Good Bye Calli

As I mentioned last week, it was becoming clear that Calli was sick.  I didn't want to admit and was in denial.  She didn't seem in pain or miserable, but the signs were clearly there.  Chip took her into the vet on Friday, the 13th where she was diagnosed with diabetes and likely sever kidney failure.  There wasn't a whole lot of choice in the matter -- sure there were more tests and procedures, but it wasn't fair to put her through all that.  So at about a week before her 10th birthday, we had to put her down.  She was always such a sweet cat.  She napped and laid by my belly the whole time I was pregnant with Lily.  She liked to play and run and have fun.  I do have a lot of guilt about how the cats lost their status and attention once Lily and Dani were born.  They were replaced by my new babies and that wasn't fair.  It has been weird without her here the last few days.   No more tearing up the carpet, scratches on closed doors and on furniture. No more cat enemas and random butt nuggets. No more hairy clothes since she insisted on sleeping in my closet. No more getting woken up with her little cat howls. No more having to leave the faucet on for her to drink. No more bubble wrap on the piano. No more random toolbox in front of Dani's bedroom door. Yeah, Calli was a huge pain the ass sometimes but she was one of my sweet babies and we loved her and miss her terribly.

 Poor baby drinking water the morning before Chip took her in.  She couldn't drink enough water, that was one of the major signs.

 Dani misses her, but is too young to understand.  She just had fun climbing into the cat carrier with her baby.

 Lily on the other hand, didn't take it as well.  That was the hardest part for me -- watching my sweet Lily's heart break.  We had warned her and let her say goodbye that morning just in case Calli didn't come home, but she was still devastated when she got home from school and we had to break the news.  It was gut wrenching.  She ended up sleeping with me that night and last night because she needed the extra comfort -- which I absolutely didn't mind providing.  I kinda needed it too.