A life lost

As many of you know, my cat Oliver has been dealing with end-stage cardiomyopathy for the past few months. Diagnosed as a kitten, he was given 3-5 years to live and I was so happy when he made it to year 5. I was hopeful he'd continue to beat the odds. Going into year 6, his disease progressed dramatically and the last few months have been difficult.  However, even through the past few months, Oliver was a happy and loving cat.  Lots of lap resting, a little knitting needle playing and I always got nose kisses at least twice a day after I gave him medications. He's been taking medication all his life, so he was pretty good about taking them, but even I was surprised to receive kisses each time.

He was a wonderful pet and companion, and he loved everyone he met. Thank you for your support over the past fews months and in the days to come.  You're a caring community, which I appreciate dearly. I'll be back soon...

More photos of Oliver are on my flickr kitty set.

Comments

[Lori Corman]

Suzanne. Sad and feeling for you over the loss of Oliver. He was beautiful.
I have two cats, the oldest is 16....I know what day to day is....Hugs....
Lori (suprise...your one skein pal....your package should be in the mail saturday....I'm SO SORRY that I'm late getting it to you...please forgive me...)

[Erin]

So sorry to hear about Oliver. He was a handsome fellow and I enjoyed seeing his pictures. My thoughts are with you.

[Shelby]

I'm so sorry for your loss!!

[dee]

Sorry to hear about your cat.

[wendy g]

Oliver was a beautiful boy. I am so sorry to hear of your loss.

[Jenna]

I'm sorry to hear about Oliver. At least you can be thankful for the years that you had him and his sweet spirit. Best wishes to you.

[sprite]

{Suzanne and Grant}

[Dani]

Im so sorry for your loss. Oliver was a handsome boy. I know thre aren't words totake the pain away, just try and remember the things that made him so special, and the longer than expected life you had together.

{{{Hugs}}}

[Lolly]

Oh, S, I am so sorry...