He would have turned 10 yesterday. Four years ago our beloved Mojo was taken from us suddenly due to cardiomyopathy. He was only 6. ?❤️. In his memory and in honor of National Cat Day yesterday, we'd like to emphasize the importance of taking action the minute you notice odd behavior from your pets. They are so tough & good at hiding pain, by the time they show symptoms it's often too late with some of these diseases and illnesses. This was the case with Mojo just shy of his annual checkup. Playing that morning, labored breathing that night with an enlarged heart & fluid in his chest, he peacefully crossed the rainbow bridge but left a hole in our hearts as we really didn't think we would be coming home without him. ? ?. We almost lost Venus in 2013 from a urinary tract infection turned full blockage, (blockage almost unheard of in females). The only "off" thing we noticed was one of the 3 cats was peeing in random places but we thought it was behavioral because of foster kittens in the house. Learning from experience, if we could go back in time we would have taken all 3 in to be checked. We assumed it was territorial marking & we were wrong! Never assume, always get them checked. We were fortunate that we found her when we did & her vet saved her life after 4 days in the hospital. ? This mentality was helpful with Halo in 2016 who had a watery eye with slight squinting. We didn't waste time even though we could've assumed it was just an allergy or something that got in her eye. We got her to the vet the same day. It turned out to be glaucoma & was causing her excruciating pain though she was hiding it well. Being primary glaucoma (hereditary), & despite pressure eyedrops meds, she lost both eyes 9 months apart. In memory of Mojo we wanted to share these stories with you in the hopes that it will spread awareness, saving you & your furbaby an emotional & painful experience that might be avoidable if you know how serious the slightest/mildest looking symptom can be. Their stories are detailed on past posts. Halo's is 9/2016, Mojo 10/2014, & Venus 10/2013 Please share your story if you’ve had an experience others could learn from. ❤️

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