It is with great sadness that I announce Monty died last thursday. Sometime in early september, I can't remember which day, he had escaped got into a fight with a stray cat. Miraculously he somehow managed to escape that altercation without ANY bites or scratches from the stray cat. He did have numerous abrasions on him, but that was from him running into various things trying to get out of the confined space he found himself in. After bring him into the house after the altercation, his relationship seemed to have changed with Priscilla. She declared him public enemy number one hissing, spitting and slapped him if he came too close to her or if he made eye contact with her, making it clear she was displeased with him but she never seriously hurt him other than his feelings I guess.
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However, it was not to be - Monty's luck finally seemed to have run out. When my husband got home on thursday, Monty was dead. Already in rigor mortis, "exuding gases", hubby later told me. Monty was laying in his favorite spot on the kitty castle where he used to watch the birds outside of the large double windows in our living room. By the time I got home, my hubby had already buried Monty just outside the widow where he loved to sit.
After discussions, the general consensus was that he died from an internal bleed of sorts. Perhaps there was a slow bleed that was missed after the raccoon incident? Or the obvious, that he had a slow internal bleed, developed whilst being pinned underneath the x-pen that had fallen onto him. But then to see him recover so quickly....it makes no sense at all. Either way, we're not entirely sure of anything other than this is just so tremendously heartbreaking.
Only 8 months ago I had to put my soul kitty, Rupert, to sleep from FIV and now, my kitty Monty has died from some stupid, stupid freak accident or a combination of stupid accidents. None of it makes sense, no matter how many times I mull it through in my hand. I just can't believe this has happened and I feel like the WORST cat mom ever. Both of the little boys that chose me have died of some freak thing, first a disease and now from an accident. It's just so heartbreaking.....and devastating......and numbing. I don't want any more sphynx's, this is just too painful to cope with. Two, in 8 months, from freak-show shit. It is just so beyond my understanding. It kills me to see how much of an impact this has had on my husband. Over the past several months, Monty and my hubby developed quite the bond and to see my husband's eyes full of tears and pain, JUST KILLS ME. On top of this, Rupert's death has been re-hashed for me and this combination of Rupert and Monty's passing is a pain that is just so deep and so visceral, no amount of pain killers can take away the pain. I am so utterly sad and devastated.....AGAIN :(
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My "pride" of Sphynx, another favorite picture |