21/06/2025
Socks made the big journey to space this morning.
We rushed her to the emergency vet yesterday night after she was found meowing in distress, limp, drooling, and covered in urine. They found she was dehydrated and had dangerously low calcium levels, but no reason as to why. They kept her hospitalized overnight with oxygen, fluids, calcium, and whatever other meds and supplements she needed.
She improved a bit overnight, but giving her fluids was causing her to go into heart failure and her kidneys were failing. Her little body was just giving out. We decided to give her one final kindness and helped her along on her space journey. She was surrounded by Chris and I, getting pets and kisses the entire time.
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We found Socks about three years ago outside of our old apartment in Missouri. It took us months to gain her trust enough for her to even come near us. One morning as Chris was leaving, he saw some people yelling at her outside and when I came home that night, her tail was broken. I coaxed her inside that night and decided she wasn't going back out there. We took her to our vet, treated her tail, got her vaccinated, and also found out she was missing most of her teeth and still needed several removed due to severe dental disease. Once she was all better and had a clean bill of health, she got introduced to our other resident cats and she found her girlfriend, Effie. Socks and Effie were an inseparable cat couple who snuggled constantly. Even though Socks was never the most trustful of humans, she had Effie to keep her company.
She never got over being a big scaredy cat, but that was okay with us as long as she was warm, fed, and safe. She hid from us most of the time she was with us, only coming out occasionally for a snuggle or pet but only ever on her terms.
Socks, I wish we had found you sooner and could have given you more than a good three years. I'm glad you found Effie and were able to relax for your final years, but I'm so sorry for everything you dealt with beforehand. I hope you enjoyed being able to relax for the last few years and I hope you know you are so loved.
We love you, little Socks.
Have the best time in space. 🖤