MARCH 2006
:::Catchup blog for March, 2006 (see 3/14/06 post):::
MARCH 8
Lou passes away. (written in May)
And so, it happened. In the early hours of March 8th, Louie, my big, pudgy, dog-sized, sunny-orange cat, passed away at only 8 years old. It was a very horrible event. I feel so sorry for him...
Lou’s problems began showing up when he would wander in and out of the cat box for days with visible discomfort. He appeared to have diarrhea, so the vet treated him as such. Nothing else seemed to be wrong. After two weeks, he was getting more lethargic than normal and looked like he was losing weight. He was straining in the cat box and looked uncomfortable when he walked. The second vet visit brought on an x-ray that showed he did not have diarrhea, but in fact had a severe case of constipation; they said there were about 5-6 weeks worth of feces backed up in his large intestines!
They immediately took Lou in for emergency surgery to put him under anesthesia and then manually remove what they could, taking three hours (poor Lou)! We brought him home to recover. After an hour or two he woke up, still fading in and out, and then he just…stopped breathing. That was it. It was extremely traumatic for me. I’m not sure if it was the anesthesia (he was overweight), if the surgery was too much, or it was just too late for everything…
We rushed him to an animal emergency clinic in New York by cab, but he was gone before we even left the house. It was the longest cab ride, ever. They pronounced him dead there, and after two long hours of crying a hugging him, I let them take him away. I didn’t want to leave him alone in a strange place like that. His fur and skin was still so soft…I didn’t want to believe it.
I decided to have him cremated, something I’d never done before, but I had nowhere to bury him; this still isn’t quite home to me. We bought Louie an extra special bronze box to have his ashes put into, and I’ve been keeping him close by. I’m still completely broken-hearted, even two months later.
Louie’s plaque on his box reads, “I love you, my puppy Lou”. I will miss my Lou forever.
Here is a link for more information on cat constipation. This site has excellent cat care info.
MARCH 10
Faith bought a new puppy, and is allowed to bring him to work! The boss has his dauchsand "Licker" in a few times a week, so now he's got a new best friend- Boomer! He's a long-haired chiuaua and is the smallest, cutest thing I've ever seen.
MARCH 11
Jef has headed back home to Orlando, Florida, to be near his kids again. We helped Jef pack up his truck over the weekend, and Dave kept his promise to drive back with him to help.
WE MISS YOU, JEF!!!
And then there were three.
...I also took this photo of an abandoned stuffed puppy leaning against a pole on a corner.
MARCH 23–27
Bryan, Dave's long time friend, visited from Texas to attend an Epinions music conference. We made sure to take him to one of our favorite German restaraunts, Heidelberg.
Dave had a show at the Alphanbet Lounge again- and afterwards, we headed over to a local bar to celebrate Faith's birthday!
Eric and Nate
Dave, Faith and Allison!
MARCH 8
Lou passes away. (written in May)
And so, it happened. In the early hours of March 8th, Louie, my big, pudgy, dog-sized, sunny-orange cat, passed away at only 8 years old. It was a very horrible event. I feel so sorry for him...
Lou’s problems began showing up when he would wander in and out of the cat box for days with visible discomfort. He appeared to have diarrhea, so the vet treated him as such. Nothing else seemed to be wrong. After two weeks, he was getting more lethargic than normal and looked like he was losing weight. He was straining in the cat box and looked uncomfortable when he walked. The second vet visit brought on an x-ray that showed he did not have diarrhea, but in fact had a severe case of constipation; they said there were about 5-6 weeks worth of feces backed up in his large intestines!
They immediately took Lou in for emergency surgery to put him under anesthesia and then manually remove what they could, taking three hours (poor Lou)! We brought him home to recover. After an hour or two he woke up, still fading in and out, and then he just…stopped breathing. That was it. It was extremely traumatic for me. I’m not sure if it was the anesthesia (he was overweight), if the surgery was too much, or it was just too late for everything…
We rushed him to an animal emergency clinic in New York by cab, but he was gone before we even left the house. It was the longest cab ride, ever. They pronounced him dead there, and after two long hours of crying a hugging him, I let them take him away. I didn’t want to leave him alone in a strange place like that. His fur and skin was still so soft…I didn’t want to believe it.
I decided to have him cremated, something I’d never done before, but I had nowhere to bury him; this still isn’t quite home to me. We bought Louie an extra special bronze box to have his ashes put into, and I’ve been keeping him close by. I’m still completely broken-hearted, even two months later.
Louie’s plaque on his box reads, “I love you, my puppy Lou”. I will miss my Lou forever.
Here is a link for more information on cat constipation. This site has excellent cat care info.
MARCH 10
Faith bought a new puppy, and is allowed to bring him to work! The boss has his dauchsand "Licker" in a few times a week, so now he's got a new best friend- Boomer! He's a long-haired chiuaua and is the smallest, cutest thing I've ever seen.
MARCH 11
Jef has headed back home to Orlando, Florida, to be near his kids again. We helped Jef pack up his truck over the weekend, and Dave kept his promise to drive back with him to help.
WE MISS YOU, JEF!!!
And then there were three.
...I also took this photo of an abandoned stuffed puppy leaning against a pole on a corner.
MARCH 23–27
Bryan, Dave's long time friend, visited from Texas to attend an Epinions music conference. We made sure to take him to one of our favorite German restaraunts, Heidelberg.
Dave had a show at the Alphanbet Lounge again- and afterwards, we headed over to a local bar to celebrate Faith's birthday!
Eric and Nate
Dave, Faith and Allison!
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