I found Misty and his brother (whom I gave to a neighbor) when they were
dumped in a schoolyard back in 1981. They were both just kittens and of
course dad said ‘No way’. But me and mom took them to the vet to get them
checked out because you can’t give them away not knowing if they were sick.
After spending the money on them dad said ‘Well since you spent the money
you might as well keep one’. That worked when I brought Cody home too!
Misty was absolutely beautiful and perfect in every way never bit,
scratched growled anything. He was just so layed back if a cat can be
that. He had gray and black tiger stripes but his chest belly and paws
were white with a little brown patch next to his nose.
I can still hear his meow on a cold crisp autumn night. I’d go out to
call him but not until 11:45 pm because he would not come home before
that. You could hear the echo of his meow but you wouldn’t see him until
he came out of the shadows minutes later. You can still see the worn out
patch of grass where he’d spend his days sleeping and of course the little
graveyard under the tree where we had to bury all his prizes. I’m sure all
outdoor cat people have that little graveyard somewhere.
I could fill this page with all my happy memories of him. He was always so
healthy. His sickness started in late May of 1996. He was having some
breathing problems and wasn’t eating much. He didn’t even feel much like
going out. Then I had to leave him the 2nd hardest thing I had to do for
2 weeks when I had to do my summer Army training. I came back but he was
not improving. After spending lots of money on tests it was time to make
that decision. THE hardest thing I’ve ever done. I couldn’t stand to see
him breathing so hard. I had left him at the vet for more tests so I
called and said through my blubbering that it was time to put him down. So
me and mom went back up there mom came for ’emotional support’ a lot of
good she did me. She was worse than me. We were both in the room with my
Misty when he drifted out on August 26 1996. 15 years and he was gone.
I still miss him so much. We brought him home and buried him in the
backyard. I still have Cody and he fills another part of my heart but
noone can ever fill the void that was left by Misty’s passing.
He was so special.
Lynn
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