Sad News

It's killing me to even write this post, but yesterday we very suddenly had to put our kitty Tweak to sleep. He was still youngish for a cat (about 12) so I was not prepared for this moment at all yet. We knew he had a heart mummer but since there was nothing we could really do to fix it, and plenty of animals and people live with heart mummers all their lives, we just kept a watchful eye on him over the years.

Yesterday while I was home for lunch Tweak was sitting with me like he always does and suddenly fell over. He got up and ran upstairs a few minutes later and we found him on the bed panting. Hoping he just had a fur-ball or something I went back to work and Mike kept an eye on him for me. Maybe 15 minutes later Mike called me saying he didn't look too good and he wasn't moving his back legs. After rushing him to the vet we got the horrible news that he had thrown a blood clot that had now blocked the circulation to his rear and he was paralyzed. There isn't much they could have done even with a young cat and we knew what we had to do. I left work and meet Mike at the vet where we said our final goodbyes and held him as peacefully went to sleep. One of the worst things we have ever had to deal with to date.

It's amazing how much a pet really does become part of the family. It's going to take some big adjustment to him not being there. Hanna is already showing signs of slight depression wondering where her buddy is. We are very thankful that he did not have to suffer long though and he lived a great life and made us very happy. RIP Tweak! We love you very much!

Always fighting to sleep on mommy

His favorite sleep position - "arms" stretched WAY out

Silly Kitty

Best Buds after we got back from our honeymoon. They missed each other and slept right next to one another for days!