THE END OF AN ERA - A Tribute to Mr. Kitty
Yesterday, June 23, 2008, we had to put our loving and lovable cat, Mr. Kitty, to sleep. He fought hard against what we finally discovered was a fungal infection that first shut down his bone marrow and then led to pneumonia. His health continued to worsen, and we did not want him to suffer any longer. He had not been able to sleep for about 2 days and was unwilling to eat or drink.
I'll can still remember when I first saw a very skinny Mr. Kitty. At first, he did not want to let me pet him, but after a bit of coaxing, he tentatively let me pet him. Soon he was hanging around fairly often, and when we started putting out dry cat food on our front porch, he was a common fixture! Strangely, after that, he was unlikely to warm up to any strangers!
We'll always remember the way he would wake us up to go outside or to tell us he wanted to eat - CLANG, CLANG, CLANG. Mr. Kitty would play with the handles on our bedroom furniture as if they were door-knockers to get our attention!
In addition to his waking us up, he was also one of Sandra's "napping buddies." Often, he got blamed for "making Sandra take a nap!"
We'll always remember how we thought one of his former names must have been Dell or Gateway as he preferred to be sitting in our laps in place of the laptop computer!
Another great memory was when our younger cat, Rascal, had not come home for a couple of days. We all feared the worst. Sandra said, "Come on, Mr. Kitty. Let's go look for Rascal." Off they both went - both calling for Rascal - around the block. About 10-15 minutes later, Rascal was home. I think it was Mr. Kitty's calls that led him home!
He was such an easy-going cat, allowing us to dress him up like Elvis or a Halloween character. Yet, if one of us was having a bad day, he'd make sure to give us extra special attention.
I'll always remember how he liked to hang around me when I was working outside.
I'll always remember how often in the mornings or the evenings he would stand up tall and majestic to watch the sunrise or the sunset as if he were giving thanks for the beauty before him.
I'll can still remember when I first saw a very skinny Mr. Kitty. At first, he did not want to let me pet him, but after a bit of coaxing, he tentatively let me pet him. Soon he was hanging around fairly often, and when we started putting out dry cat food on our front porch, he was a common fixture! Strangely, after that, he was unlikely to warm up to any strangers!
We'll always remember the way he would wake us up to go outside or to tell us he wanted to eat - CLANG, CLANG, CLANG. Mr. Kitty would play with the handles on our bedroom furniture as if they were door-knockers to get our attention!
In addition to his waking us up, he was also one of Sandra's "napping buddies." Often, he got blamed for "making Sandra take a nap!"
We'll always remember how we thought one of his former names must have been Dell or Gateway as he preferred to be sitting in our laps in place of the laptop computer!
Another great memory was when our younger cat, Rascal, had not come home for a couple of days. We all feared the worst. Sandra said, "Come on, Mr. Kitty. Let's go look for Rascal." Off they both went - both calling for Rascal - around the block. About 10-15 minutes later, Rascal was home. I think it was Mr. Kitty's calls that led him home!
He was such an easy-going cat, allowing us to dress him up like Elvis or a Halloween character. Yet, if one of us was having a bad day, he'd make sure to give us extra special attention.
I'll always remember how he liked to hang around me when I was working outside.
I'll always remember how often in the mornings or the evenings he would stand up tall and majestic to watch the sunrise or the sunset as if he were giving thanks for the beauty before him.
posted by T-roy at
9:57 AM
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Poor Mr. Kitty! I'm sorry to hear that he is gone.
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HBS, Buzz and Baby-Baby, at 3:40 PM
I am sorry for your loss.
I saw some of Mr. Kitty's photos.
Yes. He is really photogenic.
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