I still remember that first day I saw you, July 6th 1990. I was visiting a friend in Virginia & decided to stop at the mall before coming home. I went into the pet store & saw 2 cages w/kittens for sale. One had sold on it & one didn’t. You were the only one that hadn’t been adopted out of several kittens. You were so funny looking, big head, large paws (extra toes on each paw), long tail & skinny body. As I walked by, you touched my arm & I knew then that
we were meant to be together.
That was 14 1/2 yrs. ago & now you’ve blossomed into a beautiful swan. You’ve helped me through so much! A house fire, a bad marriage, loss of my Lou Lou, C.B., Lexi & a near nervous breakdown. You are always here for me, comforting me when I’m sad & loving me when I’m happy. I can always count on you for any kind of comfort that I might need.
Finally after 11 yrs. we get the perfect man to come into our lives. It took a while for him to gain your love since you had such a hard time before him w/men. To see how much you both love each other makes my heart so happy!
I took all precautions to make sure that you were a healthy kitty, going to the vet for shots & blood work every year. On July 15th 2004 you were taken for blood work because you had been throwing up for two days. To my horror it confirmed that you had kidney failure. Working at the vet, I knew what this meant. There is no cure for this disease & our days would soon come to an end. I would have to make a horrible decision soon & wasn’t sure if I could.
Five months had passed & the vets were amazed at how well you were doing. Only needing fluids once a month. The food seemed to help with your kidney failure. Then January rolled around & you started throwing up again & wouldn’t eat therefore needed fluids every two days. The blood work confirmed my horror! You were dying and I had to make that horrible decision!! I had promised that I wouldn’t put you through a lot of poking w/fluids or shots since the vet was such stress on you!
On January 6th 2005, I took you to the vet for the last time to end your suffering & to begin mine.
It’s hard waking up & not being able to feed you, getting ready & not turning on the water for you to drink & sleep is out of the question since you’ve slept with me
every night for 14 1/2 yrs.
I miss seeing your beautiful face & hearing your comforting purr. But I know that easing your pain
was the right thing to do!
Mama misses you so much & I’m trying to be strong until that wonderful day that we see each other at the rainbow bridge.
I'll Love & Miss You Always,
| Snook |
| 6, Jan 2005 |
| Dawn Henman |