Our older cat, Luna, was humanely euthanized on Friday afternoon. I had first noticed that she wasn't eating her food very much. We did our best to entice her with treats and other good stuff. She tried her best to eat, but she just couldn't do it.
We made a vet appointment earlier in the week and the veterinarian could immediately feel a lump on her intestines. We still had testing done to make sure that it was indeed a cancerous mass, and that came back positive. Pretty much untreatable. We asked the vet what they would do. They said they would have her put to sleep the next day.
Luna was our good kitty. Out of our two cats, she was more friendly, tolerant, and loving. When we introduced her to Chibi, there was some initial tension, but she grew to tolerate her, too. She did really well with Chip, our new bunny addition to our family. I wish I could have seen them get more comfortable with each other and possibly cuddle in the winter together.
Luna is our family's first major pet loss. Losing Pepper back in 2012 was very hard, but she was more of my cat with my parents. Luna has been an affectionate part of our family since Julie was two years old. I remember very clearly meeting her for the first time at the animal shelter and watching how she didn't care how much Julie bothered her. Later, when Coral was a baby, she would sometimes pull Luna's hair or unintentionally be less than gentle. Luna would not do a thing.
Luna was humanely euthanized on Friday, May 14, 2021. It was one of the hardest goodbyes for our whole family. Due to COVID, only one family member could be in the room with her at the vet. We decided that Bethany should be the one to go and make sure that she was the last thing Luna saw before the light left her eyes.
You were one of the best, Luna. I choose to believe that I will see you again. I cannot wait to pet you while you are laying on my chest in bed again. Rest in peace, my baby.
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