Sad Day

I lost a friend yesterday.

I am so terribly sad today, kind of numb, I guess, as my very first pet passed away yesterday. My cat, Shakan, who was my little old man cat, my sometimes total pain in the a$$, and the cat I often complained about when it came to doing his business wherever he wanted, well, he's gone to a better place, I suppose.

Many friends know who he is, because he was the one member of our menagerie who stuck around when you came over, let your kids chase him and tug his tail a bit, while he stayed on our counters for higher ground. He could pretty much sleep through anything, also, and probably slept through many a packed playdate!

He became my pet as soon as I moved out of my parents' house, literally within days of moving in with friends. I've had him in my life for 12+ years, and that's even longer than my husband! He's been with me through break-ups, moves, marriage, adding our dog, several other cats and a kid to the mix, and it's really suckky that he's passed. I'm so sad and puffy-eyed. He's been sick for a while, we even had him on meds for years, but these past weeks we noticed he was more lethargic, and not his spry self, and I put a call into the vet yesterday, but he passed before they got back to me.

I haven't addressed this yet with my daughter, but she will notice, she's sharp like that. The vet did give me a book called Cat Heaven, which I read last night by myself and bawled through. But I think I'm not yet ready to broach the subject with her, because it's so fresh and raw.

Thanks for listening, and here are a few pics of him throughout the years. He was a beautiful cat and suffered some over the past years, losing weight and whatnot, but he was and will always be my very first baby. I'll miss you, buddy. I already do!

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