Re: Tater Tot

[Julie Johnson]

Thank you so much for your lovely words, Nina.  He was a little character and we miss him dearly.  This morning, his big brother Spud (he IS a big boy and Tater Tot was so little, what else could he be named?) sat on the bathroom counter staring at me and he looked so sad.  He'd been sleeping with Tater the last few days, and I'm sure he knew Tater was preparing to leave.  As I tied my apron strings, he reached over and tapped me.  It was so sweet.

 

Love, Julie

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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"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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