Well this is truly the end of an era. My old grey tomcat Leo, which some of you may remember me speaking of finally passed away. Close as I can figure he was a little over 12.
I wish no condolences, I only want to share the news. The funny thing is I can't seem to stop thinking of him in the present as if he were still here.
It's the end of an era because for almost the last decade I have had to deal with his medical problems for which there never seemed to be a reasonable answer. The vet wanted to put him down first off when he was less than two years old. Being the offspring of a full feral he had escaped the house and was gone for almost two weeks. Some of you may remember the mention at A-S back in 99. He had diarrhea from that time on despite several trips to the vet and a special diet that never seemed to have any effect. For at least the past 8 to 10 years I have had to deal with his problem but in that vets office when he was so young, the look he gave me as the doctor was suggesting euthanasia brought me to making him a promise that I would never have him put to sleep, that I would let him and nature take their course. It was a long long slow downhill ride but we had a lot of good times along the way.
His passing is a strange pill, there is a great sense of peace yet a great sense of loss as well. I don't miss the constant mess, but I dam sure miss him.
Well that's all I want to say. He passed at 12:11a 08/20/08
