Gregg Doyel describes the day all pet owners fear the most, and everything leading up to it, as only he can in this heart-wrenching column all animal lovers will understand.
IndyStar columnist Gregg Doyel on his cat, Theodore, who he had to put down Thursday.GREENWOOD – He died looking into my eyes. That’s what I wanted for Theodore, my cat, my companion, my best little buddy. The last thing he’d see after 17 years on this earth would be my face, loving him to the end.
A vet would’ve caught this in real time, but Theageek was always so healthy. Didn’t see a vet for years.His thyroid was in overdrive, a caloric furnace burning too hot. Sowhy he’d eat himself sick? Feed him twice a day, and he’d scarf it down so fast he’d throw it up, practically unchewed. Leave food all day, though, and he’d graze when hungry. Which was often. Even so, his metabolism burned so fast that he was losing weight.
Visits to the vet were coming faster now. He lost a half-pound in a week, then a quarter-pound in three days, then again three days later. He was down to 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Hearing that, you won’t believe what he’d weighed earlier in his life, in Ohio. Not sure I'll tell you.Theageek was so stoic, so low maintenance, he walked around with a claw embedded in his paw for Lord knows how long.
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