Shadow...

I will be having a hard time writing this post, but it needs to be written....

Our family is now one member smaller. We had to say good-bye to our Shadow yesterday evening. He was our first kitty who found me at my old apartment about 10 years ago. He has been with me through dating Hubby, moving into 2 different houses, getting married, having 2 babies, and just everything. Since the kids were born, he has not gotten the attention he used to. But...he learned when I was sitting on the couch it was a perfect time to cuddle up to me. He got nicknamed "Fat Shadow" because he really had gotten quite large.

We noticed a few weeks ago that it looked like he had lost a little weight. We thought it was due to the heat and a different feeding schedule. Then...yesterday happened. He was just limping around the house and kept hiding in corners. By the afternoon he was not moving much. After dinner we knew he was going. Pumpkin tried to color him as many pictures as she could to make him better, including a crown for his head.

Hubby took him to the Emergency Vet down the road at about 6:30 last night. He was extremely dehydrated, jaundice and most likely liver failure or cancer. He lived a good life of at least 14 years, we are not sure how old he was when he found me. We could have tried to prolong his life, but it would have been for us and not him...

Our house feels a little more empty today and our other 2 kitties are sad and looking for him. I was able to get a few pictures of him yesterday...

Pumpkin's card and pictures surrounding him to help him get better...

Love you sweet "Fat Shadow" we will miss you.