Last Thursday, I took Captain Fluffy Pants in for his 12 week check-up appointment and he tested positive for Feline Leukemia. I had to decide whether to let him live with this cancer as it slowly attacked his immune system not knowing if he would live 2 months or maybe a year at best and also wrestle with the possibility if I kept him that he would most likely pass this onto Luna and Midnight, therefore, I had to make the decision to put Captain Fluffy Pants down...
And after only having him for 2 months, boy it felt like I had had him forever. There will never be another cat like him, I don't know any 2 lb kitten that would stand next to big ol' goofy Mack and not even be scared. He would greet us at the door with Mack and Mia too! He was a cat with a dog spirit and man-o-man will he be missed...
Needless to say, my boy didn't quite grasp what happened and kept asking if Captain Fluffy Pants would be better soon to come home. I did my best to explain the reality of death to a 5 year old in the most gentle way I could. He kept asking me if that meant he wouldn't have a kitten anymore...so to try to help my boy not feel the pain of loss - maybe it was more from confusion and not understanding why Captain Fluffy Pants was sleeping with him the other night and now he would not ever again. I got my boy another kitten. Not to ever forget about our little striped cat dog, but to help Bryan's longing for his OWN pet, which Captain Fluffy Pants was...
So, the very next day when I took Luna and Midnight to get tested (Both are negative) and to my surprise the vets' cat actually had kittens and she had brought them in to try to find them homes. I felt like it was a sign. So, I made a hasty decision and decided to surprise my boy. I picked out the fluffiest, calmest, fattest kitten and now I would like to introduce you to Milo. He is 12 weeks old. Milo has some very little, but oh so BIG paws to fill...
My belly? What about MY belly? I think Mia and I are from the same litter...
FINE! It's true! I ate my food and I ate my brothers and sisters portions TOO! Don't JUDGE me!
Please admire my best evil eye look. It's just like Captain Fluffy Pants' evil look he did when he had to look at that big blonde doofus coming down the hall.
Love,
Christina
