December 4, 2008

Today I lost a dear friend. When I was six, my parents got me a beautiful show quality Hymalian cat for Christmas. She was already a few years old when I got her. That year was my first year in Texas and I was disappointed there would be no snow, so I named her Snowball. My family moved a lot when I was young, she was one of the only stable parts of my home from place to place. I am now 23, and estimate Snowball to be 19. Last night I realized she was starting to look jaundiced around her eyes, so first thing in the morning we took her to the vet. By then all her skin was yellow. It tuns out she had some kind of liver failure and there was nothing we could do. I couldn’t stand the idea of her suffering so we had her put to sleep. It was very hard.

Edward says that doing the right thing and stopping her pain counts as a good deed. I’m not so sure; but this will lead to a future good deed. When I’ve had time to get over my loss I will go to the Humane Center and pick up a new cat. My other cats have all been “rescued” and I’m a big believer in that. So now that my dearest, oldest friend is gone, I will save and take care of another loving animal who deserves it.

Challenge for Tomorrow: Forgive someone who you feel doesn’t deserve it. (This can be anything from someone you love who betrayed you to the guy who cut you off on the highway.)