♪♪ Papai... Papai... Papai... Papai...

June 19, 2009 - August 21, 2010
 

At 8:30 tonight, my sister called us up. WINX cried so loud that all of our other cats' attention went to her. Me, my mom, bro & his gf were still in the kitchen; it was a little after dinnertime. We all rushed to our garage only to see Papai struggling to catch her breath. She was already having difficulties in breathing. My bro & his gf monitored her heartbeat while we call her name to fight, to not give-up. After only 5-min, she became still. But we weren't ready yet to give-up on her. We still tried and tried to call her name so she'll know we're all there for her. My bro's gf noticed some jaw movement even after she went still. I saw it too. We still hoped. Dee said that whenever she and/or my bro say, 'Bye', there would be jaw movement from her. Mommy already went inside when she saw Papai already lying very still on the table. We waited for another 20min in hopes that she'll be back. But her legs started to become cold; her paws were all pale, even her lips. I cried. Papai was gone. She was 1-yr & 2-mos old. Although she's already on medication to recover from the viral infection, I guess we're already too late when we had a vet check her up. I felt that I failed her as 1 of her owners. I failed not only her but also Bootes & Lytto. If I decided to act when Winx started to reject eating, we could've saved her. We could've saved them all. Pai's big appetite declined about a week ago but we assumed that it'll just be for a few days. We thought she was just depress with the lost of one of her 3 remaining babies. I was optimistic that Winx will recover from the viral infection. Damn, I was wrong! She showed some improvements the day after the 1st night of her medication and we're all so glad. I figure it'll take her 3 entire days to show signs of recovering since she hasn't eaten the longest amongst the 4 who got infected. I was hopeful. Just this morning, Mommy & Cy were able to feed her milk, soup and a few spoons of rice. She was walking around the garage, out of her box, when my mom, sis & I headed to attend the mass. She was under our a/c when we returned home and she seemed fine. My sis & my bro's gf gave her early dinner so that she can already have something an hour before giving antibiotics. Just 30-min after she had dinner - milk using a syringe, soup & very little pieces of chicken - she cried out loud and that was it. Winx is my mom's fave amongst our (used) 17 cats/kittens (when the week started). She's the lone female amongst all of the cats who had grown-up and been living in our house for sometime already. Although we had her isolated from the males, just last June 28, she gave birth to 5 kittens, 2 of which passed away consecutively a day after they were born. She was a dedicated mom for the past 7-wks. She didn't let her kittens to go astray; she would immediately carry them back to their box. Or if not, she'll make sound to call our attention. The night after her last baby, PiBee passed away, she seemed to had been looking for it. She had been used to having 3 babies around her whenever nighttime arrives. PiBee's passing was her last strength and so tonight, she went with them. I dug her spot, in between Bootes & Lytto.There won't be anymore Papai I would bid goodnight whenever I close the door before opening the a/c. No more Papai to sing to.

I f***in loathe that virus that hit our cats. Not only it got Winkee's kittens, it also took hers, Bootes' & Lytto's. But as what my mom said, pets take the hit for their owners because of love. I believe in this. Yes, it is sad. No, depressing already. But still, thankful that our pets would rather take the fall for us. From 17 cats & kittens last week, we're now down to 11. One from each siblings was taken by that f***in viral infections. WINX left Lemur & Cibo; BOOTES left Jack & Twinx; LYTTO left Deuggie, Ldr & Lego.

Rest in peace, Baby WINKEE PAI. You'll always be our one and only Princess PAPAI.



x's: ftr, i DON'T enjoy making in memoriam albums for our pets. i really do hope we won't lose any more pets. 6 cats/kittens in 1 wk is too much. nways, here's WINKEE PAI's album.