Suprize by Paula / Paula

Suprize,

You came to our family from a rescue as an adult cat…I’ll never forget first seeing you. You tapped me on the shoulder with your paw from inside your cage and meowed at me, it was your way of saying “take me home”, and so we did. Always the talkative one, you filled many awkward silences with your meows and other cat noises. I introduced you to the outside, via a leash, so you could roll on the concrete and bathe in the warm glow of the afternoon sun. It was one of your favorite things, aside from watching the birds and squirrels and chipmunks scampering about. Many times you would play with your companion Matisse, or have a battle of the paws with Chalupa. O, how you loved your little play mice…you would always bite the tails
off and run off to hide them.

You loved to sleep on mom’s bed, loved to loop your way about our feet any time you wanted some extra attention. You were fascinated by the fish tanks, and would help yourself to a drink once in a while.
We had such good times together.

After matisse took ill last year and passed at thanksgiving, you weren’t the same. This past spring you developed a nasty sneeze and in July you were diagnosed with nasal cancer. Medications did nothing to thwart the inevitable, and it quickly spread, to eventually
displace your eye-swollen and shut.

You started to lose weight and became so thin, then you stopped eating and drinking. In the end you could barely purr, it was so sad but we understood that
if you could, you would.

I made the appointment to take you to the vet that one last time, It broke my heart to have to do that but the suffering needed to stop. Aron said his goodbyes at home, as mom did too. Dad and I headed off to the vet Wednesday with you. You meowed one last time for us, I will be forever grateful to have heard that. We petted you and held you and talked to you as you laid there enjoying all the attention. Finally it was time to say goodbye, I held you in my arms as they gave you your goodbye medicine, and told you it was ok to go home to matisse now, and that we would miss you dearly. You put your head on my chest and fell asleep, my sweet kitty, you passed so peacefully, that was the last thing I could do for you…ensure your passing was not painful. I saw dad cry for you, I didn’t want to put you down because when I finally did, I knew it would be forever. I laid you on the little pink towel and covered you like you laid in blankets at home.

Honey, you were my favorite, you picked me all those years ago and shared your life with me. Nothing can make the pain of your passing be anything less than what it is, but it is only because of love that we mourn for the loss. I love you, Suprize, and hope you and matisse are sleeping and chasing mice in heaven together.

 

Goodbye , My Suprize,