Good afternoon my brothers and sisters.\u00a0 It has been awhile since I last posted and a lot has happened.\u00a0 The boss lady dragged me down to Orlando, FL to go mouse hunting.\u00a0 That was fun! It was the first actual vacation I’ve had a couple of years, so the enjoyment factor was high for me.\u00a0 but I will cover my vacation in a later post; today’s post is a somber reflection on the life of “Buffy.” Buffy was my father’s cat, and he was a hunk of love; a 19 lb lap cat – could you imagine him stepping on the jewels while getting comfy..ouch.\u00a0 My father wrote an eulogy for him; and I will post it [minus family data] for all to enjoy and celebrate this feline’s life:<\/p>\n
My American Short hair feline named Buffy, whose approximate birthday of June 10, 1998, was put to sleep in the late afternoon of September 14, 2009.\u00a0 Sad, but then somewhat glad that he would not suffer the hidden pain that a cat may have but not able to express it\u2019s intensity nor location to us humans. This morning, about 6:00 am, I felt his jump up onto our bed, as he said in his own way, \u201cit is time to get up\u201d.\u00a0 I reached out to scratch the top of his head as he let loose with a continued soft purr.\u00a0 After a few minutes I got up and he too left the bed.\u00a0 This was a bit strange in some ways, as our female feline, MC, would be the one to wake me in the morning by her meowing a couple of times while sitting on the night stand and watching over me.\u00a0 [Mom] said that when she had gone to the bathroom in the early hours of the morning, Buffy was stretched out in the shower! During the past few weeks, he would not jump up on the bathroom sink counter to be combed after I had showered.\u00a0 Nor would he jump up into my lap while I was sitting in my comfortable lounge chair\u00a0 in the T.V. Room and at his water dish, lying stretched out to lap at the water or to crunch some food from the food dish.\u00a0 These were definite limitations that hindered his rather relaxed and easy life style.\u00a0 The intentional urination on the carpet by the front door was exasperating.\u00a0 Not just once or twice, but quite a few times, and then on Sunday morning he had a soft bowl movement right in the middle of the pathway leading to the front door.\u00a0 The urine odor was overwhelming and difficult to remove.\u00a0 With a possible hip problem, not responsive and the intentional urinating were reasons to suspect his being not feeling well.\u00a0 His nose had been semi-dry for a couple of days, an indication of not being well.\u00a0\u00a0[Our vet recommended]\u00a0to put Buffy to sleep and for him not to endure any further pain.\u00a0 Buffy was a \u201csecond thought\u201d cat.\u00a0 During the early Fall of 1998, my long time feline, Snookers, was put to sleep.\u00a0 So while working at Petco, as the store manager, one of my employee\u2019s in the Pet Grooming Department said that her cat back home had a litter and would I be interested in another cat.\u00a0 I said that I would be, and thus a acquisition of M.C.; the feline that crossed the Mexican Boarder without papers.\u00a0 Thus the Mexican Connection, or M.C. At that same time, a lady had called the store asking if we would post a notice of a litter of cats that were available just for the taking.\u00a0 It was what the lady said that made me interested in this second cat; as I had asked if any of the litter had blue eyes.\u00a0 She said yes, and I asked if I may come by to see them.\u00a0 I did, and I left with a blue eyed cat.\u00a0 This litter had been tossed into the ditch beside the Airport Road and were traumatized.\u00a0 I could only take one, since I had another cat coming the next day.\u00a0 Believing that the cat was female, I named it Buffy.\u00a0 It turned out it was a male cat; still named Buffy.\u00a0 Buffy was scared of any noise, or of anyone entering the house.\u00a0 He would dash for our bedroom and hide under the bed.\u00a0 After a long period of time he may\u00a0come out to the living room; but for the most part, he stayed in the shelter of the bed.\u00a0 Only during the past few years, he actually liked being by the sliding glass door in the TV room as the morning sun warmed the area.\u00a0 His purr was a resounding purr of satisfaction and content.\u00a0 He liked to be by my feet as I put on my shoes in the morning as a watch dog would sit in sharp focus.\u00a0 Often of late he would lie on the floor stretched out and not going to move for any reason. So if you walked by you would have to watch your own step to avoid stepping on this 19-pound lap cat.\u00a0 Yes, he liked to sit on my lap as I watched TV. He liked to jump up on the bathroom sink to be combed each morning.\u00a0 He liked to be in charge of the TV room, for as soon as MC would enter, he would try to make MC leave.\u00a0 He did not appreciate her on my lap, nor in the room.\u00a0 That was his room.\u00a0 Though he was a quiet cat, not using his voice at all \u2013 probably from the trauma of being tossed aside in a bag beside the roadway, he was always in my presence.\u00a0 When content, his purr was pronounced.\u00a0\u00a0 Resting on his side with back legs spread wide was his contentment.\u00a0 Yes Buffy was a bit overweight but always near and a quiet friend that never meowed.\u00a0 Goodbye my feline friend; I will miss you very much.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I echo my father’s sentiment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Good afternoon my brothers and sisters.\u00a0 It has been awhile since I last posted and a lot has happened.\u00a0 The boss lady dragged me down to Orlando, FL to go mouse hunting.\u00a0 That was fun! 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