Thank you all for your thoughts and support. Judy and I had a tough weekend, but time does heal these things. As someone said, our animals become family and we lost a family member.
Someone asked if she was a calico, and yes, she certainly had calico patches among the white (hence her name, which I'm not responsible for). Calico cats do live longer, or so I've heard, and Patches is proof of that. She was loved by Judy and me, and we hope that was a part of her longevity. Sorry I haven't been active on the list. I've been looking at but not responding to PESOs, and I've not thanked those who have responded to mine (with the exception of Bill who deserved a special thanks). ;-) Anyway, thanks again for your support. I'm now back, trying to get back to normal, both on list and in life generally. You guys are great! cheers, frank On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Doug Brewer <d...@alphoto.com> wrote: > Sorry, Frank. Losing a long-time companion like her is large. Take care. > > > On 8/31/12 6:13 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> >> I've been a bit quiet these two days dealing with a family issue: >> >> http://knarfinthecity.blogspot.ca/2008/03/cats-eye.html?m=0 >> >> The name she came to me with at the age of seven, in 1996, was Patches. If >> you do the math that would make her twenty three. >> >> Judy thought Patches wasn't a very fitting name for such an imperious lady >> and started calling her The Divine Ms. P. >> >> It suited her. >> >> Her health started declining about a year ago. Recently she had a great >> deal of trouble walking (we carried her pretty much everywhere - she still >> meowed to be carried to the litter box!) >> >> A couple of days ago a congenital receding chin became so pronounced that >> she could only eat by spoonfeeding. We knew it was time. >> >> She was put out of her misery this afternoon. She went like a lady, >> without a whimper. >> >> Gonna miss her like heck. >> >> Best, >> frank >> >> "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- >> Christopher Hitchens > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
