" George " March 28 1991 ----- April 24 1999
Gray & White Cat
Georgie I miss you still.
Your sister Martha missed you so much.
She stopped eating and I had to get a kitten to keep
her company so she would eat.
We love Willie the kitten but he'll never take your place.
There are so many things to remember about you.
The little gray ball of fur I rescued because I thought no one
would want a cat with no tail. I knew nothing about cats then
but you and Martha converted me from a dog person to a
cat person so quickly with your personalities and your love.
I remember how you always talked to me and how I came
to understand your meows. I remember how you used to get
angry at me and stick your nose in the air and refuse to look
at me until I paid you a lot of attention.
I remember how you used to jump onto the mantel and
knock everything off for attention.
I miss the walks we took and the way you walked on that
leash like a proud dog.
Most of all I remember and miss the way you loved me -
the way you sat on my lap every time I sat down
the way you purred so loudly,
the way you butted your forehead against my mouth
for a kiss-kiss,
the way you purred me to sleep each night and
the way you made me laugh with your antics.
You had so much personality.
I'm sorry Georgie. I didn't know you were sick.
I thought you were acting strangely because of the two
stray cats on the porch. That morning when you seemed to
have a tummy ache I thought it was a hairball and the hairball
medicine would help. It was the most heartbreaking moment of
my life when I came home from work that evening and you
couldn't walk. You didn't purr when I petted you.
I prayed all the way to the emergency vets that God would let
you live but you were too sick to save.
I know you're gone Georgie but you'll always be in my
memories and in my heart.
There's a poem about a Rainbow Bridge and it
has brought me some comfort. I like to think you're in a
place where there's no pain or suffering and where
we'll see each other again. I'll walk across that Rainbow bridge
with you in my arms tears of happiness staining my face.
I'll always love you Georgie.
Mary
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