We came home from our Christmas vacation to find my beloved Cheetara had died. She was a purebred and I feared she had kidney problems for a long time, but the vet said she was OK. I never felt great about that, but we weren’t in the position to deal with kitty dialysis, so I tried to hope for the best. She just ran out of best.
We got Cheetara and her sister Jem when we were in New Hampshire. I was sick and lonely and she became my best companion.
Absorbing my baby love during those long years of infertility,
Nursing me through those long years of illness
Keeping me company in the garden
And always being generous with her fuzzy, cuddly self.
She was the most affectionate cat I’ve ever seen
And gave me more than I could ever return to her.
I will miss her terribly.