Zorro's Passing, An emptiness in my heart Options

[Marina]

Today at 1:42 pm my fiance and I had to put our beloved Savannah cat "Zorro" to sleep. This was by far one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. I sit here tonight and I found this website and it is a Godsend because I am torn apart inside. We had Zorro for a very short time. He was only 10 months old and we brought him home from a breeder in October. I have never bought a pure bred cat before either. My other 4 cats are all adopted and we brought Zorro home with a Bengal kitten named Xena. Zorro was originally from another cattery so we feel Xena will be fine and so far she is a healthy, happy 5 month-old. We took Zorro to three different vets, the last one being an internal medicine specialist who felt very strongly he had the dry form of Feline Infectious Peritonitis. This disease is fatal for cats. We were going to go through with exploratory surgery for a definitive diagnosis, however Zorro became too weak these last two days, was unable to stand and would no longer eat or drink. He lost 6 pounds over a period of less than two months, and had not responded to any of the treatments we tried over that time period. We took him to the emergency room Wednesday night and they ran more blood work on Thursday, however today when we went to pick him up, we just knew it was time. I know that my baby is in a better place now and no longer has to suffer but I am left with an emptiness that is too much to endure right now. Zorro was a unique and beautiful cat and we will never be able to replace him. As soon as I am able to I will post a picture or two of our sweet kitty. He had slept in between us for the last month and tonight I don't even feel like going to bed because his spot is empty. I know it will take time but the pain is so fresh right now. I am so glad to have found this site to speak to others who truly understand the agony of losing a pet to illness and death. God bless all of you. Thank you.

[Muffins]

Hi Marina:

I am TERRIBLY SORRY ABOUT HAVING TO HAVE YOUR PRECIOUS ZORRO PUT TO SLEEP TODAY.

I will say, if you had to come to any pet grief site, that I am very grateful that you came here, to us, at Lightning-Strike..............
We all know the pain of LOSS!!!!!!
And, it stinks!!!!!

Ten months old is WAY TOO SHORT...............I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW THAT.....

And, I do know that "peritonitis" in humans has decreased severely in the past several years, but it was at one point extremely deadly............

I can only imagine that it's much more so deadly in a small furkitten!!!!

Yes, your sweet baby is up at Rainbow's Bridge...........and up there, there is no more pain................No more worry..............
Full "crunchy" bowls, "water bowls" and "Fancy Feast" (or the doggy kind), of food bowls...

Our sweet lil' ones will never want for anything................
They run among the meadows and flowers, and I like to think that they all catch butterflies on their noses every once in awhile!!!!!

You, my new friend, have come to the best place that you could've.....
I am sure that by this time tomorrow night, you will have SEVERAL RESPONSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Right now...........in my EST (Boston) time zone, it's 11:23pm................
But, I know that you will receive many responses from all of the wonderful people here
at LS..................

Last year, I don't know what I would've done if I hadn't found this site........
After my husband went to sleep late at night, it was me and the computer, and I will always be grateful that I found LS.............

Right now, Ben and I have two kitties..........
Lucy is the "dominant" female, and she has diabetes and asthma........... (8 yrs. old).
Mr. Yoster is a very "nervous" boy, who is around 9 years old..........
We adopted them after we had to put our Ms. Ernestine to sleep...............

But....................I stay here at LS..............
Because I was helped, loved, and accepted...............
And, I have many friends here.........

And, I don't know the "health" of our fur-kids, especially Ms. Lucy's............and, of course, that makes me very, very nervous........

I consider everyone here to be a great friend...............Very loving and caring.........

Please Marina, if you need to, please PM/e-mail me if you need someone to talk with.
I should be up until about 1:30am EST..............

God Bless You..........

Love, Denise xoxo