hi.

i know haven’t posted on this blog in five months, and it seems pretty abandoned, but i figured this post was necessary.

since i’ve posted about my cat on here before, i decided it was best to update you guys on what happened.

a lot of things have happened since i last wrote here. i dyed my hair blue, went to three concerts, watched a lot of youtube, and tried surrounding myself with more positive things that make me happy.

but i won’t get into all that now, because this post is a little more serious than my others.

so my cat, kevin, has been a big part of my life for the past year. he’s made me a happier person, he’s made me understand animals (especially cats) a little more, and he’s just improved my life so, so much.

last thursday, however, he wasn’t feeling very well. he died around 9pm that night, from a cause none of us are completely sure of.

he had been sick for a week or two before that; he wouldn’t eat or drink anything, and he just wasn’t being like himself. he was way too skinny, so much that you could see (and feel) his bones. we took him to the vet, and they told us he had pancreas and gallbladder issues, and that he was very dehydrated. they gave him some fluids and a couple shots, and told us not to feed or water him for 24 hours.

he seemed better for the next few hours. we ended up feeding him before the 24 hours were over though, because he looked terrible and we figured it would be ok if was only a 22 hour fast instead of 24. he ate a lot of the food we gave him and even drank some of his water. we thought he had gotten better, until wednesday/thursday when he only got worse.

we’re still not completely sure what was wrong with him, but we tried so hard to help him through it. we did everything we could have done, and even that wasn’t good enough. he eventually just lost all control, meaning he was gone before he was actually gone.

before he died, he couldn’t even move. he tried to stand up and walk to his bed, and he fell over immediately because he didn’t have any strength left. we lost him whenever he lost control of himself.

it’s been hard, and there’s been lots of tears, but i’m really glad i got to spend a year with him. he was the sweetest cat i’ve had the pleasure of knowing, and i really am going to miss him.

r.i.p kevin.

i’m going to miss your loud purrs, jingle bell collar, and golden yellow eyes. 😢💛

-L