Pet Memorial Services sent back Pole’s remains this morning.

While Cow and Bunny got trips out to the patio and Indy only occasionally because he is always up to mischief, Pole and Cleo were very contented inside Bunny’s Place. Pole was very happy in her condo with fresh towels and Cleo with her bed and apartment (a wooden shelf of baskets and cushions). Pole…

Although we brought all the cats out to say their goodbyes, Cleo clearly misses Pole. At lunch time, Cleo didn’t want to join everyone at the patio. She went to the far end of the back garden and stayed there all alone. I had to take her bowl of food over there and coax her…

Cow, Bunny and Pole were my very first rescues. It was Mother’s Day, 7th May 2006 that I found them huddled together by the roadside after the rain. That’s the three of them on the first day. They were newborns. Pole opened her eyes after 10 days, so we think she could be the oldest…

Pole passed away very peacefully in her sleep early this morning. Yesterday, there was already a “sign” as she was sleeping for long hours the whole day. She had not been able to sleep for long periods ever since her condition took a turn for the worse weeks ago. Even if she did, it would…

Yesterday was not exactly a good feeding day for Pole. I already know there would be ups and downs because in kidney failure, there is no chance of getting better. It’s just doing things that hopefully make the patient feel a little bit more comfortable. I’ll still try to feed Pole a small amount of…

I just finished feeding Pole a record-breaking 15ml of blended food. That’s about 24 syringes and I did not expect her to be able to eat so much! She seemed to have no trouble swallowing too. When we first started two days ago, we could only manage 3ml and that was with some resistance too.…

Indy and Cleo are not easy when it comes to feeding. But between the two, Indy poses the greater challenge. Besides his finicky nature, Indy also has a vomiting problem. Sometimes, he would vomit his entire breakfast out, then demands to be given baby food as compensation. I figured this probably has something to do…

As of today, Pole has had two feeding sessions, about 4 hours apart. She was able to eat 6ml in the first and 8ml in the second without much protest. I’ve learnt since yesterday to “read” her feelings. If she protests too much, I will stop and cut the session short. But there were also…

My husband just returned from work and told me that Pole was actually active this morning, at dawn, when he went off to work. He came downstairs and found Pole sitting upright waiting for him at the foot of the stairs. She looked unusually alert too. Then, Pole followed him into the kitchen and circled…