" Charlie "
May 21 1998
Tabby Cat
This is for Charlie my beautiful and gentle cat who shared 17 years of my life!
My baby was put to sleep on May 21 1998 it has taken me this long to do this.
Oh I have tried several times,but I have gotten so upset and stressed that I have
had to stop and close down the computer So tonight I will post this for my beloved cat.
Charlie was a Tabby Cat-his colors of beige,white,and orange,
went well with his yellowish eyes,and they were always wide with wonder.
Charlie was a tough cat he was somewhat accident prone,and
got into trouble alot in the early years!
Charlie was healthy for the most part had the usual cat ailments over the years.
Not until the sunner of 1991,When he was diagnosed with Diabetes that he
had his first brush with health problems! He was on Insulin for about 2 years ,
and my vet told us that he could stop having to have the shots that
the problem with his sugar level had become normal again!
So for a couple of years things were ok he had ashma and had a tooth
or 2 extracted. But nothing that the vet could not fix for us.
Then in March of this year,he began eating huge amounts
of food and then within an hour or so,he would lose all of it.
So we took him to the vet I thought it was hairballs. But it wasn't,
Charlie had a tumor on his thyroid gland which could not be removed by surgery
because of his age and respitory problems He was not able to undergo
Radiology for the same reason. So the only thing left was the medication,
and with that came the other things that it causes. Knowing it was terminal
and the meds were more or less a bandaid on the problem.
So the meds for the thyroid problem caused a problem with the heart ,and
another pill -for high blood pressure,and that brought back the
sugar diabetes and that was a shot,he was then given a shot for the
heart at the end of his life he was on daily 2 shots and 2 different pills.
But his kidney's had become weak with all of the medication.
And we had told the vet if he saw it was time to let go and let my baby
go to sleep just do it. I would never have the strenght to do it myself.
So on the 21st of May on a weekly visit to the vet for a blood count.
He called and told me Charlies kidneys were about to shut down,
and it was now the time to put Charlie to sleep to avoid the pain
that comes along with renal failure.
So my baby was put to sleep on that Thursday afternoon.
We buried him in the back yard in the Garden by the bird feeder,
he used to stalk birds in that spot years ago.
And I know in my heart that Charlie is in a far better place,
he is not being stuck with needles and pills plunged down his throat.
He is young and strong again with his old love of tuna fish in water,
and chicken off of the bone( Popeyes Carry Out)..
And he is once again stalking birds and chasing mice and large insects!!!!!!!
And yet I know all of this its does not fill the void in my heart.
I miss his loud purring sound that could be heard above the sound
of the TV set and his yelling so loud if he could not find me.
And I thank God for the 17 years I had with Charlie,
My love and my baby and my friend.
Gone but forever remembered and loved!!!!!!!!
Lynda Lee Shannon(PGNelson)
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