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Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 11/3/2016: the last picture of Taco

Subject: Re: [OM] Nathan's PAD 11/3/2016: the last picture of Taco
From: Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2016 11:24:20 -0500
So very sorry. It seems like Taco had been a part of all of our lives; it's a 
personal loss. I lost my favorite cat ever seven years ago. I still miss him  

-Bob

Sent from my iPhone 6s Plus. This is a perfect mobile device. Any perceived 
errors in spelling, grammar, or logic are figments of your imagination.

> On Mar 12, 2016, at 7:13 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Our beloved kitty Taco is not with us anymore. This week he stopped eating 
> and was basically just sleeping all the time, or sitting under the table. I 
> took him to the vet Thursday afternoon. She examined him and gave him an 
> anti-inflammatory injection in case it was just some garden variety illness. 
> But he deteriorated further yesterday, and so at 5 p.m. I took him back to 
> the vet for a blood test. About 1 1/2 hour later the verdict came. Taco’s 
> kidneys were failing completely and he had only days to live. There was 
> really only one possible decision, but I could not make it on my own. My wife 
> is in Colorado visiting our son, and my daughter is in Cardiff, so after a 
> conference call during which the family decided, I called the vet and said 
> that I was coming with Taco. Just before leaving home, I made a quick video 
> of Taco with my phone—Monica wanted to see her kitty alive one last time...
> 
> Isabel has been our vet ever since we moved to this neighbourhood 8 years 
> ago, and she handled everything with utmost compassion and care. Taco went to 
> kitty heaven peacefully, with no pain, and with my hand gently caressing his 
> soft fur throughout. 
> 
> Before starting the procedure, I asked Isabel to pose for me so I could get 
> one last picture of Taco:
> 
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-k2jh98c/A
> 
> RIP, Taco Cat Wajsman. Born in Brussels 14 February 2000, died in Alicante 11 
> March 2016.
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