On August 20, Meatloaf got a new home and a new diet when his forever family took him home. Steve Gusman and his fiancée, Mary Armstrong, picked up the big boy thrilled welcome him.
Armstrong, speaking with KWQC just a few days after getting Meatloaf home said, “He is doing very well, enjoying the attention and going up and down stairs himself and chasing toys.” That included his being on a new diet of a special weight-control cat food.
Sadly, last Saturday, Meatloaf appeared to not be feeling well and was rushed to a local veterinary hospital where he died. “It was liver disease from the human food he ate [before being adopted],” Armstrong said. “Steve is taking this very hard. It took him 10 years to get Meatloaf after our first cat, Tiger, passed.”
Meatloaf did garner a lot of attention from people near and far, but it was Gusman and Armstrong that got the thumbs up from Kings Harvest Pet Rescue.
Gusman, Iraq veteran suffering from PTSD had been looking for a therapy cat. After seeing the story on the news, the couple decided that Meatloaf and Gusman had to meet. The cat’s personality easily won over the veteran and they made for a perfect pairing.
“I’m just really glad he got to have his last days in a loving home. We were there for him as much as he was for us. Hard to walk into our house and not have him greet us at the door.”
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I am so sorry for this, how heartbreaking for the both of you. Thank you so much for opening your hearts and home to Meatloaf, and making sure he knew how loved and special he was in his last days.
I am so very sorry for your loss of your sweet boy Meatloaf. I know how heartbroken you both must be…thank you both for loving Meatloaf and making him part of your family. I am sure the 19 days with you, even though the time was too short, was the best days of his life…RIP Meatloaf xoxox