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The end of the road

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RouXy yesterday evening on the big bed upstairs

The end of the road is not far for RouXy. I took him to our vet’s this morning. He was so weak. Except for the few minutes when he decided to visit the car. The 15-and-a-half-year old cat was a lively kitten again!

We are back here now and RouXy wants neither eat nor drink. He is dozing on a mat in the bath-room.

The first thing the vet said is: “He looks pale. The inside of his ears is nearly white.” She checked his body temperature. It was below normal. No wonder he avoids going out in the cold and keeps in warm places. Blood test was okay except urea slightly too high. But red blood cells were much too scarce. There seems to be ascites in his abdomen. Could be leukaemia or kidney cancer…

Frimousse’s Master

 

 

 

The sun is shining this morning though

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15 years nearly between the two photos.
We moved to this place on 13th July, 15 years ago
There was a 2-month-old ginger kitten the neighbours had just been given.
He was so kind his elder Master wanted to name him ‘Jesus”! At the end of the day his name was  ‘RouXy’.
We have lived here with Frimousse,  RouXy  and his Masters since then.
Very few photos of young RouXy  – no digital camera at the time. The photo at the bottom is the first we have – end of July or early August 2001.
RouXy’s elder Master would do a lot of gardening and take care of his hens. RouXy’s Masters would give us salads, eggs, tomatoes etc and very valuable help for growing vegetables in our own garden.
We used to have a drink together quite often as well as occasional fondues or réveillons.
The photo above is the last one we have of RouXy’s elder Master alive – a week yesterday.
He ďied yesterday early in the afternoon. He was such a nice man….

Today the sun is shining though.

Frimousse’s Master

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