Loss Of A Pet

I lost one of my felines today to old age. Cookieface came to me from the surrounding woods where after several months of just "checking the territory and myself out" came to stay with me for 5 more years. My vet told me when I first brought him in that he was an "old cat" so the fact that I got 5 years of companionship from him was a good thing. I knew he was getting close to his "time" as over the last months he had lost most of the luster and shine on his coat and it became a bit more ragged. He lost most of his weight and was just a whisp of his former self. Yesterday I realized his time was very short and today I stayed by him until he took his last breath. I sat him in the cat tree by the window where he could feel the sun coming in and see the birds feeding right outside. While I don't think he saw much as his eyes were getting pretty glazed over and he was already standing on the Rainbow Bridge by this time. Eventually, I laid him on the bed in front of the same window and lay next to him for the next couple of hours when he finally went to the other side at 12:30 this afternoon. He is now laid to rest in the garden (with the others) to romp and play and chase mice on the other side. I will miss him and his sweet face. I have attached a small series of photos in memory of Cookieface.

Slideshow of Cookieface

Cookieface's Last Day