Dear Anne,
I'm so sorry to hear the sad news of your sweet Jimi Too Cool. He
couldn't have wished for a better mom, that's for sure. He was one smart
cat, picking you out at the bank all those years ago. Thanks for sharing
with us in the midst of your tears the story of how you met. I love your
description of the antics he entertained you with. He was clearly a cat
with a huge personality. I hope all the fun and good memories he's given
you will comfort you at this sad and difficult time.
I'm glad Sophie is doing well, and Simms too.
love and hugs to you and your babes, Anne,
Kerry
anne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Dear kind fellow cat lovers,
Jimi Too Cool has passed over to the other side with the
help of his favorite vet, Dr. Greene, at 11:30AM today. Things went
pretty smoothly and Dr. Greene was very kind and sympathetic.
Jimi had suffered from the side effects of feline leukemia
for half of his 10 year lifetime. It started with painful stomatitis
and travelled down the esophagus and beyond, making it very difficult
for him to eat. In the last several months, he has gone downhill,
becoming skin and bones, practically, even though he could eat well and
a lot when his steroid shots kicked in. This last weekend, he became
like the walking dead and cried out pitifully now and then. His eyes
looked tired and sad and glazed. The tramadol that was added to his
meds wasn't helping anymore, either, it seemed.
I have been blessed to have my boy for so long, especially
in light of his disease, so for that I am very grateful. He was a
noble, silly, friendly, brave, loving, smart, quirky and beautiful boy.
He has my heart. He was very much a COOL boy all his life, too, from
the time I scooped him up from an ATM machine location on a busy,
dangerous street, up to and including his death. At our first meeting
at the bank, he just sauntered over and sat beside me calmly and
resolutely and happily, making it known he was not leaving my side and
that was how it stayed.
Jimi liked to headbutt us often and with force. He also
liked to hang upside down like a bat and he also did his camel imitation
for our entertainment, making his back hump greatly, as he was a tall
and solid boy with long lanky legs. He was also somewhat like a dog,
following us on our heels often.
Phaewry and Marylyn, thank you for your recent posts
concerning Jimi. I want to answer them when I feel a bit stronger.
Tamara, thank you, dear friend. Love and hugs to you, too, as always.
I wanted to send the following poem along with this message
because it reminded me so much of my boy, Jimi Too Cool, and helped me
get through the euthanasia.
Anne and Simms and Sophie and Jimi Too Cool, in spirit in my
heart always
A Parting Prayer
Dear Lord, please open your gates
and call St. Francis
to come escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.
Assign him to a place of honor,
for he has been a faithful friend
and has always done his best to please me.
Bless the hands that send him to you,
for they are doing so in love and compassion,
freeing him from pain and suffering.
Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of his life
with the love he has shown me.
And grant me the courage to honor him
by sharing those memories with others.
Let him remember me as well
and let him know that I will always love him.
And when it's my time to pass over into your paradise,
please allow him to accompany those
who will bring me home.
Thank you, Lord,
for the gift of his companionship
and for the time we've had together.
And thank you, Lord,
for granting me the strength
to give him to you now.
- (c) Brandy Duckworth, 1998
Jimi Too Cool
Summer 1996 - Dec. 18th, 2006
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