Meth poisoning killed my pet: B.C. owner says cat ate discarded drugs – BC [Video]

Joey the cat was his owner’s shadow.

“He was a big mama’s boy,” Sidney resident Michelle Sopczak told Global News.

“He (was) about 16 pounds. He would wait for me at the door when I got home from work or wherever. miaowing just like a dog. He cuddled with me all the time. He purred instantly when I would pat him. He had this amazing big purr and he snuggled with me at night.”

Sopczak adopted Joey when he was nine months old and had him as her constant companion for almost seven years.

But Joey had to be put down last week after Sopczak said he ingested methamphetamine left lying around the neighbourhood.

Last Tuesday, Sopczak said Joey had gone outside in the evening but the next morning she noticed something was wrong.

“He was at the gate, the backyard with his mouth open and panting and looked stunned,” she said.

“He wouldn’t come into the …