As The Raven Dreams Podcast - Saying Goodbye To Mitzi.

Episode Date: September 20, 2026

I'm heartbroken that I have to make this video, but I feel like I should let you all know. Rest In Peace Mitzi, You were such a good baby. I probably won't be around most of the week, just a head ups.Also I hate this year so much... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hey there, friends. Um, I hope you're doing well on this Sunday. Uh, I know these, if I'd do this before, unfortunately, but I know this stuff always comes across as strange or weird or, like I'm putting you,

putting my life out there all the time, but I don't know, sometimes it does feel necessary to kind of tell you guys things that happen. So, um, I wanted to let you know, because unfortunately, you know, that this life situation has come with, uh, other things.

Um, I wanted to let you all know that as of this morning, um, we are, or Mitsy is no longer with us. Uh, if you don't know who Mitsy is, uh,

Mitzies was our cat. Um, she was 14, about to be in October. And, uh, she was more patience as cat than mine. She,

she tolerated me and I fed her and she liked me for that. But other than that, she wasn't huge into me. Uh, CJ was my cat who we lost in January of this year. So yeah, 2026 can go fornicate itself. Anyway, Mitzie, to tell you a little bit of backstory on Mitzie on a recent situation,

if you weren't aware, she had some medical issues back in July, where she started to have jaundicing problems and not wanting to eat. We got her to the vet right away. They did her with her workups on her and found out that she had some liver problems, that were kind of weird, but cats and if they have liver issues, they start to have gallbladder issues too. I don't know if you guys know that. I didn't. And that's why she had John to sing, because she was having a Biller Rubin buildup. So there was a lot of antibiotics, some steroids. And then in the end, some of her numbers started going down, some of them didn't move.

And she was just, she was doing better, though. We had her on denim urine, which is her last medication that she took. And she didn't like it, obviously. She didn't like medication, but it was, uh, it was doing well. Some of her stuff had gone down. Her bill of her ribbon had gone down. One of her liver enzymes was still elevated. Um, so there was still some concern. And she actually had an appointment tomorrow to get some imaging done on her liver and, uh, lower section and to, um, just to kind of be checked out again, see where she was. because she'd been on the denim ear for about a month. And she was doing better.

She was gaining her weight back. She'd lost some weight. She was underweight, unfortunately, but she was gaining. The yellowing was gone. She was energetic. She was herself. She was playful. She was loving to patience.

I can. She tolerated me. The other night she was laying on me and purring and just in bed. She didn't usually do that, but she was. And it was sweet of her. I think patience upset her because she moved in the middle of the night. so she was doing better and as recent as this morning she had her medication at 5 like a little after we woke up a little later

probably close to 520 unfortunately you have to have them fast overnight whenever you give them to urine again it sucks but it is what it is how they get the medication in their system better so she didn't have dinner or food overnight we gave her food last night like normal um she took her medicine this morning at 515ish we got up got dressed around six o'clock we went and got our coffee um got home and it was around 620 she was fine uh patients gave her some of her treats because she could eat and she she was kind of picky with her food she ate her dry food if she had to but uh her preference was her treats

and also because it's been medication i've also been feeding her we'd also been feeding her with the vet's approval this organic baby food that's literally just like chicken and water there's no seasoning it's just boiled chicken with broth and there's nothing else in it

all protein and she loved it that was her favorite thing we learned that was her favorite thing very recently she loved the hell out of it so gave her some of that because that's what her morning treat was

and she liked it and there was nothing wrong with it it wasn't like it wasn't looked down on it was basically vet approved like yeah that's fine as long as it's on her main food. It's just a treat, and she likes the show. She had some of that, about a little spoonful of it.

And she was okay. Uh, she, patients and I were downstairs to having our coffee in the, in the basement. I, I start to do work early, kind of just slowly start into things, and she sits down here and does what she does. Anyway, um, patients had she came down here. I didn't realize she had. And then she went back upstairs, uh, approximately, I'd say probably in 7.30. And it was fine. Then at, at, about, about 748, 749, there was a loud sound that was very weird. And I thought it was like a car brake squealing. And kind of found out it was her yowling. So we went upstairs and she seemed very out of it.

