Missing my kitty.

I've been away from the boards for about a month, so I hadn't mentioned this, but my 15 year old calico, Mr. Trips died on July 24th.

Two Feather called me at my mom's the day he died. He felt so bad. He's been taking care of my cats since I moved in with my mom a year and a half ago. Mr. Trips would sit and stare at the door every morning and evening waiting for Two to feed him. Two had to step around him when he opened the door because Mr. Trips was old and slow. After he'd eat, he'd lay on the deck by Two's feet and roll back and forth. The day he died, he ate, laid by Two's feet, put his head on Two's boot and just quit breathing.

Two called me today and said, "I miss Mr. Trips. I still sidestep when I walk out the door, forgetting that he isn't here anymore. And darn I miss him rolling around my feet."

He also said that Coffee, my white Himalayan with an orange tint on his face and tail, has now taken Mr. Trips place at the door. He's been walking through the woods to see me at Mom's house too. I think Coffee misses Mr. Trips as much as we do.

Yes they can, Anne.

In all the years Mr. Trips was around, you know, I was never able to get a picture of him. When he saw me with the camera, he'd hightail it and hide. I think I may have one picture only and that was when he was sitting by a wooden silhouette of a cat on the windowsill when he was younger. But he looks like a silhouette too, so you can't really see what he looks like.

((hugs)) for you and Taffy too.

Just had my sweet Maltese, CandyKiss to the vet today for her booster shots. She's fine, thank goodness. She's eight and I don't know what I'd do without her. She moved into my room with me at Mom's just a few months after I moved here. She was sulking too much at home because she missed me. We found out she misses him as much as she missed me, because after a week she started sulking for him. We've been sharing her for more than a year now. He takes her home every other night to stay with him. Good grief, we spoil our pets.

Coffee, my other cat, misses Mr. Tripps too. Coffee's been sort of taking his place on the deck. Now Two has to step around him when he opens the door and Coffee has been rolling around on his back in the same fashion Mr. Tripps did, and pawing at Two's foot.

Just wanted to say thanks for all your comments and thoughts. You guys are great.