Petunia Cat's Story While She is Still with Us

It's easier to do a video of a pet before they die.

Our cat's blog for more info http://pearlcat.wordpress.com/

Petunia came with the house. There's space enough under the house for small animals. She had 2 sets of kittens before we could trap her and get her spayed. We kept one kitten, Pearl.

We slowly made friends with Petunia. There was also a big Tom cat we named Captain Balls. We could pet him. When you have strays spayed and neutered they tend to stick around and keep away other stray cats. So there weren't any kittens her for a few years.

This past winter the Seattle area was hit with a 2 or 3 week long super freeze.

Petunia's eye had become worse. She had a small spec or injury to her eye when we first saw her, and it got steadily worse. We were able to catch her and get her to the vet for meds in November. She was so good.

Then in the news was the threat of the big storm. She wouldn't come inside and I was worried. Then on the day before it was to freeze that night, I looked at Petunia and her eye was bleeding. I freaked, called the vet and told them I will bring her in as soon as I catch her. To my surprise I picked her right up, she was so weak.

She stayed at the vet through that weekend till they worked on her the fallowing Monday. Then when they took her eye out, there was a tumor behind it. They sent in a biopsy and it came back as aggressive cancer.

We got her home just before Christmas. She owns the Ebay room now, gets all the food and bleeding she wants and has bird TV out her window.

Sadly her cancer is growing, it can be felt under her chin, behind her ear and it's bulging out now where her eye used to be:(

May 11 09. Petunia quit eating an drinking on Friday. The cancer spread to her mouth and she also started having trouble breating. She could pur for a couple days, then wouldn't walk anymore. She passed away quietly with us by her side today.

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• kitten
• stray
• story
• eye

[sashasabbeth]

Thank you for your lovely video. I, too, did a video of my baby girl a few days before I saw that I needed to put her to sleep. My You Tube channel is Sasha Sabbeth. The video is Serenity's Day Out or something like that.

God Bless you for making Petunia's life filled with love, fun, and comfort.

Warm Regards,

Sasha

[achivemore]

@sashasabbeth Thanx so much :)

[busafwine]

sad story beutiful cat and you guys are beautiful for saving a stray

[achivemore]

@busafwine Thank you. Her daughter's son is now in the same situation. He has been staying here for a couple years and is warming up to us. He came in the house for 20 minutes the other day. He also has something going on with his eye. I really wonder about this area we live in.

[ANGRYCATATTAX]

My cat possibly got attacked by another cat either last night or early this morning. He's only about a year old, and he has one closed eye and he has a knot on his head which is bleeding. We're gonna take him to the vet tomorrow, but I'm scared he's not gonna make it. The vet's office was closed today. The injury is infected. :'(

[achivemore]

@ANGRYCATATTAX That is scry. Cat bites often get infected, it is usually fixable.. But if he gets in a fight with and experienced tom, he could get bit in the chest and get a punctured lung. One of the millions of reasons to keep your kitty indoors. Hope your guy heals soon.

[heman31000]

ok when i was watching this i had tears in my eyes

[ANGRYCATATTAX]

@achivemore Thank you, achivemore....

[TheMileyCyrusFan007]

is she dead?

[achivemore]

@thelightblue32 That is so sweet. Thank you :)