What a joy it was to have the love of one of God’s most precious and
wonderful creatures. Toby you were and are so dear to me.
I know you are at peace now but my heart is breaking so badly.
I miss you so much. Everywhere I turn there is a reminder of you.
I know I must dwell on the happier times but right now the pain
of losing you is too real. God I hope this emptiness fades soon.
I will forever love you sweet kitty.
Toby was diagnosed with diabetes and failing kidneys in July of 1997.
We managed to keep the diabetes in check and dreaded the day his
kidneys gave up completely. He was fourteen years old and for the most
part had been a very healthy sixteen pound orange tabby.
Boy did things change! His weight started to decline along with his health
but still we would not give up on him!
Sadly though on September 26 1998 I looked into Toby’s eyes and
knew that he was tired of fighting. So I called my vet and we made
arrangements for her to pick him up that evening.
I let Toby lay out in the back yard in the fresh cut grass with the sunshine
pouring down on him. He always loved it out there…..I think he envisioned
himself as a lion instead of a house cat.
His prey of course was only a tiny lizard or butterfly now and then.
Today he was content to just lie there with his head resting on my lap as
I stroked his thin little body and told him how much he had meant to
me over the past fifteen years. We really had a good day.
My vet came for him at 6:20pm. She said she would hold him in her arms
while sitting under a tree in the back of her office as she administered
his sleep potion.
Toby had a peaceful passing and though I feel like my heart will never mend,
I know we did the right thing.
I know he loved me as much as I loved him……..
and he will live in my Memory forever.
Margy Houston
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