Mr. Bodhi is 14 today. I normally would not make him his own blog post. Not that he is not an important part of our family. Of course he is. But normally it would not have crossed my mind to take the time for his own post. But since this blog is something that is printed into books for the girls to have look back on their childhood, I knew I had to talk about Mr. Bodhi today. One day they will look back and read this and hopefully it will concur up sweet memories of their beloved Bodhi.
Bodhi and his brother Kai (who is no longer with us, sadly) were adopted at 8 weeks old. With a broken ankle, I drove almost two hours one way to rescue two tiny Siamese, whose mother was hit by a car. It was love at first sight. Don and I had memorable times with those two rascals. When Amara was born one month before their first birthdays, Bodhi climbed into her pack n play, sniffed her and that was his love at first site. Fast forward some years, the two are extremely bonded and Bodhi has an equally soft spot for Havana (despite her being a little more rough with him when she carries him like a baby!)
Sadly, in the past six months, Bodhi has been struggling with kidney failure. During a recent three day hospital stay, the vet said that he was very close to crossing that rainbow bridge. Thankfully, with great vet care and a dedicated family that adores him to no end, he has been relatively stable. Subcutaneous fluids daily, special diet and lots of TLC have led a rebound in health. This give us hope to believe he will be okay for at least a bit longer.
It has not been easy taking care of a sick cat. We have to give fluids daily. He does not like that. I don't like that he has taken to peeing on things. Bodhi also has arthritis so that combined with kidney disease makes getting to the litter box a challenge. This has left us to find him throughout the day and literally carry him to the potty. At night, I have to get up 3x minimum to take him to go pee. I feel like I have a kid in diapers again. But I/we love Bodhi and are doing are best to make him feel comfortable.
Since becoming ill, Bodhi has become more affectionate. He sleeps not with us but on us. He makes his way right up to our face, closes his eyes and goes into his peaceful trance. , With how we are waiting on him hand and foot, Mr. Bodhi has become King Bodhi. But that is okay, because we love him and are thankful for his presence in our lives. We are hopefully that with good care we may even celebrate 15.
(The photos in this blog are all from the past few months.)
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