Jasmine, We will miss you

Lamar has had his cat Jasmine for about 15 years. She lived in the TKE house (this explains many of her issues) and has moved around with us over the years. She only likes Lamar. The vet often told us that she would not have any problems if she was able to be alone with Lamar and the rest of us moved out. We did our best to accommodate her over the years. She really did have a great life as the "alpha animal" of the house. She did not have to follow the rules that the other animals had to. Antidepressants also helped.

Jasmines health has been going down hill over the past 2 years, but a drastic decline in the past 3 months. We made an appointment for her to go to the vet before we left on our holiday vacation. On Sunday evening, I noticed a drastic turn in her health. Lamar and I had a discussion and we decided that the most humane thing for us to do was to take her to the emergency vet clinic in town and have her looked at. We both knew that she would not be coming home. We let the girls say goodbye and Lamar left with Jasmine.

Normally this would be an easy drive, but a snow/ice storm had moved in a few hours earlier and the roads were a mess. Lamar passed 4 accidents in the first two miles of the drive. I felt so bad for him driving on the bad roads taking his cat in to the vet. He made it without any incidents, but the vet did not have good news. He found a growth in her abdomen that was taking up half of the space. With Jasmine unable to stand, eat or be comfortable, Lamar officially made the decision to let her go.

It seems unreal for her to not be in the house now, she has been with us so long. We will miss you Jasmine.