On August 29th, 2024, at approximately 3:50 p.m., my sweet Little Dude lost his battle with cancer and crossed the Rainbow Bridge in my arms. He was about 6 years old. In his last moments, he was on one of his favorite blankets, surrounded by the people who love him the most, giving kisses and telling him how good of a boy he was and how much we love him. He was diagnosed with nasal lymphoma in 2021 when he was about 2 years old, and thanks to all of his Veterinary staff over the years as well as his amazing oncology team at Sugar Land Veterinary Specialists I was able to get three bonus years with the best boy I've ever met. He loved to play. He loved belly rubs that sometimes turned into bunny kick attacks. He loved to sit on my keyboard and help me work. He loved to follow me to the bathroom. He loved to wake me up at 2:00 a.m. every single night just to get some love. No shoestrings were safe around Little Dude, and he always had to inspect everything you had or what you were doing. He never met a stranger, and he absolutely loved everybody.. he was truly the best cat I've ever met. He came into my life when I was at my lowest. He was an outdoor cat in Lafayette, LA, getting bullied by other outdoor cats. We basically saved each other's lives. For nearly a year, he visited my balcony, and he would stay on my balcony or in the yard and take naps all day or get scratches from me because he felt safe there. I took him in and he settled right in to be in an indoor cat, even sleeping in my bed the very first night after I took him home from the vet and he slept in my bed every single night since. Me and Little Dude were inseparable. If I got up to go into the kitchen, he followed me. If I had to take a shower, he'd sit on the sink in the bathroom and wait until I got done. He was my little shadow. We were truly soulmates, and even though only one of us remains on Earth, I truly believe that we're still connected as soulmates for eternity. Forever would not have been long enough with him. While it gives me comfort to know that he is frolicking on the other side of that bridge cancer-free, running and jumping and playing like he couldn't do for the last couple of weeks as his disease took over, chasing every shoestring over there he can find.. the void he left in my life and my heart is immeasurable. I am so lucky he chose my balcony to visit and I will love him and miss him for the rest of my life.
No comments:
Post a Comment