Relic von Hindenpurr – 2014 – 2025

On By wanderingcatyarns

Tiny Needle Tuesday has been preempted, because as you can guess by the title, we had to say goodbye to our dear sweet Relic.

You will recall that he had a small hiccup a few weeks back. He seemed to bounce back from it ok for a couple of days. Then he got a cold. He’s always been a little prone to them so I wasn’t too concerned. I took him for a bath with me every night and that seemed to clear it up. But then his eating slowed. We kept a close eye on him. He never really stopped eating, just wasn’t eating as much as he should. His weight was dropping more. And he was drinking a lot more water than before.

Saturday morning I decided it was time for another vet visit. He was dehydrated again, despite all the water he’d been drinking. Something that pointed to failing kidneys. The vet gave him some IV fluids and we brought him home again later that day, hoping for a miracle. But unlike last time, he didn’t improve.

But Sunday night it was very evident that it was his time. Monday morning, we got up early and held him while we waited to call the vet. He passed away in my lap about 10 minutes before the vet opened for the day.

While we are sad to lose him, we are glad to know he didn’t linger in pain. And we know he we gave him a good life.

And though I have put his birth year as 2014 – that’s actually just a guess. He may be much older. Most of you know the story of how he conned his way into our home.

I actually met Relic a couple years before we took him in.

It was back in 2015. He appeared behind the townhouse. He wouldn’t come near me then.

But me being me, I took pictures so happily have a record of it.

It wasn’t until the May 2017 that I saw him again.

He started coming around the yard for cat nip. It took me a few days to befriend him. Dave automatically gave me the “You can’t keep him speech” (we had Peno, Rupert and Burton at the time), all the while giving him the name that would stick.

So while I was trying to make friends enough to get him in a carrier to take him to the SPCA, Relic was busy sucking up to Dave to work his way into the house. By late September of that year, he’d worked his magic and Dave opened the back door and let him in… and the rest was history.

Rupert hated him, but about a year later they became fast friends

While we were still at the townhouse, we let him free roam (and I worried about him every day), but when we moved he was confined to the catio.

I don’t think he ever really forgave me for that

But he still got to get outside and enjoy the fresh air.

For the most part, he was a fat, happy, spoiled boy.

And the house is going to feel a little emptier for a good long while.

15 thoughts on “Relic von Hindenpurr – 2014 – 2025”

  1. Cindy Voutila's avatar Cindy Voutila

    I am so very sorry for your loss. Our fur babies are family. He certainly was part of yours. You gave him a wonderful life and should be proud of that. He also, knew it was his time and passed feeling the love. Thank you for sharing him with all of us.

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  8. Shirley Elliott's avatar Shirley Elliott

    So very sorry! There are no words to express how sorry I am (as I sit here with tears in my eyes.) Sending hugs and prayers.

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  9. R.I.P sweet boy. You will be very much missed. You brought much enjoyment to all that knew you whether in real life or out here in blogland.

    I’m so sorry for your loss, Val. You gave Relic the very BEST life.

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  11. jatshaw's avatar jatshaw

    So sorry to hear this! It’s so hard to lose a kitty. He was very lucky that you took him in and gave him a much, much better life!

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  12. Oh, sweet, sweet boy. How lucky he was to have found you. He was where he was supposed to be. He did indeed live his best life and then was kind enough to let go peacefully. May his memory be a blessing.

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