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teaberryblueWe took Harker to the vet this morning to check him out and see if he was really dying or if this was something less serious than we thought.
It was as serious as we thought. The vet said his kidneys had shut down, and said we didn't need to do any tests: that the best thing to do would be to put him to sleep.
We said goodbye and called my dad so he could say goodbye on the phone. We brought him back in a little box so my dad could say goodbye for real and bury him.
We buried him at the foot of the red maple and marked his grave with a stone.
RIP, Jonathan Harker Cat.
"He just wanted to go outside so he could come inside so he could go out so he could come in again. That is all he ever wanted in life." --My daddy.
It was as serious as we thought. The vet said his kidneys had shut down, and said we didn't need to do any tests: that the best thing to do would be to put him to sleep.
We said goodbye and called my dad so he could say goodbye on the phone. We brought him back in a little box so my dad could say goodbye for real and bury him.
We buried him at the foot of the red maple and marked his grave with a stone.
RIP, Jonathan Harker Cat.
"He just wanted to go outside so he could come inside so he could go out so he could come in again. That is all he ever wanted in life." --My daddy.
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Date: 2010-12-04 06:19 pm (UTC)He was loved though and he would have known that.
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Date: 2010-12-04 06:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-12-04 06:22 pm (UTC)That quote from your dad is awesome, though.
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Date: 2010-12-04 06:24 pm (UTC)And yeah, it's a family joke that whenever Harker was sitting at the door waiting for someone to let him out, my dad would ask him "Oh, do you want to come inside?"
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Date: 2010-12-04 06:32 pm (UTC)I think Harker had more personality then any kitty I've met. He was a good cat. Even when he was trying to eat me.
I'm sorry he's gone, but I'm glad he doesn't have to suffer anymore.
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Date: 2010-12-04 06:44 pm (UTC)At the same time, I am so relieved that things happened this way--I was worried that he was going to die a horrible and painful death, and I'm so glad that you didn't let that happen.
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Date: 2010-12-04 09:41 pm (UTC)(That was all my cat ever wanted as well XD)
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Date: 2010-12-05 11:29 pm (UTC)I am glad the vet was reasonable and did the right thing.
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