kitty

We had to put kitty to sleep today. She has been sick for a very long time. She was always playful. When I had to put drops in her ears or if she was not very comfortable, we could always distract her with a string to play with. She played fiercely, like a kitten, or even like a dog would! But in these last few weeks, she would just sit. Look at the string, maybe, maybe swipe at it once, but not move. Usually she would just look at it like it wasn’t worth chasing. She used to attack the rug if the string was under the rug and really go crazy. She was so fun. She also had a musical ear. When my musician family members sounded good, she would get in their face and purr. When they played something she didn’t like, or if they were off key, she would run away and hide.

The last few weeks, she had taken up just staying in one spot and not moving. She would stay behind the dryer. We didn’t even know where she went. Yesterday she got into the sink in the bathroom. She used to sleep there occasionally when she was still healthy. But this was different. She didn’t get out. She just stayed there. I guess she did jump down and eat a little this afternoon, but she looked so weak, I wonder how she got back up into the sink!

Anyway, it was time. She was only getting worse. I warned the kids. I told them to say good bye. Dau was pretty sad about it. She had her friend visiting from out of town… she went with this friend to grandma’s. So she doesn’t know, but according to son, they both knew. It was hard to do, but it had to be done. If not, she would have just slowly died. She was just getting weaker and weaker. Weirder and weirder.

She had a good weekend tho. She had stopped eating much some time ago. But on the weekend, she sat outside on the porch for hours. She looked content. She looked at birds. She purred. She just looked peaceful. So I am glad she had that opportunity. I am glad I got to see it and know that she didn’t suffer too terribly long.

faith hope and love, but the greatest of these is love.