Libby and Lucy
Member Since 2009
The thing about geezers is that they can give us more love in a few short months than many cats can give us in a long lifetime.
Kris Kringle (KK) was brought into a Maryland shelter as a stray a few days before Christmas. Based on his condition, they thought he had been out for a while. Because of his personality, I believe he has had a very loving home for most of his life, but I wonder if he belonged to an older person who died and the family put him out. Anyway, the shelter called Siamese Rescue saying "I know he is old, but this is a special one." Our volunteers agreed that he did not deserve to die in a shelter on Christmas. He went to a wonderful foster mama, who discovered his diabetes and started his treatment. I adopted him on May 3. Later I found out that the diabetes was the least of his problems. He also has liver cancer that is not treatable.
I have never before had a cat that simply exudes happiness at every moment of every day. It has been the BEST five months and I am not in any way ready to say goodbye, and I think KK would love to stay, but cancer does not seem to care what we want.
The last two weeks have been tough, but still with a lot of good days. Yesterday was a great day, lots of cuddling and talking and purring. Today he has let me know that it is time. In Siamese Rescue, because our cats so love to sing, we ask for "Meezer songs" to sing their way across the Bridge, so at 5:00 today please light a candle and sing for KK.
Kris Kringle (KK) was brought into a Maryland shelter as a stray a few days before Christmas. Based on his condition, they thought he had been out for a while. Because of his personality, I believe he has had a very loving home for most of his life, but I wonder if he belonged to an older person who died and the family put him out. Anyway, the shelter called Siamese Rescue saying "I know he is old, but this is a special one." Our volunteers agreed that he did not deserve to die in a shelter on Christmas. He went to a wonderful foster mama, who discovered his diabetes and started his treatment. I adopted him on May 3. Later I found out that the diabetes was the least of his problems. He also has liver cancer that is not treatable.
I have never before had a cat that simply exudes happiness at every moment of every day. It has been the BEST five months and I am not in any way ready to say goodbye, and I think KK would love to stay, but cancer does not seem to care what we want.
The last two weeks have been tough, but still with a lot of good days. Yesterday was a great day, lots of cuddling and talking and purring. Today he has let me know that it is time. In Siamese Rescue, because our cats so love to sing, we ask for "Meezer songs" to sing their way across the Bridge, so at 5:00 today please light a candle and sing for KK.