Moxie

[ashcomp]

Have put this off long enough, time to put it in writing. We lost a member of the family last week. A small, black female Manx cat, who'd been with us for the last 18 years. She was definitely feeling her age the last couple of years, slowing down considerably, limping badly on the repaired knee that had served her well for most of her life. She got to the point where it took a lot of forced meds and obnoxious procedures to keep her going, but they seemed to be effective. But last Friday she just crashed, too weak to move. When the vet suggested that it would take a transfusion to give her enough strength to manage further diagnosis--it was pretty clear that her time had run out, and we agreed to euthanasia. We'd seen it coming for a long while, but the arrival was still abrupt and unexpected.

I guess she had a pretty good life, for a cat. Owned our acre and a couple besides, and did her Darwinian best to ensure that the small animals and birds in the neighborhood were quick and observant. Or dinner. A mighty hunter, Moxie. She deserved a better ending to her story, but it was long and mostly happy one. She'll be missed for a long, long time.

Comments

[threeringedmoon.livejournal.com]

I am so sorry. It is always tough to lose a loved one, even when one has the satisifaction of having provided them with a wonderful life.

[thebratqueen.livejournal.com]

[hugs] I'm so sorry.

[fairestcat]

She was beautiful and it does sound like she had a good, long, happy life.

Letting go after that long can be hard though, I've been there.

[fairestcat]

and also *hugs*

[nwl.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about Moxie. I remember when you got her as a kitten. She was indeed a mighty huntress. We wonder how long we'll have Mimosa. So far, she's getting around OK.

Will Judy be at the Guild meeting tonight? She forgot last time.

[gilraen2.livejournal.com]

so sorry to hear this. hugs!

[wouldyoueva.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is sad. I'm sorry I missed this earlier. How are you guys doing with the lonelier house?

[ashcomp.livejournal.com]

Reasonably well. Meridel's back from college, for a while. Looks like she'll be leaving to work in Japan sometime in January, and that's when the house will seem seriously lonely. Maybe by then we'll be ready for another animal. . .not sure about that, though.

The upside is that we should have a reasonably competent native guide for Worldcon this year. We stayed home from L.A. with the definite thought in mind to save money for Japan, and there's no way we're not going!