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Leave a treat for Zachary, In Loving Memory
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Nicknames:
Zach, Zachy, Kitty Coo, Super Kitty
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indoors
Arrival Story:
I was married at the time, and we were buying our first home. I knew the first thing I would buy was a cat! I grew up with a seal point Siamese who died when I was 15. My mother refused to get another cat because she was devasted when he died. For years, I was unable to have a cat for various reasons. About three or four months before our settlement, my husband, who traveled a lot for work, came home with a homemade poster of a cat needing a home. On it was a picture of Zachary. He asked me 'do you want him'? Well, of course I did, but we couldn't take a cat till we had the house, plus Zachary lived in Connecticut; we lived in southeast Pennsylvania. Luckily, Zachary's owner kept him for us. She was engaged to a guy with two large dogs and was rehoming Zachary. The first weekend after settlement, we drove to CT to get him. It was a long ride home! I felt awful taking him from his home. He cried in the car, but would take turns either sitting with me or my husband. When we got home, he ran right under one of the beds. I would look underneath, call him, and he would come out. Then, he would go back under. When it was time for bed though that first night, he didn't hesitate - he hopped right in there with us!
Bio:
In April 2004, I was away for four days. When I came home, Zachary was waiting for me on the kitchen table per usual. I looked at him and cried out to my mom "What happened to Zachary?" She didn't know what I meant. The left side of his face was swollen. I called the vet hoping it was a tooth issue, but I knew we wouldn't be that lucky. It was a tumor. Squamous cell carcinoma. A very aggressive oral cancer. There was nothing they could do as it was in his mouth. I was sick. I made an appointment with a specialist just so that I could be 100% sure that there wasn't some new miracle. I had to give him fluids because he couldn't drink water. When eating became difficult, it was time. I couldn't see having him struggle to eat, or force feed him, or have him starve. Zachary crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on May 25, 2004.
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"Cobblestone Square", ♥ Angel Circle of Love for Simba ♥, Olde Furts, Rainbow Bridge Kitties, The Rainbow Bridge
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