[Steppes] One less good cat in the world.

[Mike & Crystal Lemming]

We're very sorry for your loss.  It's a terrible shame that our smaller
friends have such a short time to grace our lives.


Conal and Miguel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: steppes-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:steppes-admin at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf Of Martha A. Compton
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 9:24 PM
> To: steppes
> Subject: [Steppes] One less good cat in the world.
>
>
> To all my friends,
>
> Today has not been the best day for me.  I had to have my cat "Alys" put
> down this morning, heartbreaking but necessary.  She was named after
> Arlo's song and the late Baroness Sundragon (who knew and approved).
> She was a sweet loving friend of mine for many years, we connected in so
> many ways and I will miss her.  She was about 17 years old and had mouth
> cancer, we had known that she had it for about 10 days.  I took her home
> from the vet last week and promised her that she could have tuna every
> day for the rest of her life and that she would have all good days.  I
> kept my word and we enjoyed her last few days together. This morning she
> wouldn't eat the tuna, the vet told me her refusing to eat would be the
> sign that the pain was starting.  I held her long after her last breath.
>
> This spring we are going to plant a garden around the bird feeder in the
> backyard and spread her ashes there.  She would like that.
>
> Muireann
>
>
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