See ya my old mate
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Mobile Chicane said:
Sorry to hear that.
Got any pics of Mika at his prime?
I've got a fair few on one of my hard drives at home, I'll put a couple up when I get a minute.Got any pics of Mika at his prime?
He was a right character, sadly he was finally undone by pneumonia, given the fact he used to get in fights with stuff twice his size (including a dog or 2
), I must say I was slightly dissapointed with the way he used his ninth life up. To be fair though, the vet said he may have sustained more damage than we thought, when he took on a Badger a few weeks ago, and that may have contributed to his demise 
.Sorry to hear that.
Earlier today I had to say goodbye to my two 19 yr old cats.
It was one of the hardest decisions I have had to make. One had been ill for quite some time while the others rear legs started to go.
They had a bloody comfortable life and will be sorely missed. The deed was done in my garden with the sun bright in the sky. Very fitting.
They will be missed but also celebrated. As hard as it was we knew it was the right thing to do. Still sad though.
RIP meg and Jess. And of course mika
Earlier today I had to say goodbye to my two 19 yr old cats.
It was one of the hardest decisions I have had to make. One had been ill for quite some time while the others rear legs started to go.
They had a bloody comfortable life and will be sorely missed. The deed was done in my garden with the sun bright in the sky. Very fitting.
They will be missed but also celebrated. As hard as it was we knew it was the right thing to do. Still sad though.
RIP meg and Jess. And of course mika
Edited by helmutlaang on Monday 1st July 17:45
ali_kat said:
RIP Mika, Meg & Jess
Give yourselves comfort in the knowledge that you did the very best thing for a friend that anyone can do - showing you love them enough to stop the suffering
I knew Mika had had it yesterday morning, when he couldn't even manage to climb up on my bed, to get me up at about 4 a.m. (as was his 'routine'). I went out and got him some king prawns (his favourite treat in the world) as soon as I could, then phoned the vet. I knew what was coming , and weirdly he seemed to know as well. He got in the carrier thing of his own volition, with no attempt to resist, or try a sneaky swipe with his razor sharp claws (absolutely a first) Give yourselves comfort in the knowledge that you did the very best thing for a friend that anyone can do - showing you love them enough to stop the suffering
. The vet confirmed that he was in a bad way, with pneumonia and anaemia, and that it was fairly pointless trying to treat him, as he would almost deffinately die anyway. So I got the vet to do the honours, fed him his king prawns, stroked his head, and let him drift off. He had a cracking life, and a comfortable end 
. I've got to go and pick his ashes up tomorrow.Here he is, ignoring me, and sitting facing away (as usual)
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Here he is sat next to me on 'his' cushion, on 'his' sofa
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Mobile Chicane said:
Awww... He looks like a sweetie.
For some reason I expect white cats to be a bit pouffy, but taking on a badger... clearly not.
RIP Mika
He was a total psychopath For some reason I expect white cats to be a bit pouffy, but taking on a badger... clearly not.
RIP Mika
. Looked like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth, he would frequently prove otherwise . He was a complete nightmare with strangers, I used to tell them to keep eye contact with him if they wanted to stroke him, the minute you lost concentration / eye contact he'd swipe you. A right little sneaky b
d he was . As long as you showed him who was boss, he was a sweetheart.Gassing Station | All Creatures Great & Small | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff