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Kaos
Jan 4, 2018 17:09:14 GMT -5
Post by joseph on Jan 4, 2018 17:09:14 GMT -5
http://www.instagram.com/p/BdiyDrfhLXM Tonight, my cuddle buddy, my special, special boy, Kaos, crossed the bridge. I am still a little shocky. Joey and I just brought him back home from the emergency vet. Right now, he is in his hammock with his sister, Lilly, and his buddies Wolfie and Bear, and he is getting visits from his other brothers and sisters. I'll leave him there for the night, so they can say their goodbyes. I'll need to watch Lilly for a while. Tomorrow, we'll take him to our vet and have him cremated. I knew this day would come. I knew it, and accepted it, as part of the pact I made when I rescued him and Lilly. I also knew it would kill a part of me. From the moment I took him out of the cage he was in when I first picked him up, I knew he would be special. He was so under weight and pensive, but he curled up against my chest, and something in me responded. I wasn't sure he would make it back to healthy, but after a few days I started to see some improvement in his weight. He started exploring more, and getting bigger. After a month or so, he was at a normal weight and length. But he never acted like a ferret. He didn't war dance, or jump around and play fight, except for two occasions I caught him playing for a few minutes before he decided he was done. All he ever wanted to do was cuddle with me. He had a special box that no one else was allowed in, with one of my old shirts and some packing paper in it. He would come to my bed and explore around a bit, and then into the box he'd go. He would spend a few minutes arranging the inside to his liking, then he's pop his head out to make sure I was still there, get a few rubs, then back inside to sleep for a bit. Every so often, out he would come to make sure I was there, then back he'd go... Eventually, he started to become actually lethargic, and then he had a small seizure. I figured out he had Insulinoma, and brought him to the vet to confirm. We put him on steroid treatments and he went back to his old self for a while. I found out he was older than I had been led to believe, and my best guess now is that he was close to eight years old. I have never loved an animal, and very few people, as deeply as I do my special boy KK. He was my little daddy's boy. Rescuing him fixed something that was broken in me and gave me purpose. I love all my little ones, make no mistake, but he will always have a very special part of my heart. A little piece of me died tonight, but I would pay that price again happily in exchange for the special bond we had. Dook in peace, daddy's big boy. There will never be another like you. I love you and I'll miss you forever and I'll never be the same.
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Kaos
Jan 4, 2018 17:47:48 GMT -5
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Post by unclejoe on Jan 4, 2018 17:47:48 GMT -5
Dook on in Peace Kaos. You changed your daddy's life for the good of you both. there are no written qualifications for Heart Ferret, but you made the grade. joseph , I feel for you, man...
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Kaos
Jan 4, 2018 20:37:36 GMT -5
Post by joseph on Jan 4, 2018 20:37:36 GMT -5
Thanks, man. It was times like this that he would come out and dig into my comforter next to me and cuddle up. He could sense when I didn't feel well or was upset. It was like he was a trained therapy ferret. I miss him so much.
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Post by Thérèse on Jan 5, 2018 7:09:39 GMT -5
Condolences on Kaos's passing. Ferret's truly do have a special magic that latches onto you and a heart ferret even more so. May the memories of the times you shared help heal the pain of your special boy's loss.
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Post by Sherry on Jan 5, 2018 9:37:04 GMT -5
I am so very sorry for the loss of your boy. Losing any ferret is so hard. Losing a heart ferret is devastating He came to you for his heart key and you gave it to him DIP little one, fly high and free again.
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Kaos
Jan 5, 2018 20:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by Blue on Jan 5, 2018 20:21:14 GMT -5
I'm so sorry about Kaos. That's such a great picture of him -- adorable and full of character. You gave him a wonderful life after some pretty rough years. I'm sure he loved being with you as much as you loved being with him.
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Post by joseph on Jan 5, 2018 21:58:12 GMT -5
He was so spoiled and he could play me like a harp. His first blood test, the vet shaved a little hair from his left front paw to draw blood. Any time he had to take medicine, I would pick him up and cradle him in one arm, and he would look at me with this pitiful face, and lick his shaved paw, then look at me again with that face, and lick his paw... weeks after. I miss him so much.
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Kaos
Jan 6, 2018 1:05:30 GMT -5
Post by storm on Jan 6, 2018 1:05:30 GMT -5
He sounds like he was a very smart little guy. Sometimes I think they know more that we do. And loving. I’m so sorry for your loss.
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Kaos
Jan 11, 2018 23:08:56 GMT -5
Post by joseph on Jan 11, 2018 23:08:56 GMT -5
http://www.instagram.com/p/BdixcMAhvY4 Right now, I would have been giving him his nighttime medicine and then brought him in to hang out with me for a few hours, until he needed to go potty. I picked his remains up from our vet today. I miss him so much.
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Kaos
Jan 11, 2018 23:38:41 GMT -5
Post by LindaM on Jan 11, 2018 23:38:41 GMT -5
Sweet wee child, dook in peace and enjoy your adventures with the others beyond the Bridge. He was such a lovely boy, and I know you did your best by him. My heart goes out to you and your fuzzies while you cope with this loss. When you feel alone or like you can't bear the loss, remember this wee boy and the special moments you had with him, for there will always be that little spot that he stole for himself in your heart where he can visit.
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