Olivers Updates

Fauna was our favorite cat! He loved to jump up next to you, plop down and snuggle. He was Blu’s companion and would always chase her around and play with her – always amusing to watch! Oliver always had a huge smile waiting for him and loved to pet his soft coat. He was a great cat and we will miss him dearly!

Thursday, June 3rd, I came home and Dave told me that Fauna was peeing blood. I took him to the vet that night and he she said he had a pretty bad bladder infection (he has had these before) so I was sent home with some drugs and instructions to call if anything changed. When I got home from the vets Dave was on his way out the door to leave for camping at Bedal. I decided to stay home so I could keep my eye on the cat for the night. When I woke there was blood and urine all over the house and I noticed he hadn’t eaten anything from the night before. I know he loved tuna so I opened up a can of my expensive stuff and gave him some…he walked away from it. When he got up to walk I noticed his whole back end was wet with blood and so was his bedding. He then went to the water dish and just sat there and looked at it. I knew something was really wrong so I decided to call the vet again and take him back in. When I got there the vet took his temp and it was pretty low (99, normally 103), not to mention he was cool to the touch. She thought that he would need a blood transfusion and a whole lot of work to get him all fixed up. Sadly we just couldn’t afford to spend anywhere from $700-$1200 on vet care. My only other option was to put him to sleep so he didn’t have to suffer anymore. My last moments with him where me kissing him on the head, telling him that we love him and that we will miss him so much. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do especially with out Dave there. Afterwards I called Dave to let him know what happened and we cried on the phone together.