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October 18, 2007 Scooter Passed Away.
I have been putting off posting this because it's soooooo hard for me to talk about.
On Thursday, October 18, 2007 Scooter passed away from lymphoma aka Cancer that we did know he had till it was too late.As some of you know originally the vet thought he might have just had a urinary obstruction,because he was having some difficulty and cry when he'd use the litter box.We tried treating him for that and he still had problems and I noticed he started to get a lump in his belly area.We took him back to the vet and the vet x-rayed him and checked him out really well and found out a mass in his belly.But he'd said he'd have to do surgery to be 100% sure to see if he had it.
Needless to say I was totally devastated,the vet who has been the family vet for all our pets for years told me he'd do his best,and if he opened him up and saw there was a way to remove the cancer,he'd spend all day trying to remove it.
We brought him in a few days later and the vet opened him up and called us to tell us that it would be for the best if he just put him to sleep while he was already out because the cancer was everywhere.He said that at the most if he sent him home he would have 2 weeks to live,and it would be very painful for him.The vet had a pet boxer that had the same thing so I knew he knew what he was talking about and I have always trusted him completely.
So on October 18, 2007 Scooter passed away to kitty heaven.
His passing was devastating and crushing to me,he was like a child to me.I'm the one that rescued him and nursed him back to health.He was always with me and was apart of me.
I got a nice headstone for him and also plan on getting a memorial tattoo for him,I also plan on keeping his site and myspace up as a memorial to him because he was such a wonderful and well loved cat and not just adored by me.
I also adopted 2 new kitties to keep myself and the other kitties company.One is Scooter's half brother Mr Grumpy the other is named Manxy.
Manxy was adopted from some friends of mine named Gary and Delores who rehab rescued animals.
Manxy along with his two brothers when they were kittens,were left to die in a dumpster at a local grocery store.Manxy also happends to be a Manx cat so he was born without a tail.
I still think about Scooter everyday,and I have my bad days where I really miss him.But hopefully I can provide as good of a home to the new kitties as I did for Scooter.The new kitties are really a blessing to me and keep me from getting to overcome with grief when thinking about Scooter not being here anymore.
Ugly Shyla
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