December 14th 2013

 

When I began this blog I though I'd write about Molly, Julie's cat, but not what happened today. Molly had hyper-thyroidism and kidney problems for a year or so but was fairly okay with it. Various pills, injections and check-ups with the vet in Pewsey kept her in a fairly stable state. Last week though she developed a bleed in her right eye, a result of high blood pressure caused by the hyper-thyroidism. We thought we'd lost her but she rallied slightly and we brought her home. But sadly during the week she started to go down hill day by day and by yesterday she was quite weak although she didn't seem to be in any discomfort, just sleeping a lot and weak. So the decision to have her put to sleep became easier with time, although such decisions are never ever easy. Julie and I chatted on the phone this morning and the decision was made. So at 11am this morning Molly was sent to the mouse filled catteries in the sky.

 

I'm not a huge cat lover but Molly was lovely. She was about 15 or 16, maybe older, it was hard to tell as she and her kitten Sam were found on a farm. Julie had both from 2000 although sadly Sammy died of the same conditions in 2010. I've included these two photographs as they epitomise Molly. She loved sleeping on the radiator in the window and if she wasn't there she loved sitting on Julie looking out the window. She had a happy life and well it's not the same without her. Sleep well Molly.