[LannaF]

I know this forum is for Rotties, and thankfully my Tigger is just fine. I just need a place to “vent” and I know you guys will understand.
I walked out my door to go to work this morning to find my WrongWay Kitty lying on the hood of my boyfriend’s car. Nothing unusual about that, he works 2nd shift so when he gets home the cats pile on top of the hood of the car cuz it’s warm. She was all sprawled out as usual, but when I closed the door she didn’t budge. The other cat, Tanea, looked up so I thought it was a bit odd. I called her and walked over to her and realized that she had passed away. She was fine last night, and my boyfriend said she ran out to meet him when he got home, and was talking to him and seemed to be fine when he got home.

She was only 6 ½ years old and my favorite of the cats. I bottle-fed her when she was a baby and brought her into bed with me when she cried at night because the momma kitty wasn’t there. She followed me everywhere and talked to me constantly. She was the one hanging over my shoulder while I worked on my car, rolling in the dirt while I planted the flowers in the front yard, and lying on my books while I was trying to do my homework. I will miss her dearly and always wonder if I should have noticed something was wrong and if I could have done something to keep her here with me.

Why do they live such a short time.. It's not fair. I still have 3 cats and my Tigger puppy.. I dread the thought of going thru this again - but I know I will. It just isn't fair.

Lanna