Sorry, I know this is not the place to post pictures, but I am missing my beloved Sumo so much right now.
I am bawling as I write this. It struck me today (on Christmas) that Geisha cries because she is looking for Sumo. She has always been a silent cat, up until Sumo passed on, and although at first my instinct was that she missed him, I dismissed those thoughts because cats cannot "miss" others the way we do, right?
And yet, lately she has been crying almost every day, in the evenings after she's had a nap. I thought at first she was curious about what's outside, behind the front door, but she does not cry at the windows, nor does she cry at the front door as soon as I come home from work. She wanders through the apartment mewing pitifully, especially in the kitchen, which is where Sumo slept his last few nights (he went looking for the cool floor instead of sleeping on the bed as usual).
We got Kuri to keep her company (and me), and she seemed distracted for a while. But they don't have the same kind of friendship that she and Sumo had, and when I ask her, "What's wrong, sweetie?", she comes running up to me and wants to cuddle on my lap. I know that I cannot project my human feelings onto my kitty, but deep inside I feel like she is really crying and searching for Sumo, wondering where he is hiding.
Looking back at their pictures, I just know that they loved each other and he was very special to her. I feel even sadder knowing that losing Sumo was not just my and my husband's loss, but Geisha's loss, as well. I miss Sumo so much that I feel like there is a gaping hole in my heart and I can't believe he is really gone.
Here are pictures of Geisha and Sumo together in younger, happier days.
This is how gentle Sumo was - even with baby Geisha biting him, he did not resist or scold her.
We have so many cute cuddling, sleeping pics.
Sumo was a wonderful, wonderful boy. The most gentle, loving, sensitive, forgiving, sweetest kitty. Rest in peace, sweet boy. Thank you TCS for giving me a place for me to share about how special Sumo was and is to me.
And yet, lately she has been crying almost every day, in the evenings after she's had a nap. I thought at first she was curious about what's outside, behind the front door, but she does not cry at the windows, nor does she cry at the front door as soon as I come home from work. She wanders through the apartment mewing pitifully, especially in the kitchen, which is where Sumo slept his last few nights (he went looking for the cool floor instead of sleeping on the bed as usual).
We got Kuri to keep her company (and me), and she seemed distracted for a while. But they don't have the same kind of friendship that she and Sumo had, and when I ask her, "What's wrong, sweetie?", she comes running up to me and wants to cuddle on my lap. I know that I cannot project my human feelings onto my kitty, but deep inside I feel like she is really crying and searching for Sumo, wondering where he is hiding.
Looking back at their pictures, I just know that they loved each other and he was very special to her. I feel even sadder knowing that losing Sumo was not just my and my husband's loss, but Geisha's loss, as well. I miss Sumo so much that I feel like there is a gaping hole in my heart and I can't believe he is really gone.
Here are pictures of Geisha and Sumo together in younger, happier days.
This is how gentle Sumo was - even with baby Geisha biting him, he did not resist or scold her.
We have so many cute cuddling, sleeping pics.
Sumo was a wonderful, wonderful boy. The most gentle, loving, sensitive, forgiving, sweetest kitty. Rest in peace, sweet boy. Thank you TCS for giving me a place for me to share about how special Sumo was and is to me.
