r.i.p. Marley

Marley Barley Lorenzen 1999-2007

Yesterday I had to make one of the toughest decisions of my life and put poor Marley to sleep. He suffered from feline stomatitis, and it had finally taken its toll. The course of treatments for his disease were no longer effective and I couldn’t watch him suffer anymore. We tried teeth extractions but after he nearly died and had to be resuscitated from the anesthesia during a teeth cleaning, I decided that it wasn’t a viable route. Due to complications from the stomatitis, he was not digesting his food properly and was losing weight. Last week he stopped eating the liquified diet that he had been on for a long time. With the help of my friends, family and my vet I came to the conclusion that he could no longer live a normal life and it wasn’t fair for him to be in pain and starving anymore.

He was a very sweet and innocent little guy, and he will be sorely missed by Penny, Cali and especially me.

a few posts I’ve written about Marley’s struggles over the years:

Wed Mar 01, 2006

Marley had an accident in the house Sunday night and broke his tail :( it had to be amputated and now all that is left is a little stub.

He had a very sweet tail and liked to wrap it around my leg whenever he stood next to me. We’ll miss Marley’s tail, but at least the rest of him is okay.

courtesy of the way back machine:

Mar. 11 2003 Here is a recent picture of Marley (asleep). He’s doing great, and is already eating all of the hard cat food in his bowl, as well as Cali’s.

Feb. 26 2003 Marley had to get 4 teeth taken out instead of 2, and has now earned the nickname ‘toothless’. It’s sweet.

Feb. 19 2003 My cat Marley has to get two teeth pulled on Monday. He has feline stomatitis. Luckily he tested clean for all the viruses that typically are the cause of this disease, so its just a matter of getting it treated once and for all.