Sekhmet 2008-2014

Today we had to put Sekhmet to sleep.  She got really sick over the past couple of days, not eating, sleeping a lot, unsteady, and she lost a lot of weight.  Her fur was very dull and her eyes were glassy.  We took her to the vet on the 2nd and they took some x-rays, and kept her overnight for tests and ultra sound.  It turns out that she had a stone in her bladder, and one in her kidney.  But the real problem was that one kidney was way too small, and the other had grown larger to compensate.  And she was dehydrated and stopped up as a result, so she was feeling very bad.  They said she couldn't have surgery, because her kidneys would not handle it, and without surgery, they couldn't fix her.  And that even if she survived the surgery, her kidneys would keep making her sick again and again.  So we had to make the worst decision ever, and she passed away today at 11:30.  We were both there and got to say goodbye to her.  She fell asleep in Boyfriend's lap, since he was her favorite cuddle buddy, and I was holding her head.  We could tell she was tired, and done, even though it went so fast.  We could have taken her home for a day or two, but that would have made her suffer, and would have been for us, not her.
Sekhmet was a wonderful cat, not the cuddliest, but she had a wonderful personality and she always wanted to be around her humans, even if not in our laps.  Although, over the past two years, she has been cuddly with Boyfriend and cuddlier with everyone in general.  She loved to sleep in the sink when it was warm, and her favorite spots were usually nearby her human.  She was as eccentric and crazy as everyone else in this place :).  Her best friend was Siri, but her favorite cat, of course, was Bastet.  Her other human was Jimmie, Siri's human.  He helps take care of my kitties all the time.  We will all miss her so very much, but hope that wherever she is, there are lots of fun places to nap and she can keep on being the special kitty that she was.