Thursday, November 13

Saying goodbye to Tijger


On Monday we had to say goodbye to our beautiful cat Tijger. I took her to the vet only the Wednesday before because she wasn't able to keep the little food she ate down and had actually stopped eating the days before the appointment. It turned out she had an inflammation of the pancreas and in the days that followed she was in and out the animal hospital and back again and our hopes that it was going to end well diminished quickly. But still... you keep on hoping that things will miraculously improve. Sadly they didn't.

Tijger wasn't very old yet although we don't know her exact age because we adopted Tijger from the animal shelter a few years ago. When we just got her I actually was a little afraid of her. She kept attacking my feet guerilla-style, when I least expected it. You can only guess at what happened before she ended up in the shelter. She had a fear of garbage trucks and vacuum cleaners but loved sitting in the sun and licking drops of water from the bathroom tiles. This seemed a little bit out of character as she was a stylish cat with a gift for giving the most delicate head bunting on the planet. We always called her walking to the bathroom after we had just finished showering 'the walk of shame', as she always looked at us as if to say 'yes, I know it's odd but I just got to lick the tiles dry'.

'Guerilla'-Tijger turned out to be a shy, but very sweet cat with a good dose of 'cattitude' and we all miss her a lot (except Milo our other cat, they never got along). I still expect to see her waiting on the stairs when I walk in the front door, or sleeping on our bed. Or waiting by the bathroom for her shower-inspection. We will miss her amazingly soft fur, the tiny dark patch between her white toes that made it look like she wore flip-flops, the white spot on her dark nose, the kitten-like 'meow' (she was quite small) when she was about to get her dinner.

We tried everything (well the vet and animal hospital did) to save her but couldn't. At least there is some comfort in the thought that we gave this fabulous, charming cat a good home for a couple of years. So...give your pet an extra cuddle today from me and keep an eye on your cat if they are not eating. Even if it's just for a day or two.

p.s. Many thanks to all the lovely people who commented on my Instagram post about Tijger. I really appreciate it. xo

19 comments:

  1. Ohhh what a lovely post and a fitting goodbye to her, losing a pet is so hard "hugs" thinking of you and the family x

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  2. A lovely tribute to her, sounds like she had a happy, loving and adventurous life with you all x

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  3. So sorry, they do become part of the family and we miss them so when they're gone.

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  4. I am so sorry.. Sending you hugs from Mexico.

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  5. I'm so very sorry, Nicole. It is never, never easy to lose a friend. Animals leave such a big hole in your heart when they leave us, I lost both of my cats within 6 months of each other last year, it hurts terribly, so I can empathize with this fresh hurt. Sending you big hugs!

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  6. I'm so, so sorry to read this. What a lovely tribute to your wonderful friend.

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  7. Sending love and hugs at the loss of your furry family member. So sorry.

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  8. Your beautiful work is honoring to all of your furry friends. So sad for your loss.

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  9. Ohhhh how sad :( God bless the little darling x

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  10. I'm very sorry... It's very sad to lose our furry friends...

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  11. I'm so sorry for your loss of Tijger. Thank you so much for rescuing a feline in need and for your loving care. Lighting a candle right now for your sweet kitty.

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  12. Aww, I'm so sorry. It's so hard to lose a pet. Sending good thoughts your way.

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  13. what a lovely good-buy to a loved one.. So sorry for you, sending hugs!

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  14. So very sorry to hear you've lost such a sweet kitty. Never easy ~ our animal babies never live live long enough. Sending sweet thoughts your way ~

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  15. I'm so sorry, they do have a way of snuggling into our hearts.

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  16. So sorry to hear about Tijger. I know it feels like losing a piece of your heart.

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  17. I'm so sorry. It hurts me to think of you in pain. I am writing this while I hold my rescue Papillion on my lap and my rescue cat looking on from the bar a foot away. Like you I have no idea how old either one of them are. I will love them while I have them. They will both get extra love today as I think of you and Tijger.

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  18. Don't ever feed your cat canned wet tuna. It kills them. they cannot metabolize it. It gives them kidney failure, pancreas problems and eventual complete renal function shut down. PLEASE DO NOT FEED WET CANNED TUNA TO YOUR CAT.

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    1. We never gave canned tuna to our cat just dry and wet cat food so it must have been caused by something else.

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