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6/29/21 Cody was rescued when he was about 8. I adopted him to be companion to my Casper. We had recently lost his best friend Gilbie suddenly. Cody was a tough kittie and a bit of a loaner. Unfortunately he never took to Casper like Gilbie did so it was an uneasy time but they learned to coexist. Cody was diagnosed with a heart murmur when I first got him. Luckily it eventually went away. He was also very food anxious. I think probably from his time on the streets, he always wanted to be fed even if he was full. This led him to be a bit too heavy so we started on a journey to help get his weight down. We were able to get him down a couple of pounds and then maintain him at about 15 to 16 lbs. He was a big boy but always good with me if I picked him up and even good with the vet. Unfortunately the only one he didn't really like was Casper, but Casper was always trying to win him over. He had his idiosyncrasies. If you were in the kitchen he was in the kitchen always squawking for food. I say squawking because he really didn't have a meow. You always knew when Cody wanted some thing. He would follow me everywhere. He would be dead asleep on the couch but if I got up for any reason he'd show up wherever I went. He didn't like being in any room with a closed door. He always drink a ton of water, so I went through more kitty litter with him than any other cat before. At one point we thought he may have kidney or diabetic issues due to how much water he drank but he was always healthy for most of his 8 years with me. Seven months ago Cody was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. We embarked on a journey to keep him well with twice weekly vet visits for sub q fluids and appetite pills. Unfortunately during the early stages we tried all kinds of appetite stimulants none of which worked long-term for him. Fortunately we did find one that worked fairly well so that we could keep his weight up. While he was loathe to be put into a carrier and taken to the vet, I had to find new and inventive ways to get a hold of him and get him in the carrier without knowing that's what I was doing. He was always a trooper with the vet. Because of Covid I hated the fact that I could not go in with him. I had to trust the assistants to take care of him and they did a wonderful job. A few weeks ago we did a blood test and found his kidney numbers were improved which was wonderful news that our protocol was working. But we got the heartbreaking news that he developed anemia because of the CKD. And while he was doing very well over this past week, he took a dramatic turn for the worse from Saturday to Sunday. I brought him to the emergency vet, they gave him fluids and said he wasn't in distress so I had some time to get him to my vet. I spent what I thought may be my last night with him, spending as much time with him as possible as close as possible. Hoping I would get a reprieve but knowing it was highly unlikely. On Monday his vet found he had developed a severe arrhythmia, and was now having trouble breathing so I had to let him go. Over the eight short years I had him he became quite affectionate. Eventually becoming a lap cat especially during his last few years and most especially these past months. Always on my lap or as close to me as he could get. I will miss his loud purr and sweet head bumps. And I know that while they were never best buddies Casper misses him too. Cody was a very special and unique cat. |
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