8:20 this morning while working at my desk, my daughter calls me - It's weird I usually don't have my cell phone on my desk but every time I do, someone calls. (strange) - she had a frantic voice and of course my heart sank...knowing something was wrong. It seems her cat Grey was stuck up in a tree screaming his head off this morning. Apparently something had happened to him during the night. He is an inside, outside cat and he does have claws to protect himself (unlike our Manning which we have to watch like a hawk when he is outside) Even though Kassie really doesn't like him to go out....they do live in a pretty quite neighborhood with little traffic and lots of woods. Anyway, Randy had to climb up the tree pretty far to get Grey down. He calmed down a little when he saw his Dad. Randy noticed his legs (Grey's) not working too well so he had to toss Grey to Kassie at the bottom of the tree...which Kassie didn't reach him and he fell to the ground - this or course made matters worse for everyone and they were all understandably upset.
Kassie told me he couldn't move his back legs and was crawling across the floor when they got him inside. Poor thing was scared to death - and parents too! She asked me if he was going to die - my immediate reaction was "HECK NO!....not if I can help it" - (our family loves cats....me especially!!) then I realized this was something I have no control over so I started praying that God would surround this little family and give them all strength to get to the vet. I just told her to be strong and calm for Grey, he can sense if she is upset and get him to the vet ASAP.
They did reach the vet and there was no reaction to Grey when he pinched on his hind legs....so they got him into X-ray - when the vet came back in, he said it was a small fracture on his spine and he has about a 20% chance to pull through. Immediately Kassie said she would take the 20% chance and put this in God's hands.
Grey will be at the vet on oxygen and steroids until Saturday - hopefully he will show signs of improvement and they can bring him home. They were able to see him before they left and he had calmed down quite a bit with the oxygen and wasn't shaking. Of course he looks at them with his georgous eyes...."take me home...I'm scared" look but the nurse was loving on him too which made them feel at least a little less guilty about leaving him.
Animals are such a big part of our lives - and they are a huge part of any true cat loving family! Grey is awesome. When he was a kitten he was HUGE then....his body is very long and his head is big. I mean, proportion to his large body but he is a BIG cat. Very loving, sweet and playful too!
I pray Kassie and Randy will take this situation and grow with it - rather it be good or bad news. That they learn to put this in God's hands and not take it back - that is the unfortunate hard part that everyone deals with.....taking it back and handling it yourself. (I struggle with that a lot!)
Some of life's lessons are great and some not so much! I'm praying for the Rivers' family that Grey will come home soon!
UPDATE: Kassie called me this afternoon to let me know that Grey had passed away. (He is coming home just not to their home...he is in Kitty Heaven!) He was having problems breathing and then he took his last breathe. (God Bless that precious Kitty) - Randy is bringing him home so he can burried in their backyard. This is the first experience either of them have had with losing an animal that they can remember. They are both taking it hard but will be okay - Their dogs Saydi and Dexter are already missing him - They are all so young.....including Grey!
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