by Dale Rockwell
(Michigan)
Toby
The Last Ride..Our Burmese cat's name is Toby. He has been with us for 18 & 1/2 years. That is a long time of continuous LOVE. Ever since he was a kitten he would ride in our van everywhere we'd go.
I have over 50,000 miles on the van and so Toby has the same amount of riding. I have a Piper 140 Airplane and toby rides with me every time I go up north to our house in Michigan.
He really is some friend. I said all of this to help my feelings. Toby has developed cancer of his lower right jaw. That was about 4 weeks ago. So tomorrow I will take Toby to the vet for the last time.
Dale & Kathie Rockwett
dalerock@aol.com
March 17, 2012, Smokey,our 17 year old slate Burmese visited our vet for the last time. He was a very loving family member, perhaps my very best friend. He was always ready to greet us when he came into our bedroom; responded to his name when called, walked with us along the beach front, followed us everywhere, and made friends with neighbors that we might never have met except for his friendly encounters with them. I miss him more than I can say, so I understand how all of you who have lost your special friends feel. I pray that I will meet Smokey again someday in the place called Heaven.
I feel exactly the same as you in respect of my dear cats that have died before me. Without getting too morbid and down, I feel that when each of my cats passed away I lost a bit of the good parts of my life and it is a permanent loss. That really is the way I feel. And even though I don’t believe in a God or a heaven I still hope I will meet them one day. This is because I so dearly want to be with them again. Thanks for commenting.