Cupcake came to us in 2001 and had to leave on January 6, 2011.
Cupcake started getting thin around Nov. of 2010.
Ed noticed Cupcake wasn’t curling up in his cat bed like he usually did.
In December, Cupcake stopped eating dry food so Ed fed him wet food even for his snacks.
At the beginning of January, Cupcake didn’t leave the basement. Ed had recently installed a heat lamp in the basement that he would turn on at night. When Cupcake and the other three ferrell cats lived outside, Ed put heat lamps in their houses (actually doghouses) in the winter. Ed thought Cupcake was reminded of that time and stayed downstairs because of the new light.
Looking back, Cupcake was probably too sick to move around, especially going up and down steps. Because Cupcake was the lead cat, we believe the other cats followed his lead and stayed downstairs. Or they knew he was sick and didn’t want to leave him.
Cupcake stopped eating January 5, 2011. He never allowed us to pick him up, but now he let Ed did pick him up. Ed managed to put Cupcake in a cat carrier before he could react. We called the Norbeck Animal Clinic and asked if we could bring in a sick cat. They said yes.
When Dr. Ivanov starting checking Cupcakes stomach and kidneys he made a sound that meant, what I feel is not good. Dr. Ivanov said Cupcake’s kidneys were hard and large. The hardness had multiple lumps, meaning multiple tumors. The vet said there was nothing we could do for Cupcake and the best thing would be to put him to sleep. So that’s what we did.
We had asked for Cupcake’s paw print but the cremation place didn’t provide that service. Dr. Ivanov got an employee to go to Michaels and get a kit so they could create a paw print from Cupcake. We couldn’t believe how Dr. Ivanov went out of his way just to please one client. He is a very unusual and caring veterinarian.
Cupcake started getting thin around Nov. of 2010.
Ed noticed Cupcake wasn’t curling up in his cat bed like he usually did.
In December, Cupcake stopped eating dry food so Ed fed him wet food even for his snacks.
At the beginning of January, Cupcake didn’t leave the basement. Ed had recently installed a heat lamp in the basement that he would turn on at night. When Cupcake and the other three ferrell cats lived outside, Ed put heat lamps in their houses (actually doghouses) in the winter. Ed thought Cupcake was reminded of that time and stayed downstairs because of the new light.
Looking back, Cupcake was probably too sick to move around, especially going up and down steps. Because Cupcake was the lead cat, we believe the other cats followed his lead and stayed downstairs. Or they knew he was sick and didn’t want to leave him.
Cupcake stopped eating January 5, 2011. He never allowed us to pick him up, but now he let Ed did pick him up. Ed managed to put Cupcake in a cat carrier before he could react. We called the Norbeck Animal Clinic and asked if we could bring in a sick cat. They said yes.
When Dr. Ivanov starting checking Cupcakes stomach and kidneys he made a sound that meant, what I feel is not good. Dr. Ivanov said Cupcake’s kidneys were hard and large. The hardness had multiple lumps, meaning multiple tumors. The vet said there was nothing we could do for Cupcake and the best thing would be to put him to sleep. So that’s what we did.
We had asked for Cupcake’s paw print but the cremation place didn’t provide that service. Dr. Ivanov got an employee to go to Michaels and get a kit so they could create a paw print from Cupcake. We couldn’t believe how Dr. Ivanov went out of his way just to please one client. He is a very unusual and caring veterinarian.
