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Buddy aka. "Bubba"'s Tribute
All about Buddy aka. "Bubba"
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How Dogs See – Pet tip 117
Through a dog’s eyes, the world is a very different place: every fire hydrant is a toilet, every shoe is a chew toy, and every person is a ticket to kibble and treats. Though this is perhaps a bit of …
- Owner:
- Maggie Barron
- City:
- Ottawa
- Province, Country:
- ON, Canada
- Type/Breed:
- DSH grey tabby
- Date of Birth:
- about 1995 (adopted May 1997)
- Date of Death
- December 16, 2002
- Sex:
- Male
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- 11
- Coat Colour:
- grey tabby
- Eye Colour:
- yellow
We adopted Buddy from our veterinarian, Dorit Fischler DVM of Crossing Bridge Veterinary Clinic in Stittsville, Ontario, CAN in May 1997, after the death of our cat, Brownie. Buddy was estimated to be about 2-years old and had been found wandering in Carleton Place, Ontario. Unfortunately, like Brownie, Buddy was diagnosed with a heart murmur, but we decided to give him a chance at life, as Brownie had lived to be at least 13-years old. Buddy was a quiet (but easy-going and unafraid), affectionate lap-cat who loved the fact that he was only cat "allowed" to be in my father's record room when he was listening to music. His favorite song was 'Molly Darling' by Eddy Arnold, and he would come running whenever he heard that song being played! At the beginning of December 2002, we noticed that Buddy (or "Bubba", which was his nickname) was beginning to have difficulty breathing and recognized that as a sign of his heart murmur becoming worse, so my Mother took him in to see Dr. Fischler. She was told that his condition was gradually being worse and that there was nothing that could be humanely done to ease any suffering, so we decided to have him euthanized before he was in too much pain. We buried him in the backyard, in my parents' garden (which is now becoming an 'unofficial pet cemetery', as 3 cats, 2 bunnies and 2 gerbils are now buried there)and played 'Molly Darling' as a memorial to Buddy.
