Buster was my favourite cat to this point.
He died on February 22, 2024. We recused him from the yard on January 18, 2011.
He was at the very least 14, as he was not a kitten once 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 tooth, perhaps extra, eliminated all through his life.
Buster struggled with recovering from the surgical procedure. He didn’t eat a lot for just a few days, and the tooth extraction space was contaminated.
Ultimately, Buster recovered from the surgical procedure. It was sluggish. He began to regain weight.
One other Incident
On November 1, 2023, I assumed Buster was going to die. He was all of a sudden hiding from us and torpid. He additionally put his mouth within the water dish however not consuming.
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 have been extraordinarily excessive. The vet suspected that Buster had most cancers.
The vet stated, “Cats are powerful,” and to not surrender on him simply but. He gave him a steroid shot, explaining that we might know inside just a few days if it was going to assist.
Buster responded nearly instantly. Inside just a few hours, his fever was gone, and he was appearing principally regular by the following time.
Buster refused to take the anemia drugs. 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 rather a lot throughout the night time. It appeared like he had phlegm caught in his throat.
We had an appointment that subsequent day for one more 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 Last 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 might 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 completely different at breakfast time. He was not looking forward to second breakfast like normal.
I justified it, considering perhaps 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 lavatory 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 total physique and head have been transferring with every breath.
We known as the vet, and so they stated to deliver him in instantly.
Our common vet was off that day. The vet who evaluated him hoped his new downside could possibly 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 quick time, as his bone marrow couldn’t do one thing anymore. I don’t keep in mind the precise particulars.
Buster’s respiratory had declined additional whereas ready for the bloodwork outcomes. He was clearly in a major 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 direction of me.
He was the cat that adopted me round probably the most. He at all times appeared all for what I used to be doing.
We rescued him just a few 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 help. 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 couple of years later, we took in Nacho, Taco, and Charlotte (they have been rescued individually).
Buster was a favourite not solely with my husband and me however with the opposite cats as properly. He usually 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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