Worrisome News

I need to take a step back now and speak of some worrisome news that seems to have happened regarding my cat, Bo. Yesterday I found him lying in the garden flower beds, in the rain. I spotted him there some 24 hours earlier, he had not moved in all that time. I immediately brought him inside and tried to get him to eat and what made me even more concerned, he seemed uninterested. So I called the vet and took him there yesterday afternoon when I was suppose to have been working on cleaning out my shed. The vet said it looked liked he had contracted Cytauxzoon felis, or feline bobcat tick disease. What he said was almost all cases are fatal. I am hoping that he may be wrong and that Bo has something else, but if he indeed has it, it is a 99% mortality rate. I have prayed that God might do a miracle and spare him, he is only three years old.

Bo has been a big part of my life. He has been sort of a constant companion. Always looked for some attention or some love from me. You don't really know how much an animal may mean to you until after he is gone, it's hard to loose a pet. I know I might not loose him, but if he has contracted Bobcat's disease there is little hope I will see him alive again. I pray that this is not the case. I had Bo since he was a little kitten, if he dies all of his litter would have perished. He had a sister, Ashley, who disappeared without a trace years ago and still I have no clue whatever happened to her. All the other pretty much were killed by dogs or accidents (they were not mine). I keep my cats as outdoor cats and I can see the risk I have in doing that. Cobbatha, my childhood cat, died most likely from being hit by a car.

I think if Bo does die, I will be very vigilant in how I treat my animals in the future and get Front Line right away, despite the costs. I had no idea tick bites could be so fatal, now I know...I will keep this blog posted on this. I rather not get into the other issues I am dealing with right now. That will come in time.
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