My Special Friend Bubba, I lost my best friend Sat dec 23 Options

[kimberlyheide]

I lost my best friend Yesterday. Bubba was my cat since the day he was born on Friday, July 13, 1990. Friday the 13th is supposed to be a "bad luck day", but for me it was a very magical day. Bubba and I were Best friends. He was always there for me when things were hard and kept me going. I lived for that cat. He slept on my side of the bed for over 14 years. Last month Bubba started to get under the weather. We went to the Dr. and gave him antibiotics and he was not getting any better. He started to get worse and worse till he couldn't hardly walk anymore. I made another appointment with the vet tuesday night for him to see Bubba the following day. I knew this was going to be our last night together and that my baby was dying. The day I dreaded the most came and I had to say say good bye. My last act of love was to free him from his pain.... I love him very much and have an empty spot in my heart.

[kimberlyheide]

I thank you for your replies.. I had a really tough morning dealing with his death. I was alone for a couple hours and feeing sad and with a big void in my heart. I went to work and kept myself busy..I cried tonight because I miss him so much. His mama is 16 years old and she has not left my side when I am home.

Life must go on for each and everyone of us. I don't think our special friends would like to see us crying and sad all the time, believe me this is very hard for me. Somedays will be harder than others. Tomorrow is going to be hard when I pick up his ashes. I figure I will have a heart to heart talk with him on our journey home.

In response to punky's mommy about Tommy my cat who died from a overdose of anesthetic, Be very careful in asking your vet what type of anesthetic they will be using. Ketamine seems to be the drug of choice and if your pet is sensitive to it or has a underlying problem that hasn't surfaced it can be very bad. They have other anesthetics that are not as hard on the kidneys and liver. They do however cost a little more money. I know that abyssinian cats do not tolerate ketamine at all, unfortunatly I found that out to late. I think Tommy may have had a underlying problem also. I still have alot of guilt over that death..I did bring another abyssinian cat into my household 2 months after his death. Abyssinian cats have qualities that are unique to their breed and I couldn't see my life without one. Dion has become a very special addition to the family...