Amber is alive?!?!

 Holy crap!

My brother's cat, which was already really old went missing. I posted about her back in 2021 when she disappeared after a surgery.

Today we had a call saying she'd been found! Can't believe she managed to survive so long out on her own in the bush. The vet called me as I was still down as an alternate contact, they hadn't been able to get hold of him. Apparently she's in a pretty poor state, fingers crossed.

Edit: my brother went to the vet, and she recognised him. She had multiple organs failing, very under weight and had several injuries. He did the right thing and chose to have her put down. She was a fighter and lived to almost 18 years I think. A very sad end, to have found her again after so many years lost only to have to let her go again. But it was for the best, it would have been a long, hard road to try and get her back to good health with little chance of success. It would have prolonged her suffering for no real gain.

At least when she closed her eyes, she was in the arms of a loved one and not alone in the street or surrounded by strangers.

Heart is heavy with pain and loss. Good bye Amber.

Bobito is at rest

 After just over 17 years, Bobito has passed away.

He was my brothers cat, born 18 Sep 2008 to a stray cat that was hanging around our house at the time. We adopted her, Amber (she died around 2021), she started hanging around the house some time in August of 2008 (I think I made a post on this blog about her); she had a litter of kittens not long after she started hanging around.

Bobito was the runt of the litter, a wee little tiny kitty. He kept getting up to mischief in the shed where Amber lived with her kittens. My brother saved him a few times when he got stuck in various places.

When they were a few weeks old, we gave away most of the kittens, but my bro couldn't bear to part with Bobito. So we kept him and he became his familiar. Amber also became a family cat.

We moved, they came with us. I got married and moved out, the two cats stayed with him.

And now after nearly two decades, Bobito has closed his eyes for the last time.

Rest young man, you will be missed.

My bro will be heartbroken, no more furry warmth by his side. No more eager eyes watching him get home from work. No more angry meows demanding food.