Paul
A donation was made in memory of Paul by the doctors and staff at Desert Veterinary Clinic on Jan 26, 2023.
Paul first came to us in the fall of 2021, coming from over a block away, with a grey-striped tiger kitty. Both were looking for extra food/water/shelter.
Eventually, though, the owners of the grey-striped tiger kitty put them indoors for the winter...not so with the pale marmalade cat that we eventually came to name "Paul." We set up heated pads and kitty nests in our garage for him, along with warm food and water. Once in a while, we would see him in there but couldn't determine if he was feral or not.
By the following spring, Paul came around occasionally for more than essentials...he allowed for small pets and some minor grooming. It was obvious that he was not being cared for, but by the end of the summer, he had tamed enough to allow us to pick him up for flea treatments and allow for pictures and videos...and, in spite of a slight "spraying" issue in the house (we have 4 other adopted cats and a dog), we would put the rest of our babies up and let him in for short visits...until he got nervous and wanted to leave.
By then, we had an additional heated cottage on the front porch for Paul, so he could be close to our front door at any hour. When we got his pictures and videos listed on Facebook, the neighbors the next block over said they recognized him and explained that he'd been abandoned by a family that had moved away two years earlier.
Shortly afterwards, we got him tamed enough to get him in to the Desert Veterinary Clinic at the start of this winter; he was in need of hyperthyroid medicine and ear medicine for an infection...happily no feline aids/leukemia were found in his blood results.
Sadly, though, Paul's recovery didn't last; he took a serious downturn, and a second set of x-rays and bloodwork showed that he was having issues...and a lot older than first predicted. There was also a mass found between two of his organs.
As Paul was now not able to stand/move/take in fluids on his own, we made the heartbreaking decision to have him put to sleep.
He is buried out back, with all of our past pets, including those owned by our late parents...at least, back there, he is out of pain and in very loving good company...I still go back there to talk with Paul and all of them, when I'm in the yard.
We can't thank Desert Veterinary enough for their kind donation to the WSU Pet Memorial Program, in memory of our sweet Paul...here's to you, sweet buddy! May this help others who were once in your place...
Eventually, though, the owners of the grey-striped tiger kitty put them indoors for the winter...not so with the pale marmalade cat that we eventually came to name "Paul." We set up heated pads and kitty nests in our garage for him, along with warm food and water. Once in a while, we would see him in there but couldn't determine if he was feral or not.
By the following spring, Paul came around occasionally for more than essentials...he allowed for small pets and some minor grooming. It was obvious that he was not being cared for, but by the end of the summer, he had tamed enough to allow us to pick him up for flea treatments and allow for pictures and videos...and, in spite of a slight "spraying" issue in the house (we have 4 other adopted cats and a dog), we would put the rest of our babies up and let him in for short visits...until he got nervous and wanted to leave.
By then, we had an additional heated cottage on the front porch for Paul, so he could be close to our front door at any hour. When we got his pictures and videos listed on Facebook, the neighbors the next block over said they recognized him and explained that he'd been abandoned by a family that had moved away two years earlier.
Shortly afterwards, we got him tamed enough to get him in to the Desert Veterinary Clinic at the start of this winter; he was in need of hyperthyroid medicine and ear medicine for an infection...happily no feline aids/leukemia were found in his blood results.
Sadly, though, Paul's recovery didn't last; he took a serious downturn, and a second set of x-rays and bloodwork showed that he was having issues...and a lot older than first predicted. There was also a mass found between two of his organs.
As Paul was now not able to stand/move/take in fluids on his own, we made the heartbreaking decision to have him put to sleep.
He is buried out back, with all of our past pets, including those owned by our late parents...at least, back there, he is out of pain and in very loving good company...I still go back there to talk with Paul and all of them, when I'm in the yard.
We can't thank Desert Veterinary enough for their kind donation to the WSU Pet Memorial Program, in memory of our sweet Paul...here's to you, sweet buddy! May this help others who were once in your place...
