MomToAp1699
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A few posts back I wrote about the losses we have suffered in the last year. It was a tough year and a long hard summer. Once again loss has touched our lives taking away another of our beloved family pets. Our cat Kovu passed away early yesterday morning.. Kovu had a long history of respiratory issues from the day we got him. He was a barn kitten whose owner said sure take him. She was of the opinion if the cats lived or died it didn't matter to her. So with such a hard start in life and being sickly from all of that we knew our time with him was limited. Loved him despite that and are broken hearted at the loss.. He wasn't like tigger who loved us dearly but was more like the cat version of an old man in a smoking jacket.. he was laid back and stogey but loved us all the same.. Kovu was a diffrent story.. he was funny, cuddly, sneaky little fellow who was constantly sneezing..
He had been to the vet last year after a severe health episode of respiratory distress and the vet told us he didn't believe he would make it a few days.. Said he had never seen a cat in his condition that he could do anything for. He made it nearly a year and we are thankful for each moment. A week ago he had another episode of distress and we treated him with the typical manner or reducing congestion and while he was wobbly he had recovered.. but then this past Sunday evening he seemed off again and was breathing very poorly.. As is the custom when he is sick I stayed up with him .. Unlike previous times he wandered around the house.. Hung out on the couch,, slept in his bed.. meandered.. not something he usually does when he is sick so I thought maybe it wasn't as bad this time.. I think maybe he was saying goodbye.. Early Monday at about 7 am he had wondered back to his spot in the bathroom when I heard him crying loudly.. I went in and checked on him and there was no obvious issue but he was very congested both in his nose and lungs this time.. I woke my husband and told him what was going on and we sat with him for a while. A few moments later my husband had to leave the room for something. while he was gone Kovu had a severe episode of distress where it seemed to me he couldn't breath at all.. I held him and said goodbye as he slowly faded away.. I miss him more than words but feel like a weight is off my heart. I lived in fear for him.. that he would have an episode while we where out of the house.. or even worse while we where on vacation and not be here to give him the the round the clock tlc he needed.. He seemed to only have that brief moment of pain before passing and I don't believe he suffered before that.. he even was flopping his tail all around when he saw my husband get out of bed ( he was daddies boy) So I know he was able to know what was going on around him and had him with us.. Its harder on us than him, I know that.. but I miss him so much.. two beloved kitties in 6 weeks right after two beloved family members is a lot to throw at a family..
He had been to the vet last year after a severe health episode of respiratory distress and the vet told us he didn't believe he would make it a few days.. Said he had never seen a cat in his condition that he could do anything for. He made it nearly a year and we are thankful for each moment. A week ago he had another episode of distress and we treated him with the typical manner or reducing congestion and while he was wobbly he had recovered.. but then this past Sunday evening he seemed off again and was breathing very poorly.. As is the custom when he is sick I stayed up with him .. Unlike previous times he wandered around the house.. Hung out on the couch,, slept in his bed.. meandered.. not something he usually does when he is sick so I thought maybe it wasn't as bad this time.. I think maybe he was saying goodbye.. Early Monday at about 7 am he had wondered back to his spot in the bathroom when I heard him crying loudly.. I went in and checked on him and there was no obvious issue but he was very congested both in his nose and lungs this time.. I woke my husband and told him what was going on and we sat with him for a while. A few moments later my husband had to leave the room for something. while he was gone Kovu had a severe episode of distress where it seemed to me he couldn't breath at all.. I held him and said goodbye as he slowly faded away.. I miss him more than words but feel like a weight is off my heart. I lived in fear for him.. that he would have an episode while we where out of the house.. or even worse while we where on vacation and not be here to give him the the round the clock tlc he needed.. He seemed to only have that brief moment of pain before passing and I don't believe he suffered before that.. he even was flopping his tail all around when he saw my husband get out of bed ( he was daddies boy) So I know he was able to know what was going on around him and had him with us.. Its harder on us than him, I know that.. but I miss him so much.. two beloved kitties in 6 weeks right after two beloved family members is a lot to throw at a family..
Kovu was lucky to have been cared for so much.
I will be blogging while I am gone but since I won't have internet access from anywhere but my cell phone while I am gone the posts will not be on here until I get back home. Because for some reason the disboards just do not like my cell phone internet browser. 
She was in a lot of pain and she is at peace now. It doesn't make it feel better. She was 51 years old and leaves behind three children in their early to mid twenties. She was a wonderful mom and she raised them to be strong individuals who know where they want to go in life. That doesn't make it any less sad that there are so many things she will miss in their lives. None of them are married, none have children 
