No more loud purring 15 minutes before the alarm goes off to alert us to the dawning of a new day and more importantly, breakfast!
No more fat cat waiting at the bottom of the stairs for her early morning ear scritches. And ear scritches can only be given first thing in the morning.
No more fat cat waiting patently by my chair hoping that it is chicken I am eating and hoping I will spare a taste.
No more fat cat slurping up the proffered spaghetti noodle, with some marinara sauce thank you very much.
No more fat cat turning up her nose at rainbow sherbert. Why can’t you have chocolate chip cookie dough icecream every night?
No more fat cat enforcing the “move you feet lose your seat” rule and playing chicken with my butt as I insist on sitting back down where I was before.
No more fat cat skittering back and forth in the hall and the resultant sheepish look as I catch her playing with a stuffed mouse. (snap! caught being a cat!)
No more fat cat thumping through the house then gracefully leaping to her chair.
No more fat cat chair, casually draped with a towel to make the perfect hiding spot.
No more fat cat perched in the bay window waiting for us to come home.
No more fat cat running to the kitchen door when she hears the garage door go up, signalling her favorite’s return home. He was allowed to give pets and ear scritches at any time.
No more fat cat elegantly seated with her tail tucked over her front paws,
No more fat cat telling off the birds from the safety of her sofa perch.
No more shark tail flicking through the air.
No more fat cat gobbling up her food (the first sign there was something wrong)
No more fat cat anxiously awaiting meal time (further proof something was amiss)
Poor fat cat caught and hauled off to the vet at the next available opening.
Poor fat cat finally down in weight, but too much over too short a time.
Poor fat cat, poked and prodded, examined inside and out.
Poor cat, jaundiced cat, attached to iv, given meds, forced to eat
Jaundiced cat oblivious to the ominous outlook.
Miserable jaundiced cat refusing food, refusing water declining despite treatments and initial improvement
Heartsick owners hoping for a miracle but realizing liver failure leads to other failures.
Decision made, mercy quickly given.
Small cat paw print saved in clay.
Small cat swaddled in a blanket, placed in a cardboard casket discreetly exited out the side door.
Small casket carried home placed deep in the cool clay earth, covered with a stone slab, overlooking the garden near the pine trees.
Small grave site, checked and visited often by the man that hated cats until one liked him best of all.
