Goodbye to a Friend

Today we had to say goodbye to Shadow. For those on Twitter, I had kept you posted as to her daily progress. About 4 weeks ago we lost her for a few days. When she reappeared, she was injured, and the injury had an abscess.

Willa took her to the Vet, who performed a pretty extensive surgery to get the infection out. She came home with all kinds of drugs, and we had pretty high hopes that she would make it.

It was not to be. She tried, but somehow, something just wouldn't heal up and she couldn't eat or drink without regurgitating. We tried many things, but she sank lower and lower. Finally, today we had to say goodbye.

Soft long grey fur
You spent hours grooming
Always impeccably clean

Soft meow
Clear and singing like a bell
We didn’t hear it often

Soft to all your people friends
Gentle to stroke
Loving the pet

Quiet padfalls
Weaving through the hay
Is it a mouse? Then it is gone!

Quiet purr
You loved a warm lap
And cuddled whenever you could

Quiet trust
Even in pain you did not snarl
Strong until the end

We watched you walk toward the rainbow
Finally fading
A Shadow in the mist