01/01/04 - 01/02/16
Human family: Antoinette
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Ben

This evening we lost our little cat Ben (the Datalex cat). He'd lived outdoors for most of his life but last year he was very poorly - he'd cancer of the nose and ear. We managed to trap him and took him to the vets to get him cleaned up, when the vet told us it was cancer and that he couldn't be released back into the wild, we took him in to live with us. He adpated really well to living with us and the rest of the cats and he still had the freedom to go outside when he wanted. Over the past few weeks he started going downhill and was put on a drip for two days over Christmas. He was a strong cat and fought to get better and come home. 3 weeks ago he retreated upstairs and showed less and less interest in going outdoors or eating. We took him back to the for his shots last Saturday and he had lost even more weight. He stopped eating completely last Friday and wouldnt drink the cat milk (which he always loved). We had to make the tough decision to let him go this evening. The vet came to the house to give him the shots, it was all very quick and he looked very peaceful as he slipped away. He was a very special little cat, I've known him since he was a kitten. I'm so glad that we had those last few months with him .. just wish it could have been longer. We loved him so much, such a beautiful strong little cat that touched many peoples lives. Sleep well little Ben, will see you at Rainbow Bridge xxxx

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