My grand old lady, Tootie, passed in her sleep the night before last. My daughter & I figured out that she was 18 yo. She joined our home when she was 8 wks and she was the most affectionate cat. She loved to curl up & cuddle with me. She was the smallest cat I ever had for the first few years - when she was 6 mos old I had her spayed and she was so small they had no e-collars small enough to fit her. The vet tech had to make her one out of xray film, staples & duct tape. Even tho she was small she ruled the roost when it came to the dogs. In fact some days she was a downright bully to them. A dog could be curled up on the floor fast asleep & she'd swoop down on them, give a swat & be gone long before the dog had a chance to even lift it's head and wonder what in the heck happened. She loved to occcasionally steal a few pieces of their kibble. Over the years she did eventually get to be big - in fact she ended up being the biggest cat I've ever had, tipping the scales at about 16 lbs. The vet was always amazed that there was such a delay in her growing but she was always very healthy.
She will be truly missed and always have a special place in my heart.
I'm sorry to hear that Tootsie has passed on. It sounds like she lived a wonderful life, and it was time for her to boss around the dogs at the rainbow bridge.
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"Thought is an invisible and subtle power that mocks all the efforts of tyranny." Alexis de Tocqueville
soooo sorry for the loss of youre beloved baby. 18 years is a long time. she had a good long life. and im sure you gave her a happy one.
"I Loved You Best"
So this is where we part, My Friend, and you'll run on, around the bend, gone from sight, but not from mind, new pleasures there you'll surely find. I will go on, I'll find the strength, life measures quality, not its length. One long embrace before you leave, share one last look, before I grieve. There are others, that much is true, but they be they, and they aren't you. And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought, will remember well all you've taught. Your place I'll hold, you will be missed, the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed. And as you journey to your final rest, take with you this...I loved you best.
Sorry about your Tootsie. I have a real old cat, too. I try to enjoy her better moments, and grit and bear her bad ones. I am sure Tootsie could not have wanted for a better life. I think it rings true when I hear the expression that "one's time in heaven is measured by how one treats cats when on Earth..."
"Thought is an invisible and subtle power that mocks all the efforts of tyranny." Alexis de Tocqueville
Sorry about your Tootsie. I have a real old cat, too. I try to enjoy her better moments, and grit and bear her bad ones.
