Petunia
This is a beautiful story about a stray cat named Petunia and her relationship with a family.
Guest Post by Rose (Pearl Cat)
Petunia came with the house. There’s space enough under the house for small animals. She had 2 sets of kittens before we could trap her and get her spayed. We kept one kitten, Pearl.
We slowly made friends with Petunia. There was also a big Tom cat we named Captain Balls. We could pet him. When you have strays spayed and neutered they tend to stick around and keep away other stray cats. So there weren’t any kittens her for a few years.
This past winter the Seattle area was hit with a 2 or 3 week long super freeze.
Petunia’s eye had become worse. She had a small spec or injury to her eye when we first saw her, and it got steadily worse. We were able to catch her and get her to the vet for meds in November. She was so good.
Then in the news was the threat of the big storm. She wouldn’t come inside and I was worried. Then on the day before it was to freeze that night, I looked at Petunia and her eye was bleeding. I freaked, called the vet and told them I will bring her in as soon as I catch her. To my surprise I picked her right up, she was so weak.
She stayed at the vet through that weekend till they worked on her the fallowing Monday. Then when they took her eye out, there was a tumor behind it. They sent in a biopsy and it came back as aggressive cancer.
We got her home just before Christmas. She owns the Ebay room now, gets all the food and bleeding she wants and has bird TV out her window.
May 11 09. Petunia quit eating and drinking on Friday. The cancer spread to her mouth and she also started having trouble breathing. She could pur for a couple days, then wouldn’t walk anymore. She passed away quietly with us by her side today.
Sweet Petunia…………..you are such loving people to care for her. God bless you!
im so sorry, what wonderful people you are god bless, may the lord shine bright by you!
I'm crying
((( R.I.P. Petunia. I know you are running around with my first 2 cornish rex (brothers) Bicci and Bonny Boy which also died of sickness way too young – 6 and 7½ year old.
what a beautiful tribute
Petunia was so blessed to have such loving people to care for her
what a special kitty and my heart goes out to you all
May God Bless you all
Thanks 4 sharing your moving account of Petunia. You took care of her & extended real love to your girl.
What a beautiful sad story. You were one special cat Petunia. And you got very special parents. I always cry when I read these stories because it is beautiful but so sad. I've lost so many pets/kids thru the years. It never gets any easier. While you are at the bridge Petunia, look up my Callie, Petey and Toy Tiger. They will help you cause theya re also good kitties.
God placed you there to take care of her. Isn’t it wonderful how He works. God bless the both of you. <3
Hi-
Just for fun, I entered “Petunia cat” as a search term in Google and came up with your site.
I’m so sorry for your cat Petunia. It looks like she was most fortunate that you were there for her. That she kept purring until nearly the end showed that you comforted her.
I, too, own a former stray cat named Petunia. When my daughter and I first met her at the local animal shelter, she was recently spayed and weighed in at about four pounds. The shelter staff named her “Pretty Petunia”. She was found abandoned with a litter of kittens and nearly starved herself taking care of her kittens. In fact, her vet later said she as in such sad shape- face scratched up from dry skin worn off whiskers, underweight- that she considered putting Petunia down.
Anyways, fast forward three years later, and Petunia is now over nine pounds and doing wonderfully. In fact, she recently warned us of a kitchen fire- acting agitated until we followed her to a smoky kitchen!
Here she is doing a trick. She’s such a good girl: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlAMK-p-6pw