We got you when you were about a year old. You were a stray and had apparently been outside for a long time. You had lost the tips of your ears and the end of your tail to frostbite, but we still thought you were a very handsome boy. And you were such a BIG boy, by far the largest cat we ever had. You looked like such a bully. The first time we saw you we wondered about bringing you home, you weren’t exactly the friendliest cat around. But Mom fell in love with you and when she looked into your eyes she said they were full of love, your attitude was just an act.
It turned out she was pretty much right. You got along with the other cats and were loving towards us, but you put a fear in the dogs. They gave you a wide berth. That is, until we got the chihuahuas. You were scared silly of them and wouldn’t even come into the room if they were there. We never could figure that out because you were easily three times the size of any one of them. It was actually sort of comical because as big and bullish as you looked, they turned you into an instant sissy.
You were very happy and loving for the nine years that we had you. Losing you came as a jolt totally out of the blue, we never even suspected it. It happened all because we took you in to have your teeth cleaned. Whoever thought that would result in your passing? Two days after you had them cleaned you quit eating and started vomiting. You looked horrible. On the third day we took you to the vet and blood work showed you had acute pancreatitis, possibly triggered by the anesthestic. There was nothing we could do but let you cross the Bridge. We were in total shock, we had know idea we were about to lose you. We did the humane thing and let you cross over. We miss you terribly because you were such a good boy and we were honored that you allowed us to share your life.
Rest in Peace Big Guy–you left pawprints on our hearts. We will find you at the Bridge and be together again.
Eternal Love,
| Socks |
| 4, May 2005 |
| Helen Malinauskas & Joe Bielinski |