I lost my little Chip Kitty.
Today was one of the worst days in my life. We (me, my hubby and hiedibear) had to take my little black kitty, Chip, to be put to sleep. He dropped a whole lot of weight, was not eating or drinking. Last week, I started giving him a kitty version of insure and water by syringe, until we could get him to the vet. His breath and pee smelled like fingernail polish remover. It turns out that Persian Kitty's are prone to kidney failure. And that is what happened to my baby. The vet tried to pull him out of it with i.v.'s and antibiotics and special kitty food, and an appetite stimulant. He seemed to improve at the vets, but went downhill once he was home again. I was up at my mom's house this weekend. By the time I got home, Chip could hardly walk at all. I kept him in bed with me (I called in to work and took the day off), and sang to him (he liked to be sang to) and brushed him (he just got where he enjoyed being brushed too, dang it!). Then, this morning, we had to take him in. It was horrible. We just took him in, said our sobbing goodbyes and we left him there. Our other kitties, Oreo and Prnacer seem worried about me and keep hanging around with me. Prancer is being a clown and playing with me (fetch, with his ball). Oreo is just being lovey. Sorry this is a downer..but I can't help it...I am so sad. He just turned 3 on February 25th. Just a baby still.



