Blake and I had a very hard day yesterday. Our cat Sticker died. We found her Sunday morning in our garage when we were on our way to church. I noticed her when we pulled out of the garage. She was laying up against the side wall and I thought that was odd because I've not ever seen her lay there. I got out to check on her and discovered she was torn up by some animal attack, probably a coyote. She was very bloody on her back end and had puncture wounds in her side. We took her to the Emergency Vet praying she wouldn't die before we got there. She was very weary but would raise her head to look at me while Blake was driving. We sped all the way there. We got there and handed her over to the tech. They took her and gave her a big dose of pain medicine and then proceeded to examine her. They came out and said they could sew her up but she had a very badly broken hind leg that they wouldn't know until they x-rayed it if they could cast it or if they'd have to amputate. They said I could wait to make the decision until her bloodwork was ready from testing and I said I'd wait 10 minutes for those results and then decide. They came back and told me she was negative for Feline Leukemia Virus, but positive for Cat AIDS. This meant that her recovery would be very hard since she wouldn't really be able to fight off any infections, and that ultimately she was terminal anyway. This took the decision out of our hands, really. We were (and are) so broken up. They wrapped her in a towel and met us in a private room so we could say goodbye for a while and hold her. She was crying when they brought her in but calmed immediately when they put her in my arms. Blake and I petted her and loved on her and we each got to hold her for several minutes. Then we let the vet give her the shots. Blake got to hold her as the shots took effect.
I am so broken hearted about her. Every time I go outside I'm used to looking for her and checking on her throughout the day. It feels like a big void right now. We loved her very much and will miss her so much.
On our roof
Watching Blake rehearse
In my brother's coat
In our tree, getting on to the roof
