A Sad Day

[colinb]

Guinness the black and white cat was our neighbours pet but over the last 5 years spent so much time kicking around in our garden, lying in the sun, chasing the leaves, trying to catch the bees we came to love her as a friend, someone who called round any chance she got. Guinness would quite happy jump up on sit on my lap all day if I let her; she was 14 years old going on 5 and today our neighbour came over to tell me she had to have the cat put to sleep. Guinness had been attacked by a larger cat and suffered several deep bites to the back of her neck, then had a heart attack followed by a stroke brought on, according to the vet, by the attack.  Because of the medical costs to treat the stroke and the unlikely success of Guinness recovering the vet thought it kinder to put the cat down.

I’m sure there are more important things in the world but for me today I feel I have lost a friend and the coming spring/summer just will not be the same without the little black and white cat trotting across our lawn – RIP Guinness.

 

[NannyFerret]

I'm so sorry.
I doubt very much that she would have recovered from a stroke at that age. Your neighbour did the kindest thing for her.

 

Sweet Dreams, Guinness

[FUJI]

R.I.P GUINNESS.........What a sad story and what a sad end....

FUJI

[KateW]

So sad. xx

[annie]

sorry to hear of your sad news colin.......although guinness was not your cat as such, it shows what a big part of your life they do become. xxx

[Kobione]

RIP Guiness - glad your neighbour undertook the final act of love - it's all you can do in that sad situation. Furball send purrs and snugs, Colin.

[Barbara]

Very Sad:(

[Phil]

It may not be commonly known but I'm not a cat lover   but all pets do become part of our lives and it's never pleasant when they have to leave us.

[Terry]

Sorry to hear your sad news

[Guest]

such sad news, 

[Heather]

im sorry for your loss Colin its never nice to lose a furry friend.

your images speak volumes about how you felt about him.

 

**hugs**