In 1986 I had a coworker that had a cat. It had just given birth to 6 kittens. I had never owned a pet of my own up to this point so I was a bit reluctant to even think about having a pet.
Well, I went to look at the kittens and out of the six there was one little white one that caught my eye. She had a little grey face with the brightest blue eyes. Yes you guessed it, Home we went. I named her Sneakers because she loved to play with the shoe strings on my tennis shoes. Sneakers was my baby. She slept with me and loved to climb up my leg, before she was declawed. She also loved to sit on my lap and she would grasp my finger with her paw as if she was holding it. Sneakers and I moved around to quite a few places. We moved to Georgia and then back to Ohio. She had one bad habit of chewing on electrical cords. Yow! I was always praying that I wouldn’t come home some day and find her stuck to one. Thank god that never happened.
Well, the years have gone on (17) and Sneakers got older. She was getting a bit slower. She finally got to the point that she slept most of the time and was not getting around well. Last night Sneakers had a seizer and I rushed her to the Animal hospital. I knew in my heart that it must be getting close to the end but I really did not want to face it. The doctor came in the room after examining her and told me that Sneakers has something going on in her head.
She said that she may have a tumor. The only way to find out would be to do tests and wait and see what would happen. Sneakers was in a lot of pain. The Doctor said she was on the last stages before the end. I made the decision to euthanize her. This was very hard.
I stayed in the room with Sneakers and then told the doctor that it is time. I leaned down and kissed her on the head and told her I loved her. Sneakers looked at me with her big blue eyes as if to say I love you too and it is time for me to go. The doctor gave her the injection and she went to sleep. I will miss my baby very much. She has given me 17 years of joy and unconditional friendship.
I will Love you Always,
| Sneakers |
| Mary L. Novich |