Eulogy Of My CatFollow

If this was one of my dogs, I'd eulogize them in =4. Don't ask me why, it just is.

A few people know my cat and have even gotten to see my cat Cupcake. Her weight and size are legendary.

I have to put her down tomorrow morning and I'm devestated. Somehow, she broke her front left leg in a bunch of different places and sustained severe nerve damage. The vet said that she could try to save her leg, but most likely it would have to be amputated, but unfortunately, the nerve damage is severe enough that we don't know what kind of quality of life Cupcake can have.

Cupcake was a rescued kitten that I found in September 1999. I was on my lunch hour heading to the mall and I saw 2 thugs throwing back and forth what looked like a furry little ball. One of them went long, the other threw a Hail Mary and I saw this tiny little kitten. I furiously pulled over and went after those punks, cussing them out and yelling at them. All they did was drop that adorable little ball of fur and walk away. I picked her up and she was just so cute and cowering in the palm of my hand that I knew I could never let her go.

I did take her to the shelter and was told that the shelter was full. Taking her to the pound would have meant she'd be put down. I didn't intend to lose my lunch hour just to kill a cat. So I took her home.

And fed her. And she grew. And grew. And grew. And at her largest size, she weighed about 32 pounds. And when she got that big, Ray called her Poundcake.

She is the most mellow, quiet, sweetest cat ever. She would just quietly sit in your lap for hours on end, if you let her. She let the other cats knead their paws all over her. She let the dogs sniff her and our Great Dane would try to fit her head in his mouth. I'm sure it was a sign of adoration as he never tried to chew her.

She and Charmaine grew up together. She's Charmaine's cat. When Charmaine was able to figure out tha Cupcake was her cat, she carried that cat with her wherever she went. As she got older, Cupcake would lay on her toys, blankets and backpack. Those 2 are inseparable at times.

But tomorrow morning, at 9:20 a.m., I have to take Cupcake back to the vet. The vet said the nerve damage is bad enough that Cupcake, mercifully, is not in any pain so we can spend one last night with her. So I'm feeding her a salmon handroll, seaweed salad and yellow tail sashimi. She is a sushi fiend. As soon as she ses the bag with the local sushi bar's logo, she starts meowing, knowing that I have some masago for her to nibble on as an appetizer to her salmon roll.

So, Cupcake, we're going to miss you. I'm so glad you were my little kitty.

I hate cats. I'm allergic and I usually end up in the hospital if I'm near one for any period of time.


But..

That was about the saddest story I've ever heard.

Another shot to show that her belly could jiggle like a bowlful of jelly.

Kudos to you for rescuing her. I hope the punks throwing her like a football get cancer and **** fissures.

I'm sorry to hear about having to put her down. We had a similar situation with my wife's cat of 11 years and it was pretty tough on her.

Aww :( I'm sorry, Thumb.

Aw Looks like a fine upstanding model of a cat indeed. Sounds like she'll be missed by a loving family.

My condolences.

I'm sorry for your loss. I know what it's like to lose pets. I've always been kind of an animal lover. I've lost too many, most had their life cut short by accidents or illness which probably hurts the worse.

Sorry to hear about your cat, Thumb.

Cupcake is an order of magnitude larger than my ex-girlfriend's cat, and trust me, that is saying something. (The big ones make better pillows! ) In other news, I'm really glad I read the other thread before this one, because this is heartbreaking and I started tearing up even knowing that Cupcake is actually gonna be okay.

Well, you can't technically overfeed an animal, unless you use the tactic they use for fattening livers of some animals.

The more likely cause is that she is feeding her animals a cheaper grade of food, which has a large amount of filler products in them. My cat actually was quite fat at one point when we switched foods to a cheaper brand when money was short. Once we changed back to a healthier, more expensive brand (and one not owned by a litter-producing company), he dropped the weight very rapidly.

Apparently she ate other cats as well judging by that size.