My beautiful kitty Teddy is gone. [View All]

[polmaven]

When I got home from work Thursday evening, It was obvious Teddy wasn't feeling as well as he might. He greeted me at the door, alright, and hopped up on the counter for snuggles while I got supper into their bowls (his brother Tigger was just wating patiently at the usual feeding place), but he wouldn't eat.

As the time passed, he began to breathe very heavily. By 8:30 he was struggling, and I could hear noises in his chest.

I called the vet's office, and miraculously, he was still there.

Teddy had developed conjestive heart failure, and by the time the doc saw him, he was gasping air through his mouth.

Despite oxygen and a shot of Lasix, by 10:30 he continued to get worse. It was obvious he would not recover well, and his doctor and I made the decision it would be kinder to let him go peacefully.

I held him and scratched his head while the shot did it's thing.

Tigger and I miss him very much. He was my pink and white, blue eyed baby sweetheart.

I will have him cremated and keep him near us.