On Monday I said goodbye to my sweet little girl, Savana. She was 10 years old. She stopped eating and we brought her to the vet. They weren’t sure what was wrong with her but she started getting fatty liver disease from not eating. She stayed at the vet on IVs and meds for 6 days. After several blood tests and xrays, nothing conclusive came of it but she started eating a bit so they let her go home. She was home with me for 4 days, during which time she barely ate anything. It was impossible to force feed her, despite my efforts. She was weak and there was nothing else that could be done. I made the decision and she left this world in my arms, purring….
I’m going to miss her so much. She was my little kitten. We called her “the kitten” because we got her as a kitten and she just stayed small. She was tiny and so beautiful with her little spots and stripes. She was kind of a strange cat and was only fond of me and didn’t like my husband at all despite all our past cats being madly in love with him. She was my cat. And after having as many as 5 cats at one time, she was our last one. Now the house feels so sad and empty. Especially downstairs which was her territory. I haven’t been without a cat since I was 3 years old, over 30 years.
I will miss her purring and how she was always happy to see me. And the little “brrr” noise she used to make when I woke her up.
Goodbye, beautiful…..Until we meet again.
