Kitty

I honestly never thought this day would come.....the day I would write the words, "Today we put Kitty down." I have tears of heartache & love pouring down my face as I type each word. Our family cat, our sweet girl named Kitty.....the cat we stole from our neighbours 13 years ago, the cat we had before we ever had children, the cat who chose us, passed away so peacefully at the vet this morning with my husband, ever so gently stroking her fur as she entered the spirit realm. 

The last 2 weeks my husband noticed she had stopped eating & drinking, thus wasting away to a mere skeleton of herself. After unsuccessfully trying to get her to eat, we took her to the vet and discovered she had irreversible liver failure. The only way she could live was if we syringe fed her every 3 hours for the rest of her life. She cried in pain when we touched her belly and it broke our hearts to see her failing to thrive. So today we chose to let our sweet Kitty go. We loved her enough to release her from the clutches of pain & suffering even though it shatters our hearts into a million pieces.

We had last night to spend with her, loving on her and telling her how much she would be missed. The baby didn't have a clue but my son was acutely aware of what was happening. We all cried together and grieved our loss last night as we said good-bye. We took photos and wrote special notes reminding us of the irreplaceable role she played in our lives. 

She was 14 years old.....that's almost 100 in cat years, so we are peaceful that she had a good life filled with love. We buried her in our front garden, in a little white box with the love notes we wrote last night.

She was part of our family and she will forever remain as that. I believe there are animals in Heaven and I look forward to seeing my cat again one day. We are deeply grieving today but at the same time we begin our healing journey.

Goodbye Kitty, Kitty, Oh so pretty. We love you.