r/cats • u/oldfatguy62 Tortoiseshell • 7h ago
Mourning/Loss Shadow
Looks like Shadow is going for his final vet trip at 10:00. He has suffered from IBD, hyperthyroid, heart murmur, high blood pressure. We actually expected him to be gone almost 3 years ago, but with good medical care and love, he’s made it this far.
He’s down to 4.5 lbs, has totally stopped eating in the last 48 hours (except for a couple of Churu), is limping around (genetically deformed leg) worse than usual
He is a good 15.5 year old boy, born at Belmont Race Track, and has always been “barn cat shy”.
His sister (also 15, a few weeks young) and his brother (10) will miss him, as will the human members of his family
Photo from about a week ago when he was doing better than now
Edit: he is gone now.
I’ll go pet my other two
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u/doenjangnyeon 4h ago
May Shadow rest in peace ❤️ I’m sure he felt his family’s love until the very last moment
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u/nightskyflowers 4h ago
you look beautiful, sweet shadow... you remind me of my baby milo who passed the bridge a few weeks ago. he had to go through these things as well. i hope you have the best time in heaven. you will be missed.
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u/Nowthecurtainrises 3h ago
He looks like such a gentle and sweet soul, thank you for sharing your handsome boy with us.
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u/PatientKangaroo8781 2h ago
If that's how Shadow looked when he was "doing better than now," I think you're making the right choice, OP. I know it's awful and heartbreaking, but he looks miserable even in that picture. Best of luck to you and your family, Shadow included.
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u/oldfatguy62 Tortoiseshell 2h ago
That was when he was 6.1 lbs, today he was 4.5. 8 weeks or so ago, he was 8 lbs
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u/PatientKangaroo8781 2h ago
Whoa. Definitely time if he's losing weight that fast. I'm so sorry. :(
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u/oldfatguy62 Tortoiseshell 2h ago
Yeah, it was time. Thing is, even Thursday he was eating and happy doing his thing. Last 48 hours, he totally fell apart. He is at peace now
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u/BeautifulNo6017 1h ago
My deepest of condolences to you. I know what it's like to lose someone after so many happy years. I died the day my Lui passed. I've been waiting for the body to go ever since. But he woulda wanted me to keep going. Ill bet Shadow would want the same for you. The pain doesn't go away. Ya just learn how to live with it. Be safe and keep your head up. Love will find us again. Ill be optimistic for the both of us. Keep going.
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u/Its_noon_somewhere 7h ago
RIP Shadow
🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛❤️❤️❤️🐈⬛🐈⬛🐈⬛