05/04/2025
I haven’t posted in a long time. Last year was hard. I had to say goodbye to several cats. The fact is, I have been taking care of most of the cats in this colony for more than 13 years and most were adults when they showed up.
A couple cats I lost were related to them having FIV and being older cats, I think. I knew they had FIV the whole time because I tested them when they first showed up. As older adult males, it was not surprising they had FIV. It is common in unneutered males. All my cats are fixed, but like I said, most showed up as adults. I wish people would fix any cats they come across. We are doing them a disservice by not fixing them.
The cats I lost were healthy for many years before getting sick, so I am grateful for that. This picture is Pablo another one of my FIV kitties I am hoping will get better from whatever was going on with him.
He got thin so I brought him inside and took him to the vet. Bloodwork was normal except low thyroid but vet believes that’s related to whatever was going on with him. Keeping him inside and he was placed on antibiotics, which he finished. He has been eating and put back on the weight and seems feeling better. I hope he continues to do well.
Losing pets is hard. Watching them get older is hard. I have trouble seeing pictures when I am grieving, so I stepped away for awhile. Then before Pablo got sick, I found a kitten. Life continues anew and the kitten, Frijoles Negros, reminds me of one of my cats I lost. I am glad I found her so she could be fixed and fed and sheltered and out of the vicious cycle of litters of kittens born outside to struggling mother cats.
I love cats, even when it breaks my heart some.❤️
