Julie,
How are you doing?
:)
Wendy
--- Julie Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 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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