u/MarshyMiao

Sorry if this post isn't allowed as it's not directly Starbucks related. Just wanted to give a thank you to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/starbucks/s/kV88kuKscW for the cold foam recipe.

We don't have cold foam at Starbucks Japan, but I've always been extremely curious. I made it at home and I loved it! Maybe it's too much for my glass size but it's so tastyyyyy.

I had posted about Francis last year when his CKD suddenly worsened and he underwent a risky surgery to remove a kidney stone.

Since then, his CKD was in stage 4, but he was so chipper, energetic, and loud. You wouldn't have thought he was so sick (besides him being on the thinner side).

So many things were up against him: first stage 4 CKD, heart issues including fluid build up, and anaemia. But still, he was so good, cooperative with all his medicine and subQ fluids.

Unfortunately at the end of his life, he sustained a tail injury. It was a deep wound on his tail that got infected. The vet suspected it was from over-grooming, but we still don't know. He is a strictly indoor cat and his catmate never fought with him. I guess this is one thing I'm frustrated about. I never saw it develop, it just felt like it suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

He crossed the rainbow bridge about a week and a half after that. His kidney numbers had already been very bad (BUN 130<) and they had drained 190ml of fluids from his heart. There was a lot he was fighting so hard against.

He was at home with my partner, myself, and my other cat. It was peaceful. I am grateful that we could be there.

One year after his surgery, he was with us for an extra year, and that was still a lovely year together we had. He did so well. He was my soulmate. And minutes after he passed, a double rainbow appeared. I don't even remember the last time I saw one. 🩷