Sunny
A donation was made in memory of Sunny by Drs. Goebel, Batdorf, Stidham, Hamack and Meyer at Vista Veterinary Hospital on Jun 18, 2020.
The Life of Sunny Aldrich
Sunny was a rescue at our local humane society in Fremont, OH. Sunny had been rescued from under a trailer home and was not doing well, she was sick. She was brought from the shelter to our home to try and get her well. One of Sunny’s parents was a Siamese and she looked as if she was too. We had a four plus year old Abyssinian male at home, they made friends very fast and easily. Sunny turned out to be a “foster failure” in that she became one of the family.
We acquired another cat, Calvin or Cal who has been previously written-up as part of the WSU Pet Memorial Program. It took Sunny sometime to accept Cal as an adopted brother. Now with three cats in our family Sunny became the Beta cat, we sometimes called her “queeny”, as she was easy going usually, but every once in a while she would show her position to the other two cats in our family.
We as a family made a big move, going from Fremont, OH to West Richland, WA. The cats flew from Ohio to Portland, OR and were picked-up at the airport late at night. Their new house was much smaller, but had many more High places to get to and explore. The new house had windows that Sunny enjoyed bathing in the sun by.
Sunny’s life changed the day before Thanksgiving in 2009. It was discovered that she had one regular size and one very small kidney. To make things more interesting the regular size kidney had a sack around it filled with fluid. It was highly suggested by Vista vet to take Sunny to the WSU Veterinary Hospital for further investigation and possible corrective action. The sack was aspirated giving Sunny great relief, she was “good again”. There was a caveat; the sack would probably have to be drained frequently. This became true about two plus months later. Arrangements were made to have the sack removed per the recommendations given at the visit to the WSU Vet hospital staff. Surgery was performed when Sunny was about 7 years old, hoping it would extend her life for a few more years.
Sunny lived to be 18. She outlived both of her adopted brothers, which we were never thinking it would happen regarding her kidney condition.
Sunny lived her last year and a half basically blind. She was amazing in her ability to get around, yes she bumped into things but she kept going. Sunny and this writer had a “thing called chair time”. Usually every evening after dinner and while watching the news and other programs, she would spend an hour or two on this writers lap. She even let us know that she was ready and wanting her “chair time”.
Sunny had several medical conditions which had been controlled but were fighting each other. Her quality of life changed rather rapidly and we learned that any improvement would be very temporary, so we said “GOOD BYE” to our Sunny. This was made more difficult due to restrictions imposed due to the Covid virus. Only one person was allowed into the veterinary facility to say our last “Good Bye”. Sunny remains with us in our hearts and Sunny rests in her urn next to her adopted brother’s urns, along with her favorite toy. We miss her and her quiet way.
Michael and Andrea Aldrich
Sunny was a rescue at our local humane society in Fremont, OH. Sunny had been rescued from under a trailer home and was not doing well, she was sick. She was brought from the shelter to our home to try and get her well. One of Sunny’s parents was a Siamese and she looked as if she was too. We had a four plus year old Abyssinian male at home, they made friends very fast and easily. Sunny turned out to be a “foster failure” in that she became one of the family.
We acquired another cat, Calvin or Cal who has been previously written-up as part of the WSU Pet Memorial Program. It took Sunny sometime to accept Cal as an adopted brother. Now with three cats in our family Sunny became the Beta cat, we sometimes called her “queeny”, as she was easy going usually, but every once in a while she would show her position to the other two cats in our family.
We as a family made a big move, going from Fremont, OH to West Richland, WA. The cats flew from Ohio to Portland, OR and were picked-up at the airport late at night. Their new house was much smaller, but had many more High places to get to and explore. The new house had windows that Sunny enjoyed bathing in the sun by.
Sunny’s life changed the day before Thanksgiving in 2009. It was discovered that she had one regular size and one very small kidney. To make things more interesting the regular size kidney had a sack around it filled with fluid. It was highly suggested by Vista vet to take Sunny to the WSU Veterinary Hospital for further investigation and possible corrective action. The sack was aspirated giving Sunny great relief, she was “good again”. There was a caveat; the sack would probably have to be drained frequently. This became true about two plus months later. Arrangements were made to have the sack removed per the recommendations given at the visit to the WSU Vet hospital staff. Surgery was performed when Sunny was about 7 years old, hoping it would extend her life for a few more years.
Sunny lived to be 18. She outlived both of her adopted brothers, which we were never thinking it would happen regarding her kidney condition.
Sunny lived her last year and a half basically blind. She was amazing in her ability to get around, yes she bumped into things but she kept going. Sunny and this writer had a “thing called chair time”. Usually every evening after dinner and while watching the news and other programs, she would spend an hour or two on this writers lap. She even let us know that she was ready and wanting her “chair time”.
Sunny had several medical conditions which had been controlled but were fighting each other. Her quality of life changed rather rapidly and we learned that any improvement would be very temporary, so we said “GOOD BYE” to our Sunny. This was made more difficult due to restrictions imposed due to the Covid virus. Only one person was allowed into the veterinary facility to say our last “Good Bye”. Sunny remains with us in our hearts and Sunny rests in her urn next to her adopted brother’s urns, along with her favorite toy. We miss her and her quiet way.
Michael and Andrea Aldrich
