Day #4602 (Fri., Aug. 12, 2022) – RIP Robin!
I took Bobby out for Daddy/Son Day #53 today. We went to Chick-Fil-A, which is his favorite fast food restaurant. He loves the waffle fries, and got regular milk today as opposed to his usual chocolate milk.
We then went to the nearby apartment complex to play with the RC car he got the other day from TJ Maxx (see photo to the right). We also played hide & seek for a bit.
Dear Santa! If you are listening Bobby mentioned that what he really wants for Christmas is a drone with a camera so that he can see videos on his iPhone!
When we got home I made him some Rice Krispie squares, which I promised while we were out and about earlier today. On this version I used Sugar Smacks cereal (instead of Rice Krispies), and melted a chocolate bar in the marshmallow mix as well. The kids loved them.
Katie went downstairs to feed the cats this evening as she usually does. She came running up saying that something was wrong with Robin. The whole family went downstairs and unfortunately we found Robin dead on the basement floor. There was liquid around him, and strange animal tracks, so we’re not exactly sure what happened. After thinking about it, and piecing various clues together, we think that he might have been poisoned and came home to die. The tracks around him are probably from an opossum, which came inside to look for food.
We’re going to call the vet tomorrow morning, and perhaps get a necropsy so we can find out for sure. I see online that they sometimes will do the cremation as well, or can advise on this, so we’ll see what happens.