I lost my last baby from 29 years of having American Curls. Lyra would have been 19 in February, and was doing well considering she was a 3+ year cancer survivor, had had kidney failure (mild - well controlled with diet and calcitriol) for several years, and had Horner's Syndrome, was on an inhaler twice a day. She was a sassy, harlequin of a torbie and white with one ear/side of her face/frong leg with pale red colors and the other side dark brown..just stunning.
As a kitten, she is the only cat of all the cats I've had in 57 years of having cats, who came out of the bedroom where we raised her and her brothers, to meet the adult cats and just started screaming! Her brothers were like "oh cool..who is this, what's that? Let's toddle over here!". She was just "leave me alone or I'll kill you!" Didn't swat at anyone, just screamed. It was scary at first for us trying to figure out what the heck, and then funny as all get out.
We knew she could have something happen at any time, but the cat who was not critical, just concerning me, when we went to the vets on Saturday.. less than 2 days later, was dying.
I believe she had her brothers and vast family of grandmas and grandpas, aunties, waiting for her, and if I am lucky, I will have all of them greet me when it's my time.
What an incredible journey it has been from when Mihit Mervat was born in 1985, to this last girl - Mihit Lyra.
Rest in peace my sassy but sweet princess. I will miss how you would look at me, tip your tongue, and raise a paw to make a biscuit in the air. I loved you just as much and more.
As a kitten, she is the only cat of all the cats I've had in 57 years of having cats, who came out of the bedroom where we raised her and her brothers, to meet the adult cats and just started screaming! Her brothers were like "oh cool..who is this, what's that? Let's toddle over here!". She was just "leave me alone or I'll kill you!" Didn't swat at anyone, just screamed. It was scary at first for us trying to figure out what the heck, and then funny as all get out.
We knew she could have something happen at any time, but the cat who was not critical, just concerning me, when we went to the vets on Saturday.. less than 2 days later, was dying.
I believe she had her brothers and vast family of grandmas and grandpas, aunties, waiting for her, and if I am lucky, I will have all of them greet me when it's my time.
What an incredible journey it has been from when Mihit Mervat was born in 1985, to this last girl - Mihit Lyra.
Rest in peace my sassy but sweet princess. I will miss how you would look at me, tip your tongue, and raise a paw to make a biscuit in the air. I loved you just as much and more.
RIP, sweetie.
