Lou Reed, 1999(?)-7/12/2008

I couldn’t stay in the room while he did it. I could not watch the veterinarian put Lou Reed, my cat, to sleep.

Lou Reed (a female, despite the name) had always been an overweight, grumpy cat, so I was surprised when she seemed thinner and more friendly this past week.

By Friday night, she was lethargic and shaky. She seemed disoriented, but only when I picked her up to put her in the litterbox did I notice she was too weak to stand. She fell over in the litter and struggled to even turn over.