Buster was my favourite cat up to now.
He died on February 22, 2024. We recused him from the yard on January 18, 2011.
He was not less than 14, as he was not a kitten after we introduced him inside. Learn his rescue story right here.
Writing the story of what occurred when my cat died helps me course of my grief. It’s okay if nobody else ever reads this.
Anemia Issues
Buster had surgical procedure in August 2023 for eye entropion. On the similar time, he had one other rotten tooth eliminated.
The pre-surgery bloodwork confirmed that Buster was barely anemic. The vet thought it may have been from having a foul tooth for some time.
Buster most likely had about half of his enamel, possibly extra, eliminated all through his life.
Buster struggled with recovering from the surgical procedure. He didn’t eat a lot for a couple of days, and the tooth extraction space was contaminated.
Ultimately, Buster recovered from the surgical procedure. It was gradual. He began to regain weight.
One other Incident
On November 1, 2023, I believed Buster was going to die. He was abruptly hiding from us and torpid. He additionally put his mouth within the water dish however not ingesting.
We took him to the vet. He had a excessive fever.
Bloodwork was performed once more, and he was nonetheless barely anemic. His purple blood rely was nonetheless low however about the identical as in August.
His lymphocytes had been extraordinarily excessive. The vet suspected that Buster had most cancers.
The vet stated, “Cats are robust,” and to not quit on him simply but. He gave him a steroid shot, explaining that we might know inside a couple of days if it was going to assist.
Buster responded nearly instantly. Inside a couple of hours, his fever was gone, and he was performing largely regular by the following time.
Buster refused to take the anemia medication. It’s in a liquid, so I may get it into his mouth. Nonetheless, he would droll it out as a substitute of swallowing it.
Buster Coughs Bizarre for 1 Night time
On the finish of December, Buster coughed quite a bit through the night time. It appeared like he had phlegm caught in his throat.
We had an appointment that subsequent day for an additional cat’s annual test, so I took Buster alongside.
By the point of the appointment, Buster’s cough had disappeared. Nonetheless, Buster had gained some weight for the reason that November appointment.
The vet reran bloodwork, and he was nonetheless anemic. Nonetheless, the white blood cell rely had returned to the excessive finish of regular.
He was given one other steroid shot.
Buster’s Ultimate Week
On Sunday of the week that he died, I observed Buster had a sore on his lip.
One other cat had their annual checkup on Tuesday, so I took Buster alongside.
The vet thought that Buster could have the beginning of stomatitis. He didn’t run bloodwork this time.
He was given an antibiotic and a steroid shot. His weight was nonetheless maintained.
On Tuesday morning, Buster appeared totally different at breakfast time. He was not longing for second breakfast like common.
I justified it, pondering possibly he had a scuff with one other cat and was avoiding them. Nonetheless, I observed he was hiding within the rest room a bit later.
The toilet was the place he hid again in August following his surgical procedure when he wasn’t feeling terrible.
After which I observed he was respiratory closely. His complete physique and head had been transferring with every breath.
We referred to as the vet, they usually stated to deliver him in instantly.
Our common vet was off that day. The vet who evaluated him hoped his new downside may very well be handled.
Sadly, the bloodwork confirmed that he was extraordinarily anemic. The purple blood rely was on the very low finish of low.
The vet defined {that a} blood transfusion may assist, however just for a really brief time, as his bone marrow couldn’t do one thing anymore. I don’t bear in mind the precise particulars.
Buster’s respiratory had declined additional whereas ready for the bloodwork outcomes. He was clearly in a big quantity of misery.
The vet stated the kindest factor to do could be to let him go. So that’s what we did.
Buster, The Favourite Cat
Buster was my favourite cat as he was very loving in the direction of me.
He was the cat that adopted me round probably the most. He all the time appeared excited by what I used to be doing.
We rescued him a couple of months earlier than my mother-in-law handed away unexpectedly.
We had two different cats on the time, Lina and Kilala. Nonetheless, it was Buster who gave me probably the most emotional assist. He laid with me, cuddled, and purred with me throughout that tough time.
After rescuing Buster, we took in Violet, Jake, and Elwood three years later, taking us to 6 cats. A number of years later, we took in Nacho, Taco, and Charlotte (they had been rescued individually).
Buster was a favourite not solely with my husband and me however with the opposite cats as effectively. He typically cuddled with different cats on the sofa or in a window seat.
All will drastically miss Buster. He was additionally the cat most frequently with me when making YouTube movies.
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