Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

This morning, Romana woke us up with a loud call, a meow akin to a plea. Linda and I rushed out of bed and comforted her, we thought that she was choking and could not see a blockage in her throat. Linda drove with Romana to the vet and it turned out that she was on the brink of death due to a low blood platelet count but this confused us as she was her normal playful self last night.

Linda bought Romana home and she will be placed at rest in our garden. Lucy and River (our other cats) look confused and massively upset.

We made the difficult, impossible decision to have our friend who is part or our family put to sleep. Rest well Romana, you'll always be 'marnie, the best cat ever.