Humprey (My Avatar Cat) 1998 - 2010

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My humphrey died 9/27/10 at 4:30 EST. I watched him get born 12 years ago and he died in my arms today. He was my avatar on mylot and he was my heart. The first discussion I ever started on Mylot was about my beloved fat cat who weighted amost 18 pounds & needed to lose weight. He weighed 10 pounds today when he passed. Humphrey started losing weight while still eating normally 12/99. I took him to the Vet and at first, they could not seen any reason for alarm. He dropped from 18 lbs to 12.8 lbs but was diagnosed, after many tests, with IBS and given meds. It was a misdianogoses. He had lymphoma but the meds put him in remission for 8 months. In Sept of 2010, he started having beathing problems. I thought it was anxiety due to a recent move but it was really the beginning of the end. He had lymphoma and his lungs were filling up. There have been times in my life when I had to euthanize a pet because I could not afford expensive treatment and even times when a little friend died in my arms without treatment. This was not one of those times (medical expenses were already over $3,000 and I was ready to go higher) but Humphrey died in my arms anyway. Bottom line is these wonderful little creatures we call pets have a life expectancy a lot lower than ours. They are here to teach us about unconditional love and then they leave. Humphrey left today after teaching me. God speed, little friend.