I remember the day I was laying in my moms bed because I had a tummy ache, almost 10 years ago. My mom came in and said, when we come back from ocean city were going to get our first kitten. When we came home that week we took a trip down to the humane society, and went to the kitten section. I remember looking into the cage, there were so many kittens ! But one stood out because she walked right up
to the front of the cage.
My mom picked her up, and I remember she handed her to me and she was clinging to my shirt and meowing (haha). She was the smallest and cutest little creature ive ever seen. We decided she was the one for us and when we left we went straight to the pet store. We got her a bed and other necessities. On our way home we couldn’t decide what to name her. Then I said “she looks … mystical.” And my mom said that was the perfect name, and we decided to name her Misty. We have had Misty with us for our first cat for almost 10 years.
She would get scared of other people for awhile, but the last year she was with us she really started warming up to people. She was never any trouble and she was very elegant-like. We had alot of land so she would always run free but always come back home. When she would lay on the floor she would cross her two front paws as if she was an egyptian cat statue. We have 3 other cats but she was the leader of the pack.
Just last week before her passing today she wasn’t acting like herself. She had no energy and when we would pick her up she was crying as if she was in some sort of pain. It happened all so quick and we didn’t know what was wrong so we took her to the vet. They ran a few tests and she was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure. Day by day she just grew weaker and weaker and we knew we couldn’t
see her suffer anymore.
She couldn’t eat or drink water and she was crying all night. It was horrible seeing her so helpless so We had to make the painful decision of putting her to sleep. My brother and I took her to the vet today to be with her during the process. No animal deserves to be left alone during a passing and there was no way I was leaving her there by herself. We went into the room and placed her on the table.
She just sat there calmly as if she knew this was her time to go. The first gave her a sedation to calm her some more. I rubbed her head and gave her so many kisses while he was doing this to let her know she wasn’t alone and I told her I’d be there till the very end, and I wanted to make sure she knew I was.
She relaxed alittle more while the doctor got the euthanasia ready for her. When he came back in I asked if I could hold her while he put her to sleep and allowed me to do so. I picked her up and held her in my arms as you would a little baby. As he entered the needle and let the euthanasia go into her, I held her tight and told her how much I loved her and that she was gonna be alright, and gave her as many kisses as possible. Within a matter of seconds she passed right in my arms. She didn’t make a sound so we knew she left peacefully. We then gave her hugs and kisses and put her in a nice coffin like white cardboard box they gave us.
We took her up to the crematory and decided we wanted to take her home in an urn. And then we brought her home . And that’s my story about Misty. She was the best companion anyone could ever ask for. And I know she’s in heaven now enjoying every second of it. We love you girl, and just know we didn’t want to see you suffer anymore and this was the best thing for you. You will always be in my heart as my first real pet and I will never forget you.
Love always and rest easy,
| Misty |
| Chrissy |