There are some days which are not so good. Saturday was one of those days. Sammy cat, who has featured in previous posts, was diagnosed back in October 2020 with a mass growth in his mouth. He was given a few weeks to live. He defied all odds and without pain or suffering as far as we can tell survived for nearly 10 months. On Friday he was fine in the morning and demolished his breakfast. By lunchtime he had hidden himself away and by the evening Mrs. Woody and myself knew we had to make a decision and that was to be kind before he really began to suffer.
We don't know much about Sammy's early life as like most of our fleet of cats he was a rescue cat. He had a fantastic personality and a call which sounded like he was saying Hello. He used to do that a lot when he carried a catnip sock in his mouth. We buried him, with all our other departed cats, under our apple tree with that sock. He also had a habit of jumping in the empty bath tub when I was cleaning my teeth. I had to turn the cold tap on and he would go to the other end of the bath and start digging!
In his latter years he became very friendly and despite what some people may find horrifying, it was not unusual for him to go to sleep in the middle of the bed. He did take up some room and had a rumbling purr that resounded through the mattress but was that comforting throb that sent you to sleep. He often beat the alarm clock and had a persuasive way of getting you up to get his breakfast.
When I say he had 'clicky' ears other cat owners will know what I mean. Cats love their ears being stroked and generally rubbed. Sammy's ears 'clicked' when you did that.
He will be sadly missed by both Mrs Woody and me. Unfortunately we have lost a cat a year for the past three years so I am hoping that for at least a few years we may stay lucky with our remaining fleet. However, as with all such matters, the sun went down yesterday and rose this morning and the World continues but just a little bit differently for Mrs. Woody, me and Sammy's cat friends.
We are so sorry to hear of Sammy Cat’s demise. He had a good innings as they say , indeed, 10 months extra.
ReplyDeleteHe had a good life and was well cared for by you both.
May he rest in peace up in the big Cattery in the sky. Love to you all, T&J