My sweet baby gwee. We got here when I was 15, 10 years ago. She was the only cat that was "my" cat. She liked everyone, but we had a special bond. She went by many names. Gwee, Grey, Oatmeal, Turnip. We called her gwee because we saw another cat across the street that looked like her so we called that cat gwee like the knockoff grey. Then we eventually started calling her gwee and it stuck.
She was such a happy cat. She loved attention. She loved playing, running around. She was so curious. She was so well behaved except her habit of dragging my drawings in the litter box lol (she was not a lover of the arts) She was so protective of our younger cat, Midna. They were best friends. Midna has been so lonely without her.
We recently moved. I was so excited because she's have more space to run and play. She did seem happy. She was jumping on the fridge, looking out windows, exploring, playing. She was fine. The 3 days after we moved, around 1 am, she started throwing up blood. She was limping and was breathing really bad. I called my grandma crying at 1 am not knowing what to do (we don't have a car). My stepmom who lives in the same complex came right over. My grandma drove 30 mins to take me to the nearest er vet 40 mins away. I didn't think she'd even make the trip. She did and they took her right back.
They came back 10 mins later. She had cancer. My poor baby. My grandma offered to pay $2000 to treat her (which is extremely generous). When the vet broke down the costs though, even if she lived through the initial treatment and surgery, it would likely be over $10000. The vet recommends euthanasia. I know at this point I don't have any choice so I just sit there sobbing.
We make the heartbreaking decision to euthanize her. I go see her before and my poor baby looked so confused. I pet her and gave her a kiss, but I don't think she even understood what was happening. They gave me a pawprint. We didn't get home till after 6 am. Every night since then, I have dreams about her and I can barely sleep. I miss my gwee. My baby. I just want her to come back.