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Dear Henry
Dear Henry
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Date: Mar 8, 2012
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2012

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 ...otherwise known as Hank. This was one of the very last pictures I took of him. A week later I had to let him go. He had kidney failure and it was so hard watching this big beautiful black cat become so sick. He was 3 feet long tip to tip and weighed nearly 20 pounds when he was in good health.

Here he is a year ago:



I brought him to the vet originally because I thought he was having dental problems, turns out it was rotten kidneys. The vet and I tried for nearly 3 months to stabilize him and we just couldn't. Henry wasn't going to do what Henry didn't want to do, like eat his kidney diet food, and eventually his sub q treatments. ( or getting "juiced" as I called it.)

He was such a bratty/attitudy cat...so many things I had to "Henry proof" every evening before I went to bed. Every morning he would wake me up by knocking my vitamins off the kitchen counter. I can't tell you how much I missed the sound of that plastic bottle crash and rattle to the floor after he was gone.

...I gotta go find a kleenex now. I sure do miss that silly cat.

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 12/09/2012 10:11:26 PM
Oh so sorry for you loss. But this is definitely a beautiful portrait.
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 12/09/2012 06:34:26 AM
Seems my cat behaves similarly ... nice story and one can interpret the aura directly from the image.
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 12/08/2012 01:37:07 PM
Awww. I'm so sorry. He really was a sweetheart, with a pure cat attitude. I understand why you need the kleenex.
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 12/08/2012 05:02:26 AM
Sorry to hear about Hank. Lost a few cats myself, so I can image your feelings.
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 12/07/2012 11:29:06 PM
Saying goodbye is hard. Makes me think of mine and I want to cry. Hugs to you for the passing of Hank.
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 12/07/2012 02:22:17 PM
Nothing like a nap in a warm place, especially when you don't feel well. We had our cat, Kira, on subQ fluids for almost a year and a half before she finally told us she'd had enough. We used to call it "watering the cat." No cat here anymore ... I'd like one. I miss purring.
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 12/06/2012 10:55:07 PM
Originally posted by daisydavid:
sometimes you wonder who owns who and realize it is such a symbiotic relationship on many levels.


Really there's little question as to who owns who with cats, and yes, their health can change on a dime it seems. I, too, will miss your Henry as he was a wonderful subject and muse to you. There is a warmth and tenderness to this shot of him. May he visit you in dreams now and then.
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 12/06/2012 07:06:23 PM
RIP Hank! I am sorry for your loss. This is a good picture to remember him by.
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 12/06/2012 09:01:06 AM
very sad story, and a photo to match
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 12/06/2012 12:51:31 AM
Thanks for sharing. Beautiful image... I'm glad Hank left you with some wonderful memories. He sounds like a character.
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 12/05/2012 10:14:24 PM
Ah they give us so much, funny the things you recall that fit right into their wonderful characters, sometimes you wonder who owns who and realize it is such a symbiotic relationship on many levels.
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 12/05/2012 04:27:47 PM
Originally posted by nam:
Poignant. He could be just stretched out for a comfortable nap but I am sure your memories of how sick he was when you took this will always color your viewing of it.
Have you gotten another cat?


I find a lot of peace in the photo...he was enjoying his little spot in the sun. I really didn't think that would be his last week...that realization comes slowly, and health can change quickly. I still have 2 kitties, but Hank was the first cat I had adopted after I had bought my first house.
 12/05/2012 03:26:04 PM
Poignant. He could be just stretched out for a comfortable nap but I am sure your memories of how sick he was when you took this will always color your viewing of it.
Have you gotten another cat?
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 12/05/2012 03:11:06 PM
Sorry for your loss. Looks like he was a good cat.
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