hearing about people doing that. She says we are a commitment for life just like having a human child.
I was alone out there and hungry until a kind elderly lady saw how skinny I was and started feeding me. She fed me and let me in and out of her house.Her husband was not so kind to me.He wanted to pull my tail and harass me..but he didn't know any better. He was an old cranky senile man, but their son Bill loved me and said I needed a good home away from his father. He protected me. He said he was looking for a home for me.
Mom heard this and said can I see him? He went to get me and brought me over to his house...and my mom was there soon after....she looked at me and instantly fell in love.She took me into her home..and we have been together ever since.
She took me to the vet she worked for and got me neutered and all my vaccines.We have had so much fun together over the years.I have spent every holiday with them...right in the middle of all the fun. I have watched my human sister and brother grow up into wonderful adults.I have been right by my mom's side through good times and bad times in her life. She loves me like no other....she said to Ken, my dad that we were a package deal....she says love me... love my cat...He tolerates my antics and says I am spoiled.
I sleep on her bed every night for the past 19 yrs...I like to sleep at the foot of her bed in between her feet.She always knows I am there.She rolls over at night but never forgets I am there.We are perfect together.Kinda like peas and carrots. She will love and protect me from anything. I know I am important to her, so I stay close to her side.
I used to constantly follow her when I was younger every trip she made to the basement to do laundry I was right there watching her every move.We used to play games in the clean laundry...I would like to grab the socks and underwear as she pulled them from the basket to fold on the bed...I can't follow like I used to...but....
Since I can't see or hear anymore my sense of smell has really become even more sensitive.I can still get around all by myself. I hug the walls walking down the hallway.I still climb upon my dresser in mom and dad's room to drink my water and eat my food.... and go in all the rooms to lay on the back of the sofa or bed. I know within minutes after my mom gets home from work. I can smell her scent and then I cry for her to feed me.She loves to make sure I eat often and take my thyroid pill every night.
We will all miss each other so much when it is time for me to cross the rainbow bridge. She doesn't want me to leave her yet. She says she is trying to get ready...but I know she will never be ready to say goodbye. I try to be strong and stay with her. I have been going up to her every night on the bed before she falls asleep...to purr and rub on her hands... before I settle down at the foot of the bed.
I let her know how much I have loved and appreciated all she has done for me.She just cries and pets me and tells me how much she loves me. She is so sad when she thinks about me leaving her, but she knows no one lives forever and never wants to see me suffer.It is really a hard time in her life... I will try to let them know when I am ready to go...but it is not today...
I am a hungry boy today...and I am busy getting my mom to give me more canned food...see you later.... :)
Tommy
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