Sam, my 16 year old black Siamese kitty crossed over the Rainbow bridge today around 7 pm, she couldn’t walk and was breathing thru her mouth, someone told me it was just a cold, I laid down with her and was woke up 1 hour later being told my cat was dead.
Sam came to me in 2001 as a stray, she was full of piss and vinegar, I guessed her to be about 2 years old and fixed so I took her in, she was never a bad cat, she didn’t scratch up furniture, didn’t attack, she curled up by me when I slept all the time, about a year ago she began urinating on the carpet, eventually she was leaking urine while she slept, my youngest cat contracted a cold over Christmas which Sam caught, when I came home Sunday evening to see her, she was lethargic but ate and head butted my hand to get pets. She ate this morning but when I came home tonight, she would not respond, I picked her up and she just stared at me, she was unable to walk, her hind legs had given out and got weak over the last month but no other signs, we thought old age and just made her as comfortable as possible. I went to bed and woke up an hour later to someone telling me my cat was dead. I spent the last 4 hours holding her lifeless body and crying. I just put her in the ground in a nice spot where she has a tree. I miss her so much.
For Sam.
Baby girl, you were such a good kitty, loyal like a dog, you were not just a pet, you were my child, my family, my best friend, a piece of me died today when I held your lifeless body in my arms that last time. I not having an easy time getting on with this. You impacted my life and all the kitty’s miss you. I love you sam, see you on the other side.
With so much love and an empty space where you were,
| Sam |
| 29, Dec 2014 |
| David Barnett |