Chevy is 19 years old this May, and was the runt of Chippie's litter, so we kept him.
5 years ago, he was very sick, and the vet said it would be kinder to put him down. he was given the first sedative, and as I looked at him lying in my arms, I couldn't do it. I just didn't believe he was ready to die. The vet said it was our choice, and we took him home, where he came round again. We nursed him for three weeks, and gradually he came back to being 'Chevy'.
He has had a wonderful 'extra' five years, but now his age is telling. He only has two teeth left; the front bottom two, and he looks so comical when he sist waiting for his breakfast.
But now he has lost his sight, and is stone deaf. It hurts to see him sitting by my chair at the table where I usually sit. he doesn't know if I am there or not, and gives a bark or two to see if I reach down to stroke him.
He still eats heartily, and poops and pees like a champ.,He likes to sleep most of the day, but when I put his lead on, he is up and ready for his walks, 3 times a day.
He only wants to take the habitual route we have walked for years, because he knows everywhere, without being able to see. he strides out in front of us, and stops and investigates every smell he senses. It can take 20 minutes for him to walk 100 yards, his sense of smell being all he has left...and there are plenty of them for him to check out
Every winter since, we have been preparing ourselves for him to join his Mum, Chippie. Every winter he gets through, and now spring is here, he is still strong as far as his legs are concerned. I think he will make another summer here with us, and we do all we can to ensure he is happy, in what must be a solitary little World for him.
We won't let him suffer, should that time come...but until then, he makes us laugh, cry, and occasionally get fed up with him going to the door two minutes after we have just come home...and sits there yapping until we open the door
We wouldn't change him for the World though.

It hurts to see him staring blankly into space...but he is happy to still be with us


Sorry to flood OT with my posts tonight, but I just feel ...happy...and sad too. Hope you don't mind my sharing our weekend

quote Originally posted by fierofetish: Hope you don't mind my sharing our weekend

I encourage it!

Pretty soon our lil' friend will be called on to the great beyound.
He's been a good friend and he's earned his peace.
Although we will miss him, we will love him always.
And see him again someday soon.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: I encourage it! .

X2!

Tony

19?! Wow! You have done something right.

quote Originally posted by fierofetish: Chevy is 19 years old this May

Those old Chevys just keep going and going. Good thing you didn't name him Ford.

My cat Nut is blind as a bat, can’t see my mag light when I shine it in her eyes, but she knows when I am in the house, she hears me walk in and she just walks right over to me, well more like bumps her way over to me. It’s like watching a pinball machine as she walks around bumping into things. If I call her, "Nut Kitty come see daddy", she follows my voice right over to where ever I am. When I was in the hospital for my bypass surgery Melanie threatened to bring her down to the hospital to stay with me. She would walk around the house meowing for me and then she would sit on the foot stool next to my chair in front of the computer. If Melanie was sitting there she would climb up on her lap and smell her and realize it wasn’t me and whack at Melanie and get back down onto the foot stool and call for me.

Did I mention “I just don’t like cats?”

Steve

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