In Memory Of Lady Cat

I don't think anyone can prepare themselves for the loss of a pet. Lady was our first pet, we got her a year after Dwight and I were married. When we arrived at the humane society, Lady caught my eye but everyone kept taking her to the private room to get to know her. Towards the end of our visit, we were able to spend some time with her. When we called her kitty she would jump in our laps, very loving and affectionate. We ended up leaving the humane society without her but returned the next day to see if she was still there. Just our luck, she was.  Even after finding out her history we couldn't say no to this adorable face.

She was brought in by her previous owner with a jump rope tied around her neck. She was only two and already had a litter of kittens. Her teeth were horrible, she was missing some and had really bad gingivitis. We think she was abused by a man because it took her about 4-5 years to finally be comfortable around Dwight. Because tons of people were looking at her, she came down with a bad cold.  But she fit right in.

Lady Cat was almost 15 years old. We took her to the vet a few months ago because she had peed on our bed and was throwing up a few times a week. After performing lots of tests, everything came back normal. Since then we have been blaming Mister for things happening around the house but come to find out it was actually Lady. The biggest problem has been urinating and pooping outside the litter box. She hasn't been eating or drinking that much and will sleep almost all day.  I scheduled a vet visit for this afternoon not knowing what the outcome would be.  And basically was told that she is old.

I didn't realize how tough that decision was until we were actually faced with it. We all three cried over the thought of it and Dwight ended up leaving the room because he was too upset. After signing paperwork, Makayla and I stayed until she fell asleep and the vet carried her body away.

She provided us years of entertainment and love. Tonight at dinner we were recalling some of our favorite memories of Lady.

Jen

The time this women had stopped by for me to sign paperwork (can't remember why), we were sitting at the kitchen table and all of a sudden Lady jumps on this women's back. She perched right up on her shoulders.

She would run around the house really crazy and then run right up the center piece of wood on the sliding glass door. She would run all the way to the top and sit there and then hop down.

Makayla

Makayla and Dwight took Lady to the vet and Lady must have been really nervous because she pooped on Dwight's lap.

Dwight

When she was younger she would go nuts with the laser pointer. When it appeared on the wall she would jump as high as the light switch so we would try to get her to turn off and on the light.

Of course we have many, many more stories of our precious Lady Cat. Our household will never be the same without her. As Makayla says, "Papa Swanson is with her now, he will take good care of her!"