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M.E.
For nearly 18 years she loved us unconditionally, slept under the
covers and demanded she be carried around the house. As a young cat
she had food allergies along with irritable bowels so we cooked all
of her food - chicken breasts in the crock pot, brown rice, greens
and vitamin supplements. That subsided and we found high quality
foods that worked very well for so we could work those into her
diet. When she was about 16 she was diagnosed as hyperthyroid and
since she had such a sensitive tummy so as an
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alternative to medication we sent her to a specialist at Cats
Exclusively for radioiodine therapy which cured her of that.
Although she had the beginnings of kidney disease as many
geriatric cats do, her Dr. put her on calcitriol which kept her
renal levels very close to normal and until her final day of life
she was beautiful, playful and vibrant. She could still jump up onto
counter tops - she looked, felt, ate and played like a young cat. We
had worked through it all until at nearly 18 she was diagnosed with
a brain lesion - there just wasn't a thing to do but to let our
beautiful girl go with integrity and grace. We take comfort in
knowing that she had a long life, was well cared for and loved and
we had always sworn never to prolong the inevitable and allow her to
suffer an ounce. She was one of the great loves of our life - always
there seemingly knowing what we needed. She made a very strong
impression on everyone who met her. We will miss her and love her
forever.
Having someone who is completely innocent and absolutely subject to
everything humans subject them to in our care is a great commitment
and responsibility and worth every deed and act of love and kindness
one can give.
Thank you for your expressed condolences and for recognizing the
significance of the bond between pets and people - the pain of such
a loss is not to be minimized simply because of species.
In loving memory of precious M.E.
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Revised
Dec.
15, 2006
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