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Some of you may remember my post a while back, about my mom's cat Simon... we thought he might have toxoplasmosis, due to a tick (head shaking) and hair loss, but it turned out to be a brain tumor. My mother spent over $2000 trying to diagnose and treat him, but he was deteriorating rapidly, and the vet finally said they couldn't do any more. He was put to sleep a few hours ago, and is hopefully resting in peace now.
I found him at the pound about two years ago, and knew right away he was a great kitten - soooooo sweet & cuddly, and wanted nothing more than to be loved! He quickly went from a tiny kitten to a huge 25 lb. cat, but still thought he was small enough for anyone's lap - LOL. Anyway, it appears he was probably born with the tumor, and it had been growing slowly over the last 2 1/2 years. He was a wonderful kitty, and deserved to be around for longer than he was... we'll miss him greatly, and hopefully he's waiting at the Rainbow Bridge with our other beloved pets. A few pictures to remember him:
My heart definitely goes out to you. I'm sure he's resting in peace now and that's the only bright spot in a situation like this. Those pictures are so nice, by the way. He was a beautiful cat.
I add my condolences to those expressed already. I am sorry your heart is sore this day. Simon is a beautiful, beautiful cat. He'll make a lot of friends on the other side to keep him company until he finds you again.
Thank you all so much for the kind words... they choked me up, but it's good to have a place to discuss this. My mother is handling it pretty well, but I know she'll miss Simon greatly - he was ALWAYS on her lap. Anyway, thanks again for the condolences.
25 Pounds??? holy crap!!!!!!
Well... best of luck, i lost a gray tabby with Leopard spots on her belly, she was 8 pounds LOL and only about a year.
My family has always believe in giving out cats freedom. We let them out, we don't force them out but only if they want to... One day she just disappeared... she too was a lap cat.
I had a 8 year old calico cat before her and she was so sweet and neglected I feel so bad. I was in Mexico and my mother let her out... but it was her decision... but she had second thoughts of going outside but my mother got impatient and forced her to decide and she never returned... She feels guilty to this day... what was more so is that our dog escaped the very same month while i was in Mexico so all i had left was fish. They died later in the summer due to my father being cheap and not leaving the AC on. But you don't bond with fish like you do cats or Dogs.
I am glad I do not know what happened to my cats, if I knew it would be so much heart ache. The mental image of such an innocent creature dying is any form would be toucher much less your own pet. To see your cat run over or eaten or trapped... Would bring tear to my eyes, In an odd way I am overjoyed that I have no clue how my pets have died... except the fish, which was sorta of funny after the fact, LOL, but you can't bond with a fish like you can with a dog or cat.
I wish you the best of luck and when the heart ache ends don't forget to save another cat or kitten from the shelter.
Very very sad to hear of ur loss.
All of us that have a pet have or will go through it.....I've been there many times indeed.
Hugggs to u
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My mother spent over $2000 trying to diagnose and treat him, but he was deteriorating rapidly, and the vet finally said they couldn't do any more. He was put to sleep a few hours ago, and is hopefully resting in peace now. 
A few pictures to remember him:
Anyway, thanks again for the condolences.
