One of our two cats passed away today. She was 19 or 20 years old. We're really not sure because we picked her up as a stray (long story) and the vet said she was two or three years old at that time. She'd lost a lot of weight over the last two years or so, to the point where we took her to the vet to be checked and had a lot of tests run, only to find out that she was (surprise!) simply an old cat. Over the last few days she'd started having trouble walking and had been behaving oddly in some ways, and it got rapidly worse as the days passed, until we had no choice but to take her to the vet for the last time today.
She enjoyed human company more than any other cat I've ever known. One of her previous vets noticed it, and referred to her as "Koala Cat" because of the way she wrapped her paws around people when she was being held. She sure seemed to appreciate the extra attention we'd made a point of giving her the last two days. We'll miss her.
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i'm sorry to hear that. it's no fun having a pet die who you've been attached to for many years. i cried when my mom's dog and cat died. that dog was my friend through the whole hernia/lyme disease ordeal.
Sorry to hear you've lost a longtime companion. I'm glad she had such a great family to take care of her.
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