Ohhh Julie,
I'm so sorry to hear about Tater. He lived his little life with gusto
though, didn't he? I can just see him pulling at your apron strings,
batting at his sibling's tails. What a little love! It's so very hard
to lose them, no matter what the circumstances. I hope you can take
some comfort in the fact that it was very clear that it was indeed his
time and that he enjoyed his life up to the last. I know how hard it is
going to be to tie those apron strings, all those little 'ritual' things
that we've taken such joy in can be such a torment at first. It was a
very long time before I was able to make myself a cup of tea after Jazz
left me, (she used to come running out of nowhere, trilling her head
off, begging for the balled up wrapper to bat around). Now when I do
have a cup of tea, or when I sit down and think of her jumping on my lap
before I'm settled, I can feel her presence, I know she's still with
me. Sometimes I can even feel her little paw tapping me on my thigh,
asking to come up on the computer desk while I type. Pay attention to
those apron strings, he's right there batting at them still. Much love
to you my dear,
Nina
Julie Johnson wrote:
Dear Friends,
My sweet little man is gone. Sunday evening he started having
seizures; we rushed him to the ER and chose to end his suffering.
He'd been hanging in there; Saturday night he got up and checked out
the fresh catnip on the scratching pad and Sunday morning he was the
first one at the food dish, although he didn't eat much. He started
to go downhill rather quickly on Sunday afternoon and I was preparing
to call the ER when the seizures started.
I hope he knew we were with him; I think he did. He was only 6 years
of age and he was such a silly little busybody. He had to grab my
apron strings every morning when I was getting ready to feed and he
loved to eat from the top level of the condo so he could lean down and
grab the tail of whoever was below.
Thank you all for your good wishes and prayers for him; you're the
most special group of people I've ever known.
Love, Julie
"I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is
to protection by man from the cruelty of man. "
"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated."
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948)
Paws Come WITH Claws!!!
If you're thinking about de-clawing your cat, you need to re-think
your decision to acquire a pet.
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