We wouldn’t be where we are today if it wasn’t for a few special friends who are no longer with us.
The very day the cat’s parents moved in together a black cat arrived and moved in. She originally lived with a couple who broke up and were going to have her put to sleep. She looked after her parents for about 10 years, eventually getting kidney cancer. It was a relief and joy that she passed to that great place where pets wait to be reunited with their staff, during her sleep alongside her parents – warm and safe.
We had some disasters with rescued cats. Sophie was beautiful but she had an accident and died because a vet gave her anaesthetic whilst she was in shock. She brought two kittens with her and fed them in our lounge. Charlie died on the road soon after his mother died. Nick then disappeared.
They are all buried in our garden, in their favourite places and each has a tree planted for them. They each played an important role in our lives, were loved deeply and are still in our thoughts.
Izzy came at the same time as Oliver and Lottie and died as a result of an inoperable tumour on her bowel. She was black with little white tufts on her ears and was loving and affectionate, and adorable beyond words. She was only 7 and we were deeply distressed at her loss.
Every cat we have lived with has repaid us for its care and each has made an indellible mark on our lives. We are proud and honoured to have had the opportunity to know them, if only for a short time in some cases. We have always said ‘never again’ because the pain of loss is too great but, a house is not a home without a little friend to share it with and our lives would be diminished without them.
We dedicate Oliver’s blog and his other little activities to all the cats we have known, to the happiness and joy they have brought us, and to the knowledge that one day we will all be together again.
June 1, 2009 at 12:27 am |
What lovely biographies of all of the kitties. You are very special people to have taken them all in. If there were many more people like you, there would be fewer animals needing homes.