With sadness a small sense of relief, this morning I had to put down my little buddy, Ian.
About a month ago Ian had an infected tooth and during the surgery the doc noticed some
inflamed tissue and the biopsy confirmed it was cancer.
Ian bounced back quickly from the surgery to remove the tooth and was soon back to gobbling
2+ cans of food a day, not to mention his kind disposition.
19+ years and only one trip to the vet, what a trooper.
Even his blood work prior to surgery showed no other issues.
Just 3 days ago everything seemed fine, hours later he could not close his mouth and over the
coming days, it became difficult for him to swallow his food and water.
Every bit of food and water he put in his mouth found its way out again.
The cancer had spread quickly to his jaw and lymph-nodes.
Ian was always a quiet kitty, but this morning he started talking to me like I'd never heard before.
I belief he was letting me know that he wanted my help to ease his pain.
I held him in my arms as he left this earth and with the final look from him and his nudge (bonk)
from his head to mine, I felt he was saying "Thanks for all the Love throughout the years" and
"Don't worry, I'll be OK".
I'll miss you Ian...Love you always...
Thanks to the good folks at Columbine Animal Hospital for seeing him on such short notice on Sunday.
I'm actually quite surprised by the sense of loss I'm feeling now. I miss him terribly.
I'll see you in my dreams and memories.
Take care little buddy...
Photo taken on July 9th, 2009
Derek
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