Rest in Peace Jack the Cat

Shortly after being discovered on October 25th, Jack was treated by multiple veterinarians.

          Jack the cat, the orange tabby who went missing on August 25th from the American Airlines baggage carousel at John F. Kennedy Airport, died on Sunday, November 6th, 12 days after he was found. After going missing in the airport for 61 days, Jack fell through a ceiling tile on October 25th, visibly shaken and emaciated from starvation and dehydration. What started as a blissful reunion for Jack and his concerned owner Karen Pascoe soon turned into a nightmare as veterinarians quickly diagnosed him with multiple infections. Because of his plight inside the airport, severe malnutrition led to organ dysfunction and loss of blood to 40-60% of his body. Jack was also covered in wounds so severe that multiple surgeries would have been required to close them. Infected and plentiful, Jack did not have enough remaining unaffected skin to close the wounds. Ms. Pascoe ultimately decided to choose the route of euthanasia as Jack's treating veterinarians assured her that further suffering and a painful death were inevitable.
          After 12 days of intensive treatment and care, Karen Pascoe opted to euthanize Jack to put him out of his misery and send him to a better place. This story brings up multiple issues in terms of euthanasia, traveling with pets, and grieving the loss of a beloved cat. For more on Jack the cat's tale, visit his facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-The-Cat-is-Lost-in-AA-Baggage-at-JFK/143108332445793 . The page has over 25,000 likes.