31/08/2026
It is with great sadness I let you all know Timon passed away on Saturday evening 🧡
He went downhill rapidly on Friday when his life threatening disease took hold, firstly indicated on Thursday evening when an infection took over his body from an abscess that appeared on his shoulder.
Friday morning he greeted me with a waggy tail but little energy, later on he happily had his lunch and lapped goats milk (hence the frothy chin!). However I found him in a sorry state by that evening - he could barely lift his head up, he was visibly struggling, had seemingly lost even more weight in the space of a few hours, was incredibly clingy and cried if I went out of sight even briefly.
I spent the evening keeping him comfortable, he had painkillers and anti inflammatorys, he ate as much as he could and drank ridiculous amounts of goats milk (yet hadn’t toileted all day showing that his kidneys had stopped working as his organs were shutting down).
Within the space of a few hours he declined even further, eventually he stopped checking and crying for me or lift his head when I stopped scratching him momentarily, nor could he regulate his temperature and felt cold to the touch. He had multiple heat pads and I stayed with him all through the night on my lounge floor.
By Saturday morning, he was essentially sleeping, still breathing yet unresponsive as his body gave up on him. Saturday evening he passed away, it was the most peaceful passing, the kind I pray every good dog gets to have, the passing I’d prayed Harlow would have yet sadly it didn’t happen that way.
I fear I will always feel like I should have, or could have done more for my dogs that have passed or I didn’t get as much time with them as I’d wanted or even expected.
Yet I can honestly say that the love, care and devotion Timon was shown was undeniable, especially in his last moments, which is exactly why Harlows Legacy was created - to give senior and terminally ill dogs the best palliative care that life has to offer - and I truly feel that I gave him that.
RIP little man 🌈
Once again, Thank you to for trusting me with Timon (was Buster) and for giving me and him these months together and constantly being there to offer support and advice when I needed it. I am truly grateful to you🧡
And with death, comes life after loss… last night was spent on my floor once again, although this time it was welcoming new lives… we’re at 6 and still counting 😬 So lots more mouths to feed… in total I now have 1 adult cat (who will be spayed once kittens have weaned - but she’s going to be staying and not for rehoming 😉), a litter of 7 week old kittens and now these newborns.
Mum is doing ok albeit exhausted!! (As am I 💤😴)
Kitten no.6 experienced some stress during birth, so needed a little extra help but now seems to be doing well and catching up with the others. I do believe that Mumma has paused labour and we have more in there (she was absolutely huge 😳) so stay tuned for the official introduction of our new members 🙈🧡
3 nights spent on the floor with barely any sleep is pure insanity 😅 So I appreciate everyone’s patience and please bear with me whilst I catch up on admin.
I have updated Timons Amazon Wishlist. It is now going to support these cats and kittens who cost me a small fortune and eat me out of house and home 🙈😬 I also still have Kostilow Canines Wishlist live on our Amazon account, which aids all the animals in my care and predominantly goes towards the dogs I take in to rehabilitate and rehome. Thank you all for your ongoing support 🧡 I’m sure these animals appreciate it, I know I certainly do 🧡
Harlows Legacy I Kittens 🐈⬛🧡 Wishlist - https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/1DZH3PXUOEVB7?ref_=wl_share
