Garfield and Friends - Garfield's Sickness

I've been a fan of Garfield and Friends since I was a kid. I loved the show's humor, its characters, and its catchy theme song. I even had a Garfield poster on my bedroom wall.
One day, I was browsing the internet when I came across a forum post about a lost episode of Garfield and Friends. The post claimed that the episode was never aired because it was too disturbing.
I was intrigued, so I did some research. I found a few other people who had heard about the lost episode, but no one seemed to know anything about it.
Then, one day, I was at a garage sale and I found a VHS tape with "Garfield and Friends Lost Episode," written hastily on it with permanent marker. I couldn't believe my luck. I bought the tape and took it home to watch it.
The episode started out normally enough. Garfield was sitting on the couch, eating lasagna. Jon came in and told Garfield that he was going to be late for work. Garfield just shrugged and said, "Whatever."
Jon left, and Garfield was left alone in the house. He started to get hungry, so he went to the kitchen to get more lasagna. But when he opened the fridge, he found that it was empty.
Garfield started to panic. He looked all over the house for food, but there was nothing. He was starting to get desperate.
Suddenly, Garfield heard a noise coming from the basement. He went downstairs to investigate, and he found a rat.
The rat was thin and sickly. It looked like it hadn't eaten in days. Garfield felt sorry for the rat, so he carried it outside.
The rat scurried away, and Garfield went back upstairs. He was still hungry, but he was also relieved that he had helped the rat.
Garfield went back to the kitchen and opened the fridge again. This time, it was full of lasagna. Garfield couldn't believe it. He ate as much lasagna as he could, and then he went back to the couch and took a nap.
When Garfield woke up, he felt strange. He was weak and dizzy, and he had a headache. He went to the bathroom and looked in the mirror. His eyes were red and his pupils were dilated.
Garfield started to feel scared. He didn't know what was happening to him. He went downstairs and found Jon sitting at the kitchen table.
"Jon," Garfield said, "I feel weird."
"What's wrong?" Jon asked.
"I don't know," Garfield said. "I just feel...different."
Jon looked at Garfield for a moment. Then he said, "I think you need to go to the hospital."
Garfield didn't want to go to the hospital, but he knew that Jon was right. He got in the car and Jon drove him to the emergency room.
The doctors at the hospital ran some tests, but they couldn't find anything wrong with Garfield. They told him that he was just stressed out, and they gave him some medicine to help him relax.
Garfield went home and took the medicine, but he didn't feel any better. He still felt weak and dizzy, and he had a constant headache.
The next day, Garfield was watching TV when he saw a news report about a rat infestation in the city. The report said that the rats were carrying a deadly virus, and that anyone who came into contact with the rats was at risk of getting sick.
Garfield realized that he had been infected with the virus. He knew that he was going to die, but he didn't want to die alone. He called Jon and told him what was happening.
Jon came over and they sat together on the couch. Garfield told Jon everything that had happened, including the lost episode of Garfield and Friends.
Jon listened to Garfield's story, and then he said, "I believe you."
Garfield was relieved. He had been afraid that Jon wouldn't believe him.
Garfield and Jon talked for a while longer, and then Garfield died, gasping for air and then lying limp. Jon buried Garfield in the backyard, and he planted a tree on his grave.
I still think about that lost episode of Garfield and Friends sometimes. I wonder what really happened to Garfield, and if the virus was real. I also wonder if there are other lost episodes out there, just waiting to be found.
I've never been able to watch Garfield and Friends the same way since I found that VHS tape. The show just seems too dark and twisted now. I know it's just a cartoon, but I can't help but feel like there's something more to it.
I've tried to find other people who have seen the lost episode, but I've never been able to find anyone. I'm starting to think that I was the only one who ever saw it.
Or maybe I'm just going crazy.
I don't know. But I'll never forget that lost episode of Garfield and Friends.