A Sad Night In Our Home

In Memory of my Cat Ashes 1994-2008

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My eyes are a little puffy this morning, it was a hard night it our home last night. I was in bed and had just turned the lights out and was dozing off to sleep when the loud buzzer in my apartment started to buzz, obviously I wasn't expecting anyone, so I didn't answer. It was buzzed four long times and I became pretty scared. I called Brandon to calm myself down and was pretty freaked out by it. That is when my mom gave me a call... one of the saddest calls I've had in awhile...

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Unfortunately my mom had bad news for me, they had to put my cat Ashes down last night. Well lets just say I burst into tears immediately. Ashes as you can see was pretty old, so yesterday she had a stroke, from what mom told me it was pretty scary. They rushed her to the emergency animal hospital where the vet confirmed that she'd had a stroke and that she had lost vision in one of her eyes. I think mom said that they could have brought her home, but she wouldn't have lasted too much longer and was probably in some pain. So the decision was made for her to be put down. Mom had wrapped her in one of her home made fleece blankets to take her to the vet, so mom and dad stayed with her wrapped in the blanket until she drifted away. Mom said that my Dad was really great and just held her and talked to her to keep her calm especially since she could hear dogs barking which she doesn't love at all and he didn't even call her furball once which was what he'd always called her. As sad as I am about my cat I know that this is the best thing for her, she had a good life and was old and I didn't want her to suffer any more. I know that she is definitely in a better place now.

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Ashes was the best cat ever, I got her for Christmas in grade five because I wanted a kitty surprise the one that has kittens in it, but they couldn't find it anywhere so they got me a real kitty surprise!!! It was the best Christmas ever. She wasn't always the most friendly cat, but as she grew older she became much more loving. She always would sleep on the end of my bed, when she was younger she used to attack my feet in bed, it was pretty funny. I'll never forget the night I went to let her in the house and Laura was downstairs too and so Ashes came into the house with a mouse in her mouth. We both freaked out and got on chairs and let mom deal with the mouse....gotta love mothers and all they have to do. Ashes was especially fond of Brandon, when we were dating he stayed one night and slept in the couch in the basement when I went to wake him up in the morning Ashes was down on the couch watching him sleep, it was too cute! She loved being scratched by her ear the most, and every time we'd come over since the wedding she'd come to get some love. I felt really bad leaving her when I got married, but in her old age I didn't think it would be good to move her to a new place, I think I've felt a little guilty ever since then. We saw her last on Saturday night after the wedding reception, she was sitting out on the deck step and mom was trying to get her to come in, had I of know that would be the last time I'd of seen her I would have given her a big hug and a scratch by the ear! I loved her so much.

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Anyway just wanted to write a little bit about my cat, she was with me through a lot, and she will be missed so much. For a happier post keep reading I did just update last night with some new pictures so check it out! Hope everyone is doing well, Have a GREAT week!!