RIP Telstar, ? August 2009 to 26 November 2021

[nanila]

We had to say goodbye to Telstar today.

He was off this morning, and went downhill with alarming rapidity. The vet found a gigantic mass in his belly and put his chances of recovery at slim-to-none. They would not have let us take him home in the condition he was in, so we had to make a decision we did not expect to have to take for years. He was twelve.



It would take me hours to compile a set of photos of him, so I have been browsing the "catmother" tag and occasionally laughing through tears. Catmother on DW, Catmother on LJ

He was a tremendous cat. The classiest tuxie. RIP Telstar.

Comments

[soliano]

I am so sorry for your loss. It is hard to say goodbye to furbabies. Especially for children.

[nanila]

Thank you. Yes, it is. Humuhumu is very upset.

[cosmolinguist]

Sending you all the love. It sounds like he had a good life right until the end.

[nanila]

Thank you. Yes. I am hopeful we minimised his suffering.

[caulkhead]

I am so sorry. He was an excellent cat.

[nanila]

Thank you. Yes, he was. 💔

condolences

[brainwane]

My deep condolences. What a shock and what a loss.

Re: condolences

[nanila]

Thank you. We thought we'd have a lot more time with him.

[armiphlage]

oh no!

*hugs hugs hugs*

[nanila]

Thank you. *hugs*

[shirou]

I'm so sorry.

I recently lost both my cats to kidney disease. One was sick for more than a year, slowly growing weaker and more miserable. The other seemed to go from perfect health to full kidney failure over night. The sudden change was shocking and, in the moment, a little traumatic. But in the long run, it was better—for us, and definitely for the cat.

[nanila]

Thank you. Yes, the latter is what happened to Telstar. He had lost some weight recently we mostly thought it was because we'd changed his food and his meal pattern. He started the day a little bit off and by the time we took him to the vet he could barely move. 😞 I hope we minimised his suffering.

[annofowlshire]

Oh no! I’m so sorry! *hugs*

[nanila]

Thank you. *hugs*

[gwendraith]

I'm so very sorry. It's heartbreaking to lose a much loved furry friend at anytime but especially so when it's unexpected. *Hugs*.

[nanila]

Thank you. Yes, we had assumed we'd get a few more years with him. 💔

[glittertigger]

Sorry for your loss

[nanila]

Thank you. ☹

[ursula]

Oh, no. I'm so sorry.

[nanila]

Thank you.

[hilarita]

I'm so sorry to hear that. It's very hard to say farewell to a beloved cat. I will remember him fondly, as a very handsome gentleman.

[nanila]

Thank you. He was indeed a very handsome cat. 💔

[siliconshaman]

My condolences on your unexpected loss... he was a most excellent cat from what I've seen.

[nanila]

Thank you. Yes, he was.

[angelofthenorth]

I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a gorgeous cat and couldn't have wished for a better life.

[nanila]

Thank you, and thank you for saying that, it means a lot. We tried to give him the best.

[recessional]

Oh I’m so sorry.

[nanila]

Thank you.

[angrboda]

I'm so sorry to hear this. Totally understand how it feels when it's so sudden.

[nanila]

Thank you. I really did think we'd have a lot more time with him. 💔

[antisoppist]

I'm sorry. I hope the kids are OK. And glad you had the other day with him sitting on you on the sofa.

[nanila]

Thank you. Keiki is mostly befuddled. Humuhumu is quite upset - he slept on her bed a fair amount and he trusted her.

I'm very glad of that too. I had no idea we were so close to the end.

[white_hart]

Oh no! I am so sorry. He looked like such a magnificent cat in all of the photos.

[nanila]

Thank you. He was.

[cmcmck]

I'm so sorry.

This must have been such a shock.

Hugs all tound.

[nanila]

Thank you, I appreciate that. *hugs*

[happydork]

Oh no, I'm so sorry. I've loved seeing photos and reading about his antics over the years.

[nanila]

Thank you. He will be sorely missed. 💔

[used_songs]

I'm so sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful cat.

[nanila]

Thank you. Yes, he was. 😞

[cactus_rs]

oh no, I'm so sorry :(

[nanila]

Thank you.

[nicki]

I'm so sorry.

[nanila]

Thank you.

[lurkingcat]

I'm so sorry for your loss. He was such a handsome and classy cat and I've loved reading about his adventures over the years.

[nanila]

Thank you. And thank you for saying that, I appreciate it very much. ❤

[roarofsilence]

Oh no, I’m so sorry - this sounds really hard. He’s gorgeous. I still remember when we lost my first cat. Stays with you but only coz you love them so much x

[nanila]

Thank you. It was so sudden. And we thought we'd have a lot longer with him. 💔

[kotturinn]

So sorry. He was an excellent cat and you gave him an excellent life.

[nanila]

Thank you, and thank you for saying that. We tried to give him all the best.