I had Piper euthanized today and I am devastated.
She would have been 13 in just over a month and I was looking forward to celebrating. I wanted so much to have a home for her with a fireplace or a wood burning stove so that she could spend the winters of her dotage warm & cozy.
Like me, she was rejected and disowned by my wife. Piper and I kept one another company as my marriage declined and divorce began. We provided mutual companionship as we started a new life in a new home. My intention was that, after my divorce was finalized, I'd pick Pipey up, tell her that it's over, and that we'd both survived my wife. Then we would celebrate with lots of treats. Well, that's how she'd celebrate - hugs, kisses, and treats.
I can still hear her footsteps and the smell of her cat chow is redolent with so many wonderful memories. Going to bed tonight will be very strange and sad for me as I will not hear her climbing up the stairs next to the bed and then getting comfortable after plopping on my face. I will miss her soft fur on my cheeks and her scent. Her smell has been lulling me to sleep for 12+ years.
I feel devastated and miss her so.
See you on the other side, sweetpea.
