A Fond Farewell to Pumpkin

Last Sunday when we got home from Victoria's Basketball tournament, we noticed something was not right with Pumpkin our cat. She got up to go eat and could not walk properly. I carried her to her bowl, thinking something was wrong with her back legs. Unfortunately, that was not the problem. When she went to walk back to her bed, she pitched forward and landed on her face. Something was seriously wrong. We took her into the vet Sunday night. It was a very young vet and she was unsure what was wrong with Pumpkin, so she was going to give her steroids & pain medicine, in case she had swelling in the spine. Unfortunately, she was no better the next day and the diagnosis was a blood clot in her spine. She would never be able to walk again, so we had no choice but to put her to sleep. Alex, Maddy, Mark & I went to say our goodbyes....it was SO hard. It's amazing how much you take for granted that they will always be there to greet you. I know she lived a long life....but those 18 years were not enough :( So today, still with a heavy heart, I say goodbye to Pumpkin.