- Feb 10, 2000
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Ugh - what a sad day.
My awesome polydactyl tomcat, Don Vito Corleone (he had the name before I started using it online, about 14 years ago) was just diagnosed with chronic renal (i.e., kidney) failure. Now I know why he has been losing so much weight (he is the tallest pure domestic cat I've ever seen, and topped out at a lean 16 pounds - now he is only about 8 1/2) and getting a little listless. He is 15, and everything has to die of something, but it's still a real bummer. I am advised that with the right diet he could still live for months or even years, and I will do my best to make that happen.
Vito is the sweetest, cleverest cat I've ever met - he not only fetches but has invented his own, surprisingly sophisticated games over the years. It's like having a very clean, sweet-tempered monkey.
Here is a little pictorial tribute to the King of All Tabbies:
I love you, boy.
My awesome polydactyl tomcat, Don Vito Corleone (he had the name before I started using it online, about 14 years ago) was just diagnosed with chronic renal (i.e., kidney) failure. Now I know why he has been losing so much weight (he is the tallest pure domestic cat I've ever seen, and topped out at a lean 16 pounds - now he is only about 8 1/2) and getting a little listless. He is 15, and everything has to die of something, but it's still a real bummer. I am advised that with the right diet he could still live for months or even years, and I will do my best to make that happen.
Vito is the sweetest, cleverest cat I've ever met - he not only fetches but has invented his own, surprisingly sophisticated games over the years. It's like having a very clean, sweet-tempered monkey.
Here is a little pictorial tribute to the King of All Tabbies:



I love you, boy.