Posted 9:01 PM by Bonnie

A difficult post: As anyone who reads this knows, our cat Mr. Fuzz, had issues with asthma. One time so bad it required an emergency trip to Columbia, SC because there is no emergency vet here in Sumter, SC. When he had an attack he was given a steroid shot and that would relieve his symptoms. Unfortunately, lately, the shots have not been working as well and his attacks were coming closer and closer together. It wasn't even a month this time. The vet wanted to try something different, that the other vets there hadn't tried, and since the old way was obviously not helping much anymore I agreed. He had a couple attacks last night and a small one this morning. I took him in for a shot of the milder drug and she agreed to give it to him. I left him there for the day and when we returned to pick him up around five we were informed just 10 minutes before we got there he had a major attack and had passed away while they were giving him oxygen.

Somehow I am not believing this. I think she (the newest vet there) did something wrong and he died under her care. But, of course, there is no way to prove this. I think she gave him the wrong medication or too much medication and put his system into shock. I don't remember much of what she said, because I was having a hard time believing what she was telling us.

I always knew eventually we would lose him to the asthma or to liver damage caused by the steroids, but not this time. The attacks weren't that bad, and I only took him for the shot because the weekend is coming up and they aren't open on the weekend, so I wanted to give him some relief so it wouldn't escalate into a major attack. I still don't believe he's gone. I mean this was Mr. Fuzz!! He was a mommy's boy and would lay on my lap, sleep at the foot of my bed, and follow me around like a shadow. This will definitely leave a huge void in our lives and our hearts.

I'll go through my disks to find a good picture of him over the weekend and post it here, but I wanted to get this part up for all my friends and family who have been going through the trials and tribulations of caring for this lovable cat, with me, over the years.