LG (Little Gucci) was born in our private rescue after his pregnant mother was found abandoned. As many cat lovers know - some are adoptable some are not and unfortunately for LG his being a solid back tabby was a strike against him. We do not move our rescues that we can't find homes for (we keep them) and LG totally adopted us! He was full of life from the time his eyes were still closed - scooting around, getting to where he wanted to go. As LG grew he won our hearts with his docile loving manner - he loved to play with the other cats and dogs but sucked up as much human attention he could get. He was smart and funny (wrapping himself around your neck like a mink fur or just playing lap kitty). We loved him so much! He came to his name and pretty much was trained as well as his dog friends here. On Saturday night (April 9th). LG woke me with a loud painful cry and when I looked down at the floor he was squatting as if he was going to pee - so quickly I grabbed him and put him in his litter box where he continued to strain & cry out. It was the middle of the night so I paid to speak to an online Vet on what to do for a UTI/Bladder infection until Monday when I could get him to our Vet. I began the homeopathic remedy immediately and he starting urinating some but he needed massaged around his bladder in order to get anything out. By Sunday night he was still eating and not dehydrated or weak. Monday the 11th I got him in first thing to the vets thinking they would straight cath him and put him on an antibiotic and we'd be heading home. I was wrong - so wrong! Our Vet told us that LG would need to be anesthetized to straight cath him and he only had a 20% chance of coming out of the anesthesia. My other option was putting him down because he was obviously obstructed and would surely die if we took him home. So I thought well.. He's a strong little man and so many people love him - we'll all pray and he'll pull through and I agreed to the surgery. Three hours went by and no phone call so shaking and nervous I called to see if my guy was still alive and the lady paused for a minute and said "I'm really sorry - we just lost LG a few minutes ago". He made it through the surgery but was having trouble waking up, so they gave him fluids and put him on O2 and they took turns holding and talking to him in order to arouse him. One of the girls had him up front on her lap answering phones and she looked down when LG suddenly gasped and just died. Now I'm used to losing newborn kittens, and kittens who don't quite make it to 8 weeks due to fading and it hurts when you've put your all into their well being, but this incident with LG was the saddest. Before I left LG at the Vets I told him I loved him and to please not die (I was in tears) - they gave me a few minutes alone with him to love and snuggle him. I never knew I'd never see him again. I told the tech upon leaving if LG passed I could not come back and get him lifeless so they would have to make arrangements for me to have him cremated. I will have his ashes in the next week or so. Oddly, my entire rescue knew when I came back without LG that something was wrong and my normally crazy house of rescue was unusually quiet as if they knew he wasn't coming back - it upset me even more. It's been a hard week getting over the pain of losing that teenage cat! I have so many yet he owned our hearts & we miss him so much. I have to believe that LG like other lost pets are waiting for me on that bridge to heaven and when I die someday they will be waiting for me so we can all walk into heaven together. This was not a good week at the rescue - the very next day a kitten that was being adopted but wasn't 8 weeks old yet gulped down her wet treat and choked on tuna/egg friskies. I was able to clear her airway but she aspirated and she passed in the night. We called her Princess (she was so fancy pants and sassy for such a tiny little girl) - She is now with LG and the others we lost - and I hope she's snuggling with LG and he's taking good care of her. Thanks for reading. Rest in Peace LG & Princess - you will never be forgotten! Love Mommy.