Fuck and damn it

Posted on December 8, 2007 by Mike

Thinking Sandwich

Sandwich died this morning.

I woke up really early and she was in the bedroom with us. She was ill. I took her upstairs and we hung out, but she was too weak to eat or drink. She fell asleep again on my laptop case.

I woke Jess and we waited until 8.50am and took her to the vet for the last time.

The vet confirmed that it was time. She surprised him every step of the way. He gave her a week to live back in September. This time though she just needed to sleep.

We were left alone to say goodbye. We’ve both had many pets before, but this was the first time we’d been in this situation. We were a mess.

There was one last injection and just like all the other times over the last three months she didn’t even flinch. Then she was passed to Jess. She died in her arms.

It wasn’t the worst way to fall asleep.

It sounds like a cliche, but the second she was gone she just relaxed and it kind of underlined how much of a struggle the last few weeks had been. We held onto her for a good long time.

We fly to New York on Tuesday. In January we should get her ashes back almost two years to the day after we first met her. We were never quite sure about her exact birthday, but she would have been just two years old this side of Christmas.

That wasn’t really long enough.

I do think that there’s a good reason that cats power the Internet.

I has a castle

I’ll do this properly tomorrow, but Jess and I would like to thank EVERYONE who got in touch today.

And the mail is still coming in. You guys are very sweet.

Comments

  • randellfever on December 8th, 2007

    This has been really difficult news to take. We all loved watching this little kitty on video and in pictures. You guys are the best and we’re all here for you.

  • dan on December 8th, 2007

    That’s horrible news. I feel for the pair of you.

  • Todd on December 9th, 2007

    :(

    That sucks. I know it is terrible to lose a pet. My best to both of you.

  • Vinvin on December 10th, 2007

    Sorry :-(

  • suttonhoo on December 10th, 2007

    hugs to you guys. hurts so much to lose a little creature like that.

  • Jo on December 12th, 2007

    Oh god, I am so sorry to read this. Poor kitty, and poor you guys too. :( :( :( My very deepest sympathies.

  • Wesley aka choppercat on December 14th, 2007

    Mike Sizemore: am so sorry to hear about the kat’s passing..i followed a thread some months ago when kitty came home from the vet after some enormous surgery. Meow! and warmest regards from choppercat aka Wesley Miller. Also, I am bluedecker97@last.fm

  • Trixie on December 16th, 2007

    Sorry dude! She was a cutie.

  • Jimbob Cousinfucker on January 2nd, 2008

    Sorry mate, that’s awful. I know that kitty woulda had a great, albeit short, life with you guys though.
    I’m tempted to send you the Siamese I’m looking after. I think it’s having a nervous breakdown. I even made it watch Oprah to see if it would come right. If it starts listening to My Chemical Romance I’m gonna have to call a Therapist

  • kosso on May 13th, 2008

    only just read this and it brought a tear to my eye. :(

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