by Sharon Cable
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Wanted to share this with you!
Today is a very sad day filled with tears and pain in our heart. Ralph and I lost a member of our family that was very dear to us. I am speaking of one of our furry babies that we love so much. His name is Weezer, he was a good ole boy, and he loved everybody. We have a park just outside of our back gate, Weezer loved to go and greet all the people ... he was a bit of a ham at times but a loveable one. I only had the privilege of knowing my adopted son for 9 wonderful years. His Poppy (Ralph) had him for almost 12 years. He has a brother that had been with him most of his life and that is Stinky. Oh our poor Stinky ... he is going to be so lost without his brother. Weezer and Stinky would share a cat house that I had made for them. A two story bungalow, on the top floor was there bedding area. They would both sleep up there and keep each other warm during the winter. But little did we know that this would be Weezers last winter.
I woke up this morning with Weezer on my mind and went into tears again. Went to the kitchen window and looked out at the cat house to see Stinky there he was all by himself, just sitting next to the light that heats their house. My heart hurts for him our poor little guy. I keep thinking about Weezers sweet little face as they administered the Sodium Penithol. It didnt take long for his soul to leave his little frail body. The look of life was there is his eyes and then it was gone, his little heart stopped beating and one last little breath came out of his mouth.
This was one of the hardest things that Ralph and I had ever had to do. My poor husband, it is like suffering the loss of a child for him and I guess for me too. He has always referred to Weezer and Stinky as his boys. My poor baby Weezer had been ill for some time we had suspected Cancer but he was so much worse than we thought. Ralphs brother, Paul, died on Ralphs birthday 5 years ago (8/12/1998) of cancer, we watch him dwindle away to nothing but skin and bones. Ralph spent a good part of his life with his brother, they were very close, and the lost has been very hard for him. During Weezers illness Ralph kept saying it is like seeing Paul all over again, I knew this was tearing him up.
God Bless little Weezer, irregardless of his illness he loved to go for walks with his Poppy and his brother. We have crazy little cats that think that they are dogs, they come when Ralph whistles too! I knew things for getting worse for Weezer when Ralph had told me that he was staying in his house more often and not coming out to visit. I dont really see much of the boys in the winter because I stay in the house a lot. But this past Wednesday I had been out and when I came back home Weezer greeted me it was then that I seen how very very thin he had gotten. I bent down to pet him and all I could do was cry he was so very frail nothing but skin and bones left on him. Ralph came home shortly after and I spoke with him about it, I then called Humane Society that is where we take our animals. I cried while I talked to them about my Weezer, we made an appointment for the next day, Thursday. We took him in and the doctor examined him, she also did some blood work and an x-ray nothing but bad news. She thought he did have a tumor (Cancerous) by his Kidneys and a Heart Mummer. And if all of that was not bad enough the poor baby had ulcers all over his gums, doctor said that the ulcers were a sign of his kidneys failing. She showed us his x-ray and where the problem areas were. She also gave us an antibiotic to try to give him to help with the infection in his mouth. But, she was very honest with us and said that it did not look good for him and that she would call the next day with his results of his blood work. Praying for a miracle!
Friday came, the doctor call while Ralph was at work. Not a chance in the world for our little Weezer nothing but bad news. He only had 25 % of his Kidneys working, possible Diabetes, red and white cells all messed up, and Cancer, too many things wrong with him and in a lot of pain. This was horrible to hear, I could not stop crying, I could not allow Weezer to hurt any more. I called Ralph at work and told him of the terrible results. Ralph came home early so we could say our goodbyes to our Weezer. I drove so my dear husband could hold his boy for the last time. Oh God this was so hard, we both cried all the way there. Ralph was talking to Weezer, telling him how much he loved him and that he was going to miss him and that you will always be his boy. The look on Ralphs face was like a lost little boy in so much pain. Oh God! This was so hard to see my husband hurt so badly. We are there, it is time to go in God give us strength to do what has to be done. It did not take long for them to take us in a room. It is time to put Weezer sleep and be at peace with God, time for him to go to pet Heaven. We wrapped him in a white towel and brought him home to be buried. I dove again so Ralph could have his last time with his boy. It was so pitiful, so heart wrenching to see how hurt my poor hubby is. He held Weezer close to him as tears ran down his face; he told Weezer that at least he was at peace now. At one point Ralph even said that it looked like Weezer was taking a nap. After Weezer passed away I made sure that his eyes were closed, I held his eyes softly with my finger to close them, and weeped deeply as I held on I just wanted him to go to sleep. Ralph and I buried our Weezer in the corner our yard near the park. God blessed us with Weezer for a short time may he now rest in peace!
Thank you for allow us to share this with you. God Bless you all
Love ... Sharon & Ralph