Spookie at 20 years of age
It breaks my heart to write this, but our beloved Spookie is no longer
with us!
She had been partially blind for the best part of 6 months, but last
weekend she suddenly virtually lost the use of her back legs. With difficulty,
she was still able to get around and always managed to find her litter tray
when required, but it was heartbreaking to see her struggle.
Our vet, Jose Maria Martinez Gonzalez called on us on the Wednesday
afternoon and examined her and although she was clearly very poorly he was
prepared to carry out a serious of tests to find the cause of the problem.
However, due to her age, failing health and quality of life we didn’t think
it fair to cause her further distress, so Jose Maria returned that evening and
sent her to heaven. He is the most
loving, gentle and caring man and we couldn’t wish for a nicer vet.
Spookie had been part of our family from 1999; we had found her at the
Wood Green cat rescue centre at Heydon, when she was 7 years old. So if my arithmetic
is correct that would have made her 20!
She made the long trip down to Spain UK
She was slowly settling into her new life here, when one evening she was
savagely attacked outside the house by an eagle owl we think, as one had been
seen locally taking kittens. Although,
after 3 days day in a virtual coma, she survived, she never really
recovered. She lived the rest of her
life in the upstairs room and other than the odd venture onto the roof of the terrace,
she never left the house again.
Being a rescue cat, she was stubbornly independent and not at all tactile,
but she will leave a very big hole in our lives.
Spookie's first day in Spain
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