Hi Lizards,

Today I had to say goodbye to one of the most awesome cats I have ever owned, my cat Bill. I got him when he was a kitten, barely 6 weeks old. He had eye issues, nose issues and was skin and bones. We nursed him to health from the brink of death three times and for the past 14 years he’s been with me. Those who met him know just how awesome he was.
For the past couple of days he seemed “off” and wasn’t his usual self and last night he was barely able to walk around and had no interest in food or water and couldn’t even purr when I was petting him. I took him to the vet today and it turns out he lost a lot of blood (mainly red blood cells) and his body was shutting down. They offered to do transfusions but all indications were that he most likely had cancer or some other issue that was likely untreatable at his age.
I couldn’t stand to see him suffer and couldn’t afford the transfusions so I held and comforted him as he slipped away. I’ll miss him greatly.