AKA Jack Frost/Blizzard. Forever in my heart.. Gina

The hardest part of rescuing is saying goodbye especially when they are one of the animals you really bonded with. December 2017, and three days before Christmas, this baby approximately 6 months old, was brought into my previous job after being found by a good samaritan. He was on the brink of death because he somehow wound up trapped in a garage in the dead of winter with no food, water, or an escape. There was nothing left to him other than fur and bones. He was frozen to the point his temperature and blood sugar did not register because they were to low for a thermometer to read. The shelter/animal control at the time was going to euthanize, so I asked to have him transferred into my care so he could be given a chance. 4 Paws 1 Heart was there to fund all of his medical needs and that night I brought him home. David Jenio and I kept him warm, fed, hydrated, and loved around the clock. It took several days for Jack Frost aka Blizzard to walk, regulate his temp, and swallow properly.

After many months we found him the perfect home with friends Ann Kist and Lou Kist. They loved him unconditionally and he knew it. His new name became Noodles.

Yesterday Ann brought him to our doctors because he wasn’t feeling well and declining fast. On ultrasound he had large masses throughout his intestinal area and at only 6 years old he was diagnosed with suspected intestinal lymphoma. It was a heartbreaking goodbye, but I was able to hold him one last time and tell him how much he meant to me. I’m glad to have been there at the beginning and at the end.. I gave him a kiss from Dave and his mom held him during his last moments. Thank you Ann and Lou for being the best kitty parents to Noodles. Rest peacefully sweet boy.. Forever in our hearts.. – Gina

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