Taking in an animal is a lot of responsibility, none more daunting than the end of life decision. Casper lived with us for close to twenty years. Last Saturday morning Wanda and I had to make that decision.
I've been trying to find the right words to describe this little cat and I'm failing. I guess I want them to form a perfect picture of her and that's not going to happen. Casper was not a perfect cat. The first ten years she lived here we couldn't tell which one of us she hated more. But eventually she realized we weren't going to make cat stew out of her.
These last ten years if I was sitting, Casper was on my lap. If I wasn't around, or at times, even if I was, she preferred Wanda's. When Steve came to live with us in 2006 it was love at first sight. The two cats were inseparable.
Over our years together Wanda and I have always lived with cats. This does not get easier. The blog today is for Casper and I don't want her to share it.
Casper, you were a real sweet cat. You never asked for more than a warm lap or a furry friend, milk in the morning when Wanda ate her cereal, a clean litter box, and a full water and kibble dish. Thank you for your companionship. We'll all miss you...even Dakota.
I'll be back tomorrow with the "regular" blog.
2 comments:
That is so odd Chuck. The picture you posted yesterday (I did not post my exact thoughts so as not to hurt you) but she looked just like our Siamese a few days before we "made the decision." I am so very, very sorry for your loss, and it is a terrible loss. You loved her and she loved you back, what more could a person ask? It still hurts 9 months later for us. Susan G.
That is so odd Chuck. The picture you posted yesterday (I did not post my exact thoughts so as not to hurt you) but she looked just like our Siamese a few days before we "made the decision." I am so very, very sorry for your loss, and it is a terrible loss. You loved her and she loved you back, what more could a person ask? It still hurts 9 months later for us. Susan G.
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