R.I.P. TUFFY

Well today was the day. I had to put Tuffy down. He was a trooper as always. The Vet let me stay with Tuff while they gave him a sedative and then the final shot. I was amazed how fast it was and how fast tuffy went. The vet told me he was afraid of that tuffy would start failing fast and was glad I made the decision to euthanize. While I appreciate the nice comments I can't help but feel a bit crappy- tuffy lived his whole life loving everybody and being the best lap sitter-purring machine there was. I got tuffy for an elderly woman who lived behind my mom. When Mrs. Ellis passed on my mom took tuffy in. Then When OG ,my first kitty, died suddenly from Uremia I took Tuffy. HE lived many years playing with Sammy, and he was so polite to Binky and Spike. It was a precious moment to be with him in the end.

Tuffy saga carries on

I talked to the vetrinarian on Friday- They want orange cat to come in for a Ultra sound on his tummy and heart. My mom of course said that would be enough for her to put tuff down- but not for me. The vet said that if they don't find anything Tuff could be treated with medication but what he doesn't know. He was talking biopsies and all sorts of stuff. I guess I will cross that bridge when I come to it.
In my last post I said I have a menagerie of unwanted animals. I guess i should explain that. My yorkie Binkey came from the local Yorkshire terrier rescue. He was there because his former owner had no time for him. My pug was from a gal at work who'd decided her family had lost interest in him. The Chocolate Lab was my roommate martin's mothers former seeing eye dog- she was fired, not a good seeing eye dog-she liked to go off and chase things like squirrels and other dogs- not good when you are working. My cats- Sammy found me the first Christmas I lived here - my neighbor and I figure the family down the street just left him when they moved- he had been feeding him for about a week when this little fluffy black kitty came up to me and Meowed and rubbed my legs and was purring like a demon... and Tuff, well originally I adopted him for my mom's neighbor lady on the proposal that if and when she passed on I would make sure Tuff had a home. She did and I kept my word. that is the short story of how I got my current animals. regular zoo going on here.
So that is how come I said unwanted animals. I urge anyone out there looking for a pet to adopt an unwanted pet from a shelter or rescue society. You will get lots of love in a great package!

Free Cat????

OK. I have a menagerie of unwanted animals. I am just a sucker! Orange cat, TUFFY, went to the vet today because he has diarrhea and daily vomiting fits. I figured it was due to low self esteem because of all the commercials for cat food for cats that are too fat, and he felt big. Hell he is big...until this bulimia thing started. He has lost about half of his body weight.
Sooooooo I take him to the vet. Now remember, this is the man who one day saw my pug, who IS fat, and said that is normal for a pug to get big after neutering, then the next visit read me the riot act for letting my dog look like a bratwurst- the kind filled with cheese. Also this is the vet hospital that extracted all off my yorkies teeth and annually sends me a reminder that Binky is due for hie oral exam!
Back to the orange cat- turns out he has an enlarged heart (x-rays) but that is not the problem. At least the vet doesn't think it is. We won't know more until all the lab tests come back. I always knew tuffy had a big heart- he is such a lover boy. And free he ain't- cost me $430. Small price to pay for a perpetual purr machine