Little Egypt 1991 - 2008
Little Egypt passed away this morning with the aid of the emergency vet. She was 17 years old.
I was with her at the end. She ended up staying overnight at the hospital and around 6 p.m. she started having seizures. By the time I had arrived at about 7 she'd had two. I spend time with her petting and stroking her and talking to her and even though she was doped out from the valium they gave her, I think she knew I was there. I could hear her purring after a while.
This morning I was going to take her to my regular vet but as it turned out, the vet told me there was no hope of recovery and I decided that I didn't want her to suffer anymore. I had discussed this with the doctor on duty last night and somehow I knew that it would come to this. They're still not sure what happened, whether the FIP virus she was carrying finally struck or if it was an undiagnosed brain tumor. It was so sudden.
I hope the 17 years I spent with her were as happy for her as they were for me. I always tried my best to care for her and loved her more than anything. She was a very affectionate cat, with a decided mischievous streak that she never grew out of. At the age of 17 she was almost as much a kitten as she was at three months when I first brought her home. Through the good times and bad, I could not have asked for a truer more loving companion. I will miss her very much.
I was with her at the end. She ended up staying overnight at the hospital and around 6 p.m. she started having seizures. By the time I had arrived at about 7 she'd had two. I spend time with her petting and stroking her and talking to her and even though she was doped out from the valium they gave her, I think she knew I was there. I could hear her purring after a while.
This morning I was going to take her to my regular vet but as it turned out, the vet told me there was no hope of recovery and I decided that I didn't want her to suffer anymore. I had discussed this with the doctor on duty last night and somehow I knew that it would come to this. They're still not sure what happened, whether the FIP virus she was carrying finally struck or if it was an undiagnosed brain tumor. It was so sudden.
I hope the 17 years I spent with her were as happy for her as they were for me. I always tried my best to care for her and loved her more than anything. She was a very affectionate cat, with a decided mischievous streak that she never grew out of. At the age of 17 she was almost as much a kitten as she was at three months when I first brought her home. Through the good times and bad, I could not have asked for a truer more loving companion. I will miss her very much.