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To my baby Shadow
We got Shadow from my mother in laws house. He was born to a feral cat. The first time i saw him was love at first sight. He was smaller than the rest of the litter. He was such a cute kitten. I would love the way he would stare into your eyes even if you were holding him and talking to him never looking away. On June 18, 2011 Shadow stopped eating. He also didn't eat that Sunday June 19, 2011. We tried to get him to eat but he would turn his head away. The next day my husband took Shadow to the vet. His body temperature was 97 and it was supposed to be 101. He was given something to get his temperature up. He also had a slow heart rate. He also was given fluids because he was dehydrated. An hour after my husband had dropped him off there was a call from the vet telling him that Shadow had passed away. He was only 7 weeks old. I had become very attached to Shadow even though he was with us a short time. We found out from the vet he had distemper. Shadow had gotten his shots 1 day after getting him. The vet couldn't notice anything wrong with him. The pain and grief i feel is hard at times and in my stomach has affected my appetite and sleep even though i take a sleeping aid. I will sadly miss him and i love him.--
