Friday, August 6, 2010

Day #309: Losing My Best Friend


I'm sad.

My cat is dying.  He can't breathe.  He won't eat.  I don't know how many days he has left.  I've had him for 16 years, ever since he was little poot butt in the pet store.  I remember the day that I got him too.  I was twenty four and had just put my little black kitten to sleep because he got sick.  His name was Cat Daddy.  Then I got Saafir.

Saafir has been my ride or die buddy for real.  We have lived in Chicago, Texas, Seattle, Salt Lake City, and the east coast.  Wherever I went, he went.  He's just like me; we would just roll up on our new spot together and make the best of it.  No problem!  And when we got tired of a situation we bounced.  No problem!  I guess now he's tired of being sick so he's letting me know that it's his time to bounce.  I'll be so sad when he's gone.

I used to get mad at him when he meowed too much or pissed on the floor.  I got mad at him the other day for pissin' on the floor but then he kept doing it anyway.  That's when I realized something was wrong with my baby.

Going to get him from the vet later. 

I'll just cuddle him a lot and let him know that I love him.  But I hope he knows that already.

Sad Friday.

(tears in my eyes)
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UPDATE:  He died before I could pick him up.  He's gone. It cost $547 and I have no cat?  Wow.  That's a double gut punch.  I should have just kept him at home instead of him dying at the vet for all that money.  If I had known he was that bad I would have just kept him here and took the day off.

11 comments:

  1. Sorry. I don't have any pets but many of my dearest friends have lost their "babies" or "siblings" lately, so I can understand. Love him up and relish the time you have with him.

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  2. Ditto to what Vin & Co. said. I had a dog for 14 yrs before he died and a parakeet (of all things) for 13 years. The parakeet was unreal, she killed every male bird (3) I got for her company until I realized what was going on. The poor male would have bald spots and then one day I caught her in the act pecking away:) Anyways my condolences - I feel you! -jb

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  3. Wow. That parakeet sounds like the Black Widow. She really made it clear that she didn't need a man huh?

    But thanks jb for the comment. I don't know if I can even get another pet now. We had a long stretch together.

    I'm actually gonna get the ashes back in a little box. I wasn't expecting to do that but when they told me that they would cremate him in a mass cremation with other dogs and cats, I couldn't bear the idea of that. So the other choice was to cremate him privately and get the ashes back. It's just weird not seeing him in the apartment though. Wow.

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  4. Give yourself a little time between pets. More then anything it makes mortality real and not just a concept!
    PS: Even though I bought the bird for my daughter originally - I wound up being the keeper, so I guess I was the only male she needed :)
    -jb

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  5. jb...

    I like what you said! Ur right. I'll wait a while.

    I wish could peck some of the dudes I knew in the head like your bird did. :)

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  6. :( I'm sorry for your loss and hope you're doing okay. ((((((HUGS))))))

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  7. ^^^ Thanks for the hugs girl. I'm missin' my suga bear. :(

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  8. Sorry to hear about your buddy. I know how you feel. Big hugs

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