Fatso Unforgotten

 

This is Fatso, he came to our family by adoption from the SPCA. Fatso was a sad cat; we were of the opinion that he must have been very badly treated before he was rescued by the SPCA. He caught our eyes because he was looking so sad, since that first meeting Fatso became a member of the family.

Initially all he did was to hide under the table or the piano, he was afraid of noise and was always beware of his surrounding, until such time that he was comfortable with the family, that he started to play and was a joy to us.

Then Fatso became sick, he had to be taken to the veterinarian many times. We discovered that Fatso got irritated when we touched his stomach, it was like as though he was in pain, but the vet did not comment on his stomach situation, so no one noticed that Fatso actually had a growth that was causing the pain.

His conditions deteriorate and we had to confine him to one of the guest bathrooms, this is because he was littering all over the place and couch. However, he was never a noisy cat, everyday his litter box will be cleaned by Chef Diva, and she will also go play with him and make sure that he was fed.

I don’t really remember how we discovered that Fatso was missing, until the shrill of Chef Diva one day got us all running to see that Fatso was dead in his confined area. He died from the growth in his stomach I assumed. Chef Diva took care of Fatso’s final rights.

We miss him and never had any more cats after that.

RIP Fatso.