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A friend of mine from another forum (non-cat related) posted this, and with her permission, I am reprinting it here in Romeo's memory:
My Nephew-cat passed away. Yes, I had a cat for a nephew. I also have a niece-cat.
Romeo was a stray that they brought in to their home two months ago. They trapped it after seeing him come to the house on and off for a couple of months. For some reason, this cat had bonded with their other cat. He was afraid of humans and my sister-in-law tried really hard to get him to cuddle with her like her other cat. For the past week, he's been very ill. They took him to the vet and found out that he was in the last stages of feline Lukemia. They finally had to put him down yesterday.
The reason why I thought it necessary to share this info was because I found my sister-in-law's blog post so sad, but beautiful, I felt the need to share it. If you have ever lost a pet, this will touch you...
Nothing named is ever lost
As I sat there holding his tiny body close to me, I felt the sickness of the bitter irony in my stomach. Here I was holding him like I'd longed to do for so long. To stroke him lovingly, kiss his head, finger his soft ears. And now it was only because I was saying goodbye. I leaned in and hugged him gently. Hot tears stung my cheeks, and I whispered in his ear, "Romeo. You are very loved. We have been blessed to be your mama and daddy even if it was only for such a short time. We have loved you and enjoyed your company very much. You are ours. You will always be ours. We named you. And nothing named is ever lost. We will always love you." And then we both kissed him, and I opened the door, and the vet took him from me. Gently cradling him like a baby and crying herself. And then she hugged me and whispered how sorry she was, and we shut the door. It was over.
Goodnight Romeo. We will always love you.
Romeo Alexander Rafferty Watrous 2003 - 10/11/06
My Nephew-cat passed away. Yes, I had a cat for a nephew. I also have a niece-cat.
Romeo was a stray that they brought in to their home two months ago. They trapped it after seeing him come to the house on and off for a couple of months. For some reason, this cat had bonded with their other cat. He was afraid of humans and my sister-in-law tried really hard to get him to cuddle with her like her other cat. For the past week, he's been very ill. They took him to the vet and found out that he was in the last stages of feline Lukemia. They finally had to put him down yesterday.
The reason why I thought it necessary to share this info was because I found my sister-in-law's blog post so sad, but beautiful, I felt the need to share it. If you have ever lost a pet, this will touch you...
Nothing named is ever lost
As I sat there holding his tiny body close to me, I felt the sickness of the bitter irony in my stomach. Here I was holding him like I'd longed to do for so long. To stroke him lovingly, kiss his head, finger his soft ears. And now it was only because I was saying goodbye. I leaned in and hugged him gently. Hot tears stung my cheeks, and I whispered in his ear, "Romeo. You are very loved. We have been blessed to be your mama and daddy even if it was only for such a short time. We have loved you and enjoyed your company very much. You are ours. You will always be ours. We named you. And nothing named is ever lost. We will always love you." And then we both kissed him, and I opened the door, and the vet took him from me. Gently cradling him like a baby and crying herself. And then she hugged me and whispered how sorry she was, and we shut the door. It was over.
Goodnight Romeo. We will always love you.
Romeo Alexander Rafferty Watrous 2003 - 10/11/06
