Not a good year for pets
As the title states, this has not been a good year for pets in our family. The move went smoothly, xmas was spent at 5000+ feet surrounded by snow and family, one final trip to LA to pack up the rest of our crap... all went as well as could be expected. Unfortunately, coming home on New Year's Eve to find my sweet baby kitten, Monkey, had passed was how 2008 ended. She was 11, not too old for a cat, but she had some developmental issues and was never as hearty as most felines. But she was far and away the sweetest cat I've ever known. I could go on and on, but sobbing quietly at one's office doesn't generally promote the career, so I'll post a picture of her (left, black/white) curled up with her brother. For the record, I didn't pose them like this; she was a snuggle cat. Bye sweet girl, I miss you.
My heart goes out to you, and I literally share your pain. Last year, after a stressful move, our eldest cat (17 years) died of massive system failure - gramps took the move well, enjoyed the new place completely, and was playing with the "kittens". He took too tall of a jump off the cat pole and cracked his hip which eventually threw clots causing kidney failure and.... Even now I am getting waterworks :-(
Life and Death. It's part of the circle, and Life goes on (but we still miss them).
hang in there.
Posted by oldguy on January 07, 2009 at 01:03 PM PST #
Thanks. Condolences on your loss as well.
Posted by Kevan Simpson on January 07, 2009 at 01:09 PM PST #