“But I never did that because I feel that yes he’s a little psycho sometimes but he’s family. He spent 14 plus years with us. Towards the end of his life, he had an ear infection – worms in his ears. I was not around, and my mum was alone, she couldn’t manage it. No vet would want to make a house visit as he is too fierce. It just got worse and worse that one day, my mum called me when I was in New York and told me he has to be euthanized. As his condition was getting worse and he is dying. He was euthanized via me FaceTiming from New York as I wanted to be there for his final moments. I couldn’t forgive myself a long time for not being there for Coraggio. Then my cat, Coco died last year. She was 15 years old, and she had kidney problems. We knew about her kidney problem 2 years prior to her death, so for 2 years she was on a special diet but for the most part she led a normal life. It was about 5 months before she died where she became bad in the sense that we had to inject water into her body – so I personally had to learn how to do it. Take a big syringe and pump water into her body. This was because her kidneys were not flushing the toxins. Some of of my friends suggested to put her down, but I could never do that, as Coco was more than a cat to me. She was family and we both shared a special bond like no other. I’m just thankful that when she died, she died in my hands. I sent her for a proper pet cremation. Not only do I still have her urn, she still lives in my heart till today”
– Humans of Kuala Lumpur — with Ranjinder Hans.
Photostory by Mushamir Mustafa
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(This post was first published on July 21st 2016)
