Indy

Today we lost our Indy, our buddy, our big orange friend, our puppycat. Indy was an incredible cat. He was found in a parking garage scared, skinny, and covered in fleas. In fact, the vet said he'd never seen so many fleas on one cat. But Indy was cleaned up and taken in and never looked back. He seemed so grateful to have a home and a loving family, and he returned that love a thousand times over. We called him a "puppycat" because at times he was more like a dog. He loved to be around us, and constantly wanted attention. He gave unlimited kisses and even liked to give me little "love bites" on the tip of my nose. He would crawl up on my husband's shoulder and "groom" his hair. Indy also liked to flop down on the ground and roll on his back so you could rub his tummy. But his favorite thing was to snuggle up in the crook of your arm and lay his head on your shoulder, give you kisses on your cheek, then fall asleep purring and making biscuits. He loved sitting in our laps, and would beg to be picked up so he could sit with us. If we went into the backyard, Indy would jog out towards us, just to lay down in the grass and watch us work. As long as he was near us, he was happy. Indy died suddenly the morning of May 19th. The day before he seemed fine, just as he seemed all the days before that. In fact, we sat on the patio the evening before, Indy in my lap, and watched the birds in the backyard. The next morning, Indy was in the other room, awake and even ate some food. Around 7:30am, my husband walked into the living room and started yelling Indy's name, but not in a normal tone. His voice was panicked. I ran into the room to see Indy laying on the living room floor, motionless. My husband was on his knees, begging Indy to wake up. My poor husband was in shock. I ran and grabbed a towel and wrapped it around Indy. My husband had to go to work, he had appointments and it was too late to find a replacement that morning. I put Indy in my car and raced to our vet's office, about 5 minutes away. I kept hoping that maybe there was something they could do to save our cat. The office wasn't even open yet, but I pounded on the office door with my foot as I held Indy in my arms, sobbing for someone to please let me in. The vet opened the door and rushed me into a room, where he told me what I already knew - Indy was gone. Our only guess is that Indy's heart just stopped. It was almost as if he just layed down and passed away. I hope he didn't suffer or feel pain, and I hope he wasn't scared. I wish we'd been with him, to hold him and comfort him in his final moments, because his whole life he just wanted to be right near us. But in the end even though we were just in the next room, we were still too far away to even know what was happening. It breaks my heart to think of him by himself in that last moment. I pray he wasn't frightened and that he passed peacefully and quickly. We lost our cat Kitty Beanhead in 2007, and then we lost our cat Skits this year in January. Now we've lost our big Indy. It's too much to bear. Indy helped us heal and gave us comfort after the loss of our other cats, whom we loved dearly. He just had a way of making you smile and laugh even on the darkest of days. Now our house is empty, and nothing seems to make the pain go away. I keep looking down to see his sweet face looking up at me, begging to be picked up and held. I sometimes think I can hear his meow in the next room, but then I remember he's not here. I don't understand why he was taken from us so suddenly, without any warning, but we are grateful that he didn't have to suffer an illness like our other cats did. We can always remember him as our loveable goofball with the curled tail, big tummy and smiling face. But I wish we had him back, if only for a minute, just have a chance to hold him once more and say goodbye. Thank you, Indy for being such a wonderful cat. Thanks for the funny memories, the laughs, the smiles, the kisses, the love bites and the purrs. We will miss you more than you'll ever know, our Indy buddy, our big orange friend, our puppycat. Love, Your Mom & Dad

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