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

[Jay Burleson]

Sorry for your families loss, glad you were able to be with him at the end.

Jay

On 3/12/2016 4:13 AM, Nathan Wajsman 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...
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> 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.
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> Before starting the procedure, I asked Isabel to pose for me so I could get one last picture of Taco:
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> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-k2jh98c/A
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> RIP, Taco Cat Wajsman. Born in Brussels 14 February 2000, died in Alicante 11 March 2016.
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> Nathan Wajsman