Yesterday was a very very sad day for me! We had to put my 11 year old cat, Batman, down. Batman was a HUGE part of my life. I rescued him from the shelter right after I moved out on my own. I was lonely and was thinking about getting a dog. Of course when you go to the pound you have to look at all the cute kitties too! This cat was the only one who came up to me and was loving all over me. I thought awww how sweet and hmmm they can be litter box trained. A worker came over to me and asked if I was interested in adopting him. I said that I wasn't sure since I didn't know if I wanted a cat or dog yet. The worker said, well if you want this cat you better decide today since tomorrow he will have been here for a week and we put him down. Well that sealed the deal. He was MINE!!!
He was a great kitty! He was very playful and loving. He loved curling up next to me and sleeping on my head. All of my friends loved him and his great personality. Batman warmed up to Mr.E and let me know he was the one. Batman was a great big brother to Little Lion. He let him tug on him and pull his tail without ever biting. Kitty was one of LL's first words.
This weekend he took a turn for the worse. Batman had started not eating his hard food a while back, and I switched to wet food which he ate. But this past weekend, he decided to not eat any of his food. He wasn't his normal active self. So I took him to the vet yesterday morning. He had a low temperature which made the vet think his kidneys were the problem. His fibrosarcoma was also back. He had this 2 years ago that is a cancerous tumor that is the result of vaccines on his left hip. When they removed it, they give only a 50-50 chance of survival of a year. It was TWO years at this point. I didn't think it'd come back. I wasn't too concerned since the vet thought a change of diet would work if it was kidney disease, and we've been through the removal of the tumor. So I leave him there for blood work.
The vet calls me back and tells me that his levels were super high which is very bad. He would need a blood transfusion and 4-5 night stay at the vet to get him back into shape. Then I would need to give him shots EVERYDAY as well as change his diet. And in a few months he would have to go back to get surgery to remove his tumor on his hip. The vet wasn't even sure he'd make it through the blood transfusion since he was weak. So after a lot of tears and heartfelt decisions. I decided to put him down. I couldn't make him go through all that pain and suffering. He wouldn't want to live like this.
I went back to the vet with Mr.E. We left Little Lion with grandparents since he doesn't understand what's going on and didn't want to have him worry why mom was crying. We sat with Batman for 30 mins and told him what a good kitty he is and how much we love him. We even stayed while the vet put him under. It was very peaceful and I'm glad that I was there with him when he passed. We took him to Mr.E's parents house and buried him next to their family dog. I know he's in a better place with no pain or worries.
So in honor of my first baby here are my favorite pictures of him through the years. Here Batman is as an only child.
What a great big brother!
Batman I love you and miss you dearly! There will never be another cat like you! You were my partner in crime!! I will see you in heaven!
3 comments:
Robyn - so sorry to hear about your sadness these last few days.. Kitties who tolerate toddlers are rare gems!
Ughhhh! I shouldn't have read that, now I'm teary eyed. We're sending you hugs!!!!
I'm so sorry to hear about Batman. I know exactly how you feel and how difficult this is for you. You are in my thoughts.
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