My DH or shall we say Mr. M brought Thai, the cat, to the veterinarian. This was overdue, as he had been ill for a few weeks. They could tell he was dehydrated (they could feel that his bladder was empty). We knew he hadn't eaten or drank anything in a couple of days. They told him they'd do blood tests and figure out what they could do to help him. His temperature was degrees below what it should have been. They called Mr. M back. They told him the glucose drip and warming blanket had not done what they wanted them to do. The blood tests showed Thai was in renal (kidney) and hepatic (liver) failure. The vet recommended euthanizing Thai. My poor DH. This cat started out as my mother-in-law's cat, but it came to be all of ours. It's funny because I always saw puppies or kittens and said "well, my husband said I can't have one until the cat dies." The cat. At the time, I didn't think of what I'd be losing if he was gone. I thought of him as their cat, not our cat. When Thai got sick, he became our cat. It's funny, you realize how important something or someone is when you're in danger of losing it/them.
Thai was euthanized April 23, 2012.
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