Our Puschel started her journey to the bridge on 27.10.2008. Our old lady with an ego, which was bigger than our house.

Some of you certainly remember my post of June 2007, when I reported, that our Puschel returned home after beeing away for 6 years. We were worried, that she wouldn't get used to the rest of the gang and that she might live for the rest of her life in our guestroom. Well, all our worries vanished like mist in the sun. Quite soon she took over the house and ruled over the other cats and, of course, us. With her enormous voice she hissed and growled everything away that came into her path. Our other persians learned quite fast: Hey, we have to be careful not to come into her way! The only one, who wasn't hissed away was She. We always had the feeling, that Puschel remembered her from her earlier life with us.

Puschel got used to call us at any day- or nighttime. Therefor she alway found the spot with the best accoustic. When we answered her, she would stop for a while.

Begin of July this year our Puschel suddenly suffered from ataxy. We thought, she would not survive because together with heavy disturbance of equilibrium came a missing swallowing reflex:-( TED gave her cortisone and vitamin B and after 3 days she could eat and drink again. The cortisone reduced the swelling of her brain so she could walk again, almost without falling after each step.

All of us were quite surprised how well she recovered. Once a day a little cortison-pill, which was no problem because madame liked it in chocolate. Every 3 weeks she got a vitamin B shot because she didn't like the pills - even not in chocolate.

Since her illness Puschel was very close to us and even slept with us in bed. To the other cats she became milder and only hissed, when someone dared to come to close.

Last thursday she must have had another stroke:'( All efforts of the vet (ours had a day off that day) were without avail. She stopped eating, only went to her litterbox and to drink - nothing more:'( On friday we visited our vet without Puschel to have his oppinion. He suggested that we come back with Puschel so she could have a higher dose of cortison and vitamin B. He said that we should wait with our final decission until monday. He remembered us of the fact, that Puschel recovered from the first stroke so nicely. But then he said, that he would visit us at home on monday to help her to the bridge if necessary.

It hurt to see our Puschel that helpless. On saturday evening the glow in her eyes faded and we knew that she had given up. And because she was such a delicate little cat, she had no reserve to survive a few days without food.

This morning we called our vet and at 11:00 he helped our sweet little Puschel to her last big adventure. She was about 16 years old.

We went into our garden to find her final resting place. In a corner of our garden we have a group of 6 Rhododendrons. On one of them there was a single white blossom! End of October! Now we knew, where Puschel's resting place had to be.

Again the world has lost a little sunshine:'( Misses Puschlowski, you enriched our lives and you will be unforgotten forever. The last 4 month with you were despite your illness exceptionally wonderful.

In Love your humans
Inge & Volker

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