Wednesday January 14, 2009 We lost our beloved "dog"
In memory of Ashes11-Apr-1993 to 17-Dec-2008
Back in 1993, I was getting my haircut and my hairdresser told me that her sister's kitty had just had a litter of kittens. Like we needed another kitty but I persuaded Patrick to let me check them out and we ended up bringing home the only male kitty of the Tan Household. His fur was the color of charcoal when it burns down to just ashes so that's what we ended up calling him, the only kitty without a name that came from a movie.
This was before we brought our dog Lycos into our home and Patrick really wanted a dog so he took it upon himself to train Ashes to think he was some kind of dog in a kitty body. Unlike most kitties, he would come when you called him and would stand up on his hind legs and beg for treats.
As he was getting up in age, we watched him carefully, just like we did with Scarlett and Peyton who went before him. On the 17th of December, we could see he was at the point where we knew it was time to give him that gift and to help ease him over the Rainbow Bridge. We were ready to take him to the vet but before we got him there, while he was in Patrick's arms being brushed, he just stretched out and peacefully passed on. At least his last days and last memories were being with his family and being at his home. Old age just caught up to him but just like our other furkids, he lived a long and spoiled life and he was a joy for us to own.
It makes sense to have lost our pets in groups of two, especially as we did with Peyton and Ashes, since we got all of the kitties around the same time and they were all over the age of 15 years old but it doesn't get any easier, does it?
( Jan 14 2009, 03:22:06 PM PST ) Permalink