Memorials

In this section, you will find an honour roll for all of our beloved companions listed in alphabetical order by the first name. Please click on the letters to see the memorials that have already been added.

Animal friends will be remembered on our Today We Remember page on the anniversary of their death.

Animal friends that passed away within the last 3 years will also be remembered on our Facebook page. Please note that only memorials with a photo included and the date of death recorded can be shared on Facebook.

15/08/00 - 22/01/16
Human family: Karen
Photo(s) of Bob (1)

Bob

My heart is in a thousand pieces and I'll never find them all again. My beloved Bob has left us, at 15 years old, the hardest decision I've ever had to make.

Bob was the most mischievous of cats! Over the years he did �1000's of pounds worth of damage around the house! Knocking over TV's, smashing furniture by knocking it over, pulling down curtains and bookcases! He was so clumsy but would just look at me afterwards as if to say.."I didn't do that" and then amble off without a care in the world.

In the last couple of years, but he started to show his age. He was diagnosed with an over active thyroid and was medicated. Over time, blood tests showed his level too high, the next too low so it was clear that his condition was unstable and not responding well to meds. Before Christmas he started to lose weight. I tried everything, all types of food, special gels, cat milk, all to no avail. He continued to lose weight and looked terrible. His old spark was still there and as long as he could be with his humans, he was happy enough but his weight loss continued and I worried constantly.

Just over a week ago, his weight had plummeted so low that I took him to an emergency appointment at the vet. They took another blood test suspecting a kidney problem. It came back a couple of days later showing that his thyroid was raging out of control and doubled his dose of meds. Despite immediately starting him on these, he continued to deteriorate and stopped eating altogether. By the end of the week, I rushed him back to the vets hoping they could get him eating again.

The vet said that his heart rate was so high she couldn't even count it. It had caused a build up of fluid around his lungs and heart which was causing him to stop eating. Whilst examining him, he collapsed gasping for breath. It was the most distressing thing I have had to witness with a pet. The vet gave us the devastating news that his survival chances were less than 10% and so we made the decision to let him go. I had taken him thinking he might just need a stay at the vet on a drip but an hour later, came home without him.

We are heartbroken. I have his ashes with me now and a beautiful picture in which they will be sealed. Bob will remain on the side (like he always did, even though he was always told off for it!). As for my heart, there are his paw prints all over it and always will be, as for all my cats. Sleep tight my angel, you are missed more than you could ever know xxxx

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