SKULLYJan. 18 1997-Jan. 31 2012
Well, here we are again.
Seems like it was just yesterday I was here blogging about putting my cat Dharma down. After Dharma passed, Skully, the older cat ,started acting strange. Figured it was because of Dharma being gone. Soon came to realize that Skully was losing her eyesight. Nothing I could do about the blindness. She seemed to adapt. Knew exactly where the food/water was, where the bed was, and most importantly, where the litter box was. Then the peeing on the carpet started, followed by dozens of trips to the litter box. A trip to the vet revealed there were Kidney issues. Was given special food and pills. Skully wouldn't touch the special food or the pills. I had to stick a needle in her back and intravenous 200 ml of sodium chloride to keep her insides hydrated.
She basically stopped eating 3 days ago. She was getting weaker and lethargic. I knew the end was near.
Skully was born on Jan.18 1997. Born under a veranda of a gang house on Langside. Was rescued by Quagga {No-Kill Shelter}. My sister Susan adopted Skully and brought her home only to find out Skullys' mother was diagnosed with feline aids. Skully was removed from my sisters because she already had a cat and the feline aids is transmittable. Skully was then being fostered by my parents neighbour Maureen. The shelter was evacuated because of the flood. Maureen was full so my parents took Skully in and decided she was not going back to the shelter. They also decided I needed a cat, and lo and behold I became a cat owner!
Took awhile getting used to someone trying to wake you in the middle of the night for no reason, but eventually we figured out a schedule.
Skully did her own nails but demanded a brushing every morning. Then during the warm months she demanded to be let out in the front yard where she would consume lots of grass till she puked it up. Then if she was bored she'd stick her paw thru the fence and try to grab the dog's tail. Big dog, thought she was crazy! She'd happily lay out in the shade watching life {and the odd bird} fly by.
Skully liked to be fed her wet food at 4:30 {3:30 in winter} and would pick up and drop the metal food dish to get my attention. It worked. Skully would then rifle thru her food and then clean up whatever Dharma didn't eat. When it came to human food, Skully liked Cheeseburgers {meat} and roasted chicken, then wash it down with some Bottled water!
Then in the evening she'd make her way over to the couch, jump up and plunk herself down, and wait for me to stroke her, and rub her ears.
Skully for some reason didn't like having her picture taken. I'd pull the Polaroid out and she'd run and hide while voicing her displeasure. Okay, I'll try my 35 mm SLR, surely she can't recognize that as a camera......wrong. Didn't like those either. Thank goodness for digital cameras, she didn't mind those!!
Gonna miss ya ,girl!
David
Jan.31/12
Special Thanks to CATRYSSE Vet Services and Dr. Fisk
