HEART BREAKING

LOSING EMMY 

 Those of you who follow this blog know
we adopted two kittens after the loss of Ziggy
our black cat of 16 years.
Well, we lost Emmy on Thursday.
We suspected she was not well.  She had been
lethargic and loosing weight.
She had Feline Infectious Peritonitis an
incurable virus with a nasty pathophysiology.
The vet said the most compassionate thing to do
was to put her to sleep.  We bid a tearful farewell to a very sweet little  gal.
Emmy was an extremely affectionate and cuddly kitten.
She' loved to cuddle and purr and felt no compunction
about jumping right up into your lap and crawling to your shoulder or neck.

EMMY WAS EVEN A LEG CLIMBER

The vet said often kittens with
FIP are the most affectionate.
It is as though they want all the cuddling they can
have because they may know their time is short.
FIP hits kittens the hardest.  The suspicion
is she inherited it from her mother and carried it when she was adopted.
Frightening however is the vet's statement that it is
highly contagious.  We worry now for our old Nesta
and our kitten Luke.
We hope for the best.

 Luke is a pretty laid back character

 until he begins to stalk like a jungle ocelot

We hope he remains healthy.
We also worry about all of the other kittens
at the HART shelter.
Keep them in your hearts.
See you down the trail.