Last Sunday night, after returning from a week-long trip to visit the grans at Thanksgiving, we were happily welcomed home by our pets – dogs, Hershey and Asta, and our little manx calico, Pollo.
While I unpacked, Pollo paced up and down the hallway. At one point I thought she had brought me one of her toys. This was her habit, a token of her affection, she’d treat it like she was bringing me food – meowing loudly to let me know dinner was ready.
That night her cries sounded different. I found her lying outside my bedroom door, unable to rise. She coughed a couple of times… then suddenly gasped and expired. She hadn’t been ill, and after a call to our pet sitter who was tending the fur kids, she hadn’t been acting unusually. We can only guess that her little feline heart simply gave out.
My husband took her to the emergency veterinarian hospital, but there was nothing we could do. A necropsy seemed futile, and wouldn’t change anything.
We buried her beneath the jasmine at the front of our house, where she can still watch over her boy… our son.
Rest in peace, dear friend…
She was the queen of her domain, ruling with a velvet paw. Stern with her subjects, she also had a loving touch, gracing her favorites with her time and attention.
Holding court from her window throne, bathed in warm sunlight, she made her decrees and declarations. A beloved monarch destined for history.
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Heartbreaking! The loss of a pet is truly devastating when it happens. My sympathies to your family, and especially your son. She sounds like she was a lovely cat. *Hug*
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So sad about your loss, Tara. They are our dear friends and faithful companions. Wishing you and your son peace.
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Oh my dear, I am so sorry. Those are tear-drops falling…all of ours. Take care.
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Aw, I’m sorry about your cat. That is so sad. 😦
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Thanks Cheney, she was special.
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I’m so very sorry. I know how we think the same way that our furry ones are just like our children.
RIP Pollo
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Thanks Lance. I know you and Deana are close to your fur kids too. It helps that my friends understand that she wasn’t just a cat, but so much more.
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Heartsick for you. Simply heartsick. And so so so sad for your boy. It seems like the rain never stops in Florida this year, at so many levels.
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Thank you Jessie. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone that broken hearted. We’ve had other pets die, but we knew they were sick. This was so unexpected. It was as if she waited until she got home.
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Hugs. Your last couple of sentences are a beautiful epitaph of a wonderful house pet.
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Pollo was a very cool cat, and we miss her a lot.
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So sad. This brings a tear to my eye. My beloved Pandora has been slowly declining, and I know her day is coming. It’s so hard to lose a pet. They are family.
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These bundles of fur do find a way into our heart. They are family.
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I’m sorry to hear that. But at least she did not seem to suffer.
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Joe, it was so sudden. I hope Po didn’t suffer.
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That’s a wonderful remembrance of your friend. I am so sorry for the fact she died – but it seems she did so on her own terms. R.I.P. Pollo.
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She was a very special cat, and very special friend to our son. This loss was particularly difficult for him.
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