----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:02
AM
Subject: My Beautiful Mandy
Dear Friends,
Mandy is gone. She was not doing well Tuesday night (bleeding from
the mouth and unable to eat) and I made the decision to end her
suffering. I called my husband and he left work right away to come
home. We held her and stroked her and ultimately she began to
purr. She never cared to be held; she liked to pick the spot and sit ON
you, but she did curl up in her blanket and let us hold her. We were
with her and holding her and talking softly to her and she had one paw curled
over my finger when she left us.
It's been so empty the last two nights without my little reading partner;
she always liked to sit on the bed with her upper body across my arm and her
paws on my shoulder while I read at night. Since she became sick, she
wanted to be with me all the time and she'd been reading with me every night
for weeks.
I keep thinking back to our trip to the oncologist; only last week and it
seems forever ago. Even though the news for Mandy was not good, we had a
lovely day and I am so grateful for it. She and Wink snoozed the
whole way home. They were all curled up together on their faux mink and
listening to their special pet music. I kept turning back to look at
them and it was so peaceful and loving. We stopped where I work to feed
my feral colony and I took the carrier out of the car and set it on the ground
while I fed; Mandy trotted right to the front and began to "meow" to Depot
Charlie! She was such a little talker and he looked so puzzled!
I'm happy they were able to "meet".
Thank you all for being here and for your good thoughts and wishes; I'd
be completely lost without you during this year of terrible losses. I
have to try and concentrate on how fortunate we were to have shared her short
life. I miss her; we had our morning routine of putting the ingredients
in the food processor and she'd "talk" to me once the whirr of the blade
sounded. These last two mornings have been empty, as well. You are
the only ones who understand the huge hole in our home despite the joy of our
other cats.
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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