Archive for 30 August, 2004
30August2004
Sokrates Felis Catus Cabanela (May 1991 - August 30, 2004 / Mayo 1991 –- 30 Agosto 2004)
Posted at 2:21 PM by Juan.
Categories: Family News / Noticias sobre la Familia
Earlier today, Sokrates (aka “Thud” aka “Fang”), our black cat, lost his battle with diabetes. Sokrates (and Ditto) were both adopted by Juan in Tucson, Arizona in early 1992 when they were about 8 months old. Juan’s neighbor had had a cat illegally in her apartment and it had a litter of cats. Sokrates and Ditto were the last two cats left to adopt in that litter. They joined Juan (also illegally) in his apartment so that the neighbor wouldn’t get kicked out. Sokrates (and Ditto) travelled with Juan from Arizona to Minneapolis to Saint Paul (where they gained a mother in Catherine) to Saint Cloud to Pennsylvania and back to Saint Cloud. Sokrates had been one of Juan’s constant companions for the last 12 years.
This past spring, Sokrates started losing a lot of weight. At the beginning of the Summer he was diagnosed with diabetes. While we did administer insulin shots, we were apparently never able to stabilize his blood-sugar levels and late this past week he went into advanced renal failure. His weight had dropped from about 14 pounds when he was healthy to an very dehydrated 5.5 pounds at the time of his death this morning at the Pine Cone Pet Hospital, when he was euthanized in Juan’s arms.
I miss him already…
 |
Sokrates relaxing on Juan’s chest. / Sokrates relajando encima de Juan. |
| Sokrates slightly annoyed by efforts to wake him up. (February 2002) / Sokrates esta molestado por la personas intentando despertarle. (Febrero 2002) |  |
Esta mañana, Sokrates (tabien conocido como “Thud” o “Fang”), nuestro gato negro, perdió su batalla con diabetes. Sokrates y Ditto, los dos, fueron adoptados por Juan en Tucson, Arizona a principios de 1992 cuando tenían cerca de 8 meses de viejo. Una vecina de Juan había tenido un gato ilegal en su apartamento y ese gato tuvo una litera de gatitos. Sokrates y Ditto era ultimos dos gatitos que quedaban para adoptar en esa litera. Así que esos dos gatos se encontraron con Juan (también ilegalmente) en su apartamento de modo que la vecina no se quedaria sin apartamento. Sokrates y Ditto viajaron con Juan desde Arizona a Minneapolis a Saint Paul (donde ganaron una madre en Catherine) a Saint Cloud a Pennsylvania y de nuevo a Saint Cloud. Sokrates había sido uno de los compañeros constantes de Juan’s por los ultimos 12 años.
Esta última primavera, Sokrates comenzó perdiendo peso. Al principio del verano lo diagnosticaron con diabetes. Mientras que administramos la insulina, parece ser que nunca estabilizamos sus niveles del azucar en el sangrer y al fin de la última semana Sokrates empezo a tener síntomas de una falta renal avanzada. Su peso había caído de cerca de 14 libras (6.4 kilos) cuando él era sano a muy deshidratado 5.5 libras (2.5 kilos) a la hora de su muerte esta mañana en el hospital, cuando él doctor le ayudo morir en brazos de Juan.
Ya le hecho de menos …
