My sweet little Dolly died yesterday while I was at work. I knew she was close to death when I left and I so badly wished I could stay home and be with her at the end. I was certain she would die while I was gone. From the day I first felt the lump on her head a couple days before Christmas, I had a strong suspicion it was cancer. And I had a dreadful feeling that I had maybe 6 weeks left with her before she died. I don’t know what made me think that, but I did. As it turns out, she didn’t even last that long. She only lasted 3 weeks. The day I took her to the vet, she weighed around 4 and a half pounds. I weighed her body tonight and she was down to 3.4 pounds. Granted, she was a tiny cat, but her healthy weight was around 7 pounds. I can take some comfort knowing she is no longer in pain, but it’s been hard for me all week seeing her going downhill and seeing that lump on her head continue to get larger. That was quite an aggressive cancer she had! Now she’s gone and while she’s at peace, I’m still in agony over her loss. From the first moment I discovered her in my garage 11 years ago, she had my heart. Now she’s left footprints on my heart and I’ll miss her a lot. I already miss her. RIP sweet little Dolly.
My sweet little Dolly died yesterday while I was at work. I knew she was close to death when I left and I so badly wished I could stay home and be with her at the end. I was certain she would die while I was gone. From the day I first felt the lump on her head a couple days before Christmas, I had a strong suspicion it was cancer. And I had a dreadful feeling that I had maybe 6 weeks left with her before she died. I don’t know what made me think that, but I did. As it turns out, she didn’t even last that long. She only lasted 3 weeks. The day I took her to the vet, she weighed around 4 and a half pounds. I weighed her body tonight and she was down to 3.4 pounds. Granted, she was a tiny cat, but her healthy weight was around 7 pounds. I can take some comfort knowing she is no longer in pain, but it’s been hard for me all week seeing her going downhill and seeing that lump on her head continue to get larger. That was quite an aggressive cancer she had! Now she’s gone and while she’s at peace, I’m still in agony over her loss. From the first moment I discovered her in my garage 11 years ago, she had my heart. Now she’s left footprints on my heart and I’ll miss her a lot. I already miss her. RIP sweet little Dolly.