Doyle, my wonderful boy
late April 2000 - September 6, 2008
I've needed a few days to be still with my sadness before I wrote about this...
Doyle isn't suffering any longer -- that is the most important part.
The roller coaster of the past week and a half came to a sad conclusion on Saturday. Doyle did come home on Friday night. I was so happy! ...but the poor guy didn't have a good night, and by Saturday morning it was obvious to me that I needed to get him back to the hospital ASAP. My wonderful friend and neighbor, Mickey, went with me to the vet's and stayed with me as long as she could and until my sweet professor could make it. We held and loved-on Doyle and cried. My poor kitty boy was so sick, and he looked so terribly tired and weak. ...I didn't want to say good-bye and let him go, but I knew it was the best thing for him. Doyle was a wonderful kitty and had a great 8 years living the cushy apartment life in Arlington, VA with me and his brothers, Oslo and Cooper.
We will miss you (so much!), but I'm glad that you are not suffering any longer...
I've needed a few days to be still with my sadness before I wrote about this...
Doyle isn't suffering any longer -- that is the most important part.
The roller coaster of the past week and a half came to a sad conclusion on Saturday. Doyle did come home on Friday night. I was so happy! ...but the poor guy didn't have a good night, and by Saturday morning it was obvious to me that I needed to get him back to the hospital ASAP. My wonderful friend and neighbor, Mickey, went with me to the vet's and stayed with me as long as she could and until my sweet professor could make it. We held and loved-on Doyle and cried. My poor kitty boy was so sick, and he looked so terribly tired and weak. ...I didn't want to say good-bye and let him go, but I knew it was the best thing for him. Doyle was a wonderful kitty and had a great 8 years living the cushy apartment life in Arlington, VA with me and his brothers, Oslo and Cooper.
We will miss you (so much!), but I'm glad that you are not suffering any longer...