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Subject: [Leica] [OM] Nathan's PAD 11/3/2016: the last picture of Taco
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 07:07:12 +0100
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A heartfelt thank you to everyone for your kind messages, both here and on 
Facebook. I really appreciate it. These messages and of course Cheeta next 
to me, made this weekend feel less lonely (my wife comes back from the USA 
on Tuesday afternoon).

Once again, thank you!

Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
<http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
<http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
<http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
YNWA













> On 12 Mar 2016, at 13:13, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:
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> Our beloved kitty Taco is not with us anymore. This week he stopped eating 
> and was basically just sleeping all the time, or sitting under the table. 
> I took him to the vet Thursday afternoon. She examined him and gave him an 
> anti-inflammatory injection in case it was just some garden variety 
> illness. But he deteriorated further yesterday, and so at 5 p.m. I took 
> him back to the vet for a blood test. About 1 1/2 hour later the verdict 
> came. Taco?s kidneys were failing completely and he had only days to live. 
> There was really only one possible decision, but I could not make it on my 
> own. My wife is in Colorado visiting our son, and my daughter is in 
> Cardiff, so after a conference call during which the family decided, I 
> called the vet and said that I was coming with Taco. Just before leaving 
> home, I made a quick video of Taco with my phone?Monica wanted to see her 
> kitty alive one last time...
> 
> Isabel has been our vet ever since we moved to this neighbourhood 8 years 
> ago, and she handled everything with utmost compassion and care. Taco went 
> to kitty heaven peacefully, with no pain, and with my hand gently 
> caressing his soft fur throughout. 
> 
> Before starting the procedure, I asked Isabel to pose for me so I could 
> get one last picture of Taco:
> 
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-k2jh98c/A
> 
> RIP, Taco Cat Wajsman. Born in Brussels 14 February 2000, died in Alicante 
> 11 March 2016.
> 
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/>
> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
> YNWA
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