She was breathing very heavy. She was shaky. And she went into the living room and she basically laid down on her side and was breathing very heavily, very quickly. So we In the midst of a very strong panic attack We got her in the car I drove her to about 20 minutes To Stewartville which is where the nearest emergency vet is here

We got her in they got her looked at And basically told her that It was a cardiac issue It was a cardiac event That her body had started clotting in basically the extremities and elsewhere. And that's why she was cold. Like her paws were cold.

She basically had a massive coronary. And she was not struggling, but she was still alive and still pushing and doing Mitty things. I mean, she was on her side. You know what I mean? She was still like there. So we knew that,

she knew that we were there for the whole time. And like I drove there as quick as I could. And then, they looked out, they were very quick with it, they tested. She mentioned that her blood sugar was critically low, that basically the extremity issue explained the blood clotting problem, and for the most part told us that it was a life-ending event.

And I, those of you who know me and know the pets I've had and had the issues, like with Tyler back in 23, and with CJ back in January of this year, know that, like, I, I appreciate vets, and sometimes I feel like, like, e-vets and some bird's events just don't seem to really try their best. I don't just trust them, but sometimes it just feels like they don't, they're uncaring. But some, maybe they have to be detached. I don't know.

But this, this vet was very thorough with her information. And she explained the situation in that it was, it was fatal. She explained, like, we could do some other testing, but at this point, it doesn't really seem necessary. it's it's fatal and I recommend and support euthanization just letting her go because it was going to be life ending either way and she was going to suffer if we didn't it was going to be a longer event and we didn't want that so at 845 the vet did the process and we had to let her go this was very sudden like I said it was within 20 minutes of being fine

to not alive but 20 minutes to being fine to massive events and then I mean less than an hour later she was gone so it was very sudden especially with the fact that she was doing better that she seemed like she was doing okay last as recent as this morning

last night she was trying to steal patience as dinner like she did she slept with us as she did she was just being you know her sweet self so but unfortunately she's gone now and

it's very heartbreaking and very rough she was about to be 14 we've had her the entire 14 years just like we had CJ the entire 21 years so it's just it's just hard you know and here I am a 35 year old man

crying into a microphone for a thing to let you all know that I lost my cat, so I'm sorry. The reasoning for this isn't to just garner pity or whatever, explain the situation, or make you feel bad for me. I don't want that.

What I want to let you all know is there may be, I mean, obviously, yes, I want to share this because I share my life with you guys, basically. I share so much time with you, and you all are, by proxy, my friends, and maybe it's some weird parasy relationship in both directions.

I don't know. But anyway, Um, so there will likely not be any posts this week, uh, while I just, what we just kind of push through things. Um, mostly push to the quiet, because it's really quiet here now. Because she was our last cat of three. So. But, you know, that's, that's a situation we can, we can kind of look at and maybe, you know, expand our family back. to larger again, but not right now. Not right yet.

I just want to let you all know. I probably will be around much this week. That's all. I'm sorry if I've upset you or made you cry. Just know that if you are crying, you are crying alongside me, and I appreciate that. And I know she knows that she was loved and very much appreciated.

And even though she tolerated me and didn't like me that much, I love the hell out of her. and I'm going to miss her a lot. And it's, I'm beyond heartbroken, so. Yeah. That's all friends. I hope you guys have a better week, better weekend, better Sunday than I'm having. I hope you all have a decent week.

I will be back soon. Like I said, much like with CJ, I don't, I don't like to just wallow and mourn. I, I'll take my time. but I will try to push myself back to work as I can. So I'll be back here a few days. Just give me some time. Some time to be with patients today and kind of just process some things tomorrow

and I'll try to get back to it after that, okay? I'll see you again soon, guys. But until I'm please remember that you are loved. You are valid, you are important, and the world is a better place with you in it, okay? All right. Much love, friends. Sleep well.