09/17/2026
NOOOOOOOOOOOO! REST BABY, WE LOVE YOU!
I had to let Gatsby go today. My heart is so sad. He started acting weird last evening (very much like he can’t stand or walk and not himself and refused to eat). I rushed him to the local ER and they told me to immediately go to UC Davis ER. I spent the night there. They ran the imaging today and found not only blood vessel cancer in his spleen, but also multiple cancers in his liver and some in his chest (all of these are not treatable and incredibly aggressive as they weren’t there in August’s scans we performed). This morning he started to bleed and they told me it was time to say goodbye. I had already driven home at this point (since they were planning on keeping him another night but due to the results from the scans, this was no longer an option). There wasn’t enough time for me to drive back as he is now bleeding too much. I’m having to say goodbye over the phone to him. I’m so heartbroken. I have no regrets as I did everything I could for him and all of the days we’ve spent enjoying each other. We experienced everything we possibly could have. But this came so sudden. I’m sad it has come to an end. It was the best 12 years ever. At least it wasn’t a long drawn out thing. Gatsby gets to rest peacefully without pain. ❤️
