C I B O

C I B O
July 2009 - 27 January 2015

this was Cibo's fave position when sleeping at night. i should have known that something must had been wrong with him when he started sleeping in a different position, which i attributed to the cold blow of the wind since the last quarter of 2014. Cibo was one of our four original homegrown cats. he would've turned 6yrs old this July along with his twin brother LeMur. he would've 'terrorized' the little ones still if only we had ordered a blood work for him when he was confined at the vet clinic for 4 days. this afternoon, my sister called me up 'coz his doctor called her that Cibo became unresponsive since before lunchtime. he was still ok this morning but all of a sudden fell into a comatose-like state. we rushed to the vet as soon as we can. we got there and saw the state he was in. my sister immediately broke into crying. Cibo was just lying still inside his enclosure; his eyes were widely opened while his tongue was very much seen. we had seen a no. of kittens didn't make it and a few older cats whose lives were cut short but seeing Cibo that way is still heartbreaking. he was very much alive when we left him the night before, very much responsive although evidently seen that something was wrong with him. his heart was still beating normally. when i scratched his forehead, his eyes fluttered. he even tried to get his tongue inside his mouth. he also moved his ears when he heard the other patient, a dog, barked loudly. he even meowed one last time. i was hopeful, although his doctor shared that once, one of her cats fell into the same state and didn't make it. i was hopeful and i was holding on to the thought that he just needed to see me & my sister and he will make some movements again of his own. after about 30min, my sis & i were about to leave. we were telling him that we will be back in the evening to stay with him. immediately after his doctor returned him to his enclosure, his heartbeat began slowing down. i didn't notice it right away buy my sis did. i was focused on his face and i was even telling him how he was moving his tongue like he was being playful. my sis told his doctor and when she checked, it was indeed slowing down. his breathing started to have longer intervals. one last time, his doctor brought him outside his enclosure to the table where she tried to revive him. and then there it was, the declaration that Cibo was no longer breathing. my heart shuttered into countless pieces once again. like i was back at that uber sad day when Chaps had her last deep breath.

we brought Cibo to the vet last week Monday due to UTI. he was responsive to the course of treatment and was discharged last Friday. apart from not eating on his own, he was ok. we thought he was just adjusting because he was gone for 4 days. perhaps if we ordered that blood work right away, Cibo would've still been alive. this is why when pets get sick, it is terrible since they won't be able to tell you exactly what he/she is feeling. i, my sis & i have done what we should have but i still feel like i could've done more. his blood result came way too late. he had bacterial infection and his liver & kidneys had failed.

Cibo, i would miss the way you meow whenever we called for your name; your eagerness when it was time to eat; the way you walk whenever we would move you from one place to another as if you're a dog. i had laid you to your final resting place beside Winkipai with the hopes that you are now happier with her & your mom, Hanni. rest in peace, Cibo. we will take care of LeMur.

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