Saphie

Saphie was our wonderful friend for 6 years.  She was an amazing little girl.  Went we got her, she was so tiny -- far more fuzz and flea than kitten.  But she had spunk and in short order she led the household.

She was fine until Saturday evening 6/30/07, when she lost the ability to move her back legs.  We rushed her to the emergency clinic and were told she had saddle thrombus, and there was nothing that could be done due to the severity of her condition.  She was in pain and so we only had bad choices.  We had our little girl go to sleep so her pain would end and ours would begin.

We will miss her so much.  She had a buddy here, our other rescue cat, Wally -- who we picked up from a Walmart where he had been dumped...

Wally is looking for Saphie now, he doesn't understand.  Neither do we, how something so sweet could be taken and just be gone.

We want to let the world know about Saphie and how much she meant / means to us. Saphie is a free spirit now and maybe she will come back and bring her love to others and change their lives forever too.

Some people are cat people, some are dog people -- we are both.  Actually we love animals period because of their unconditional love and joy they bring to life.  Some people claim cats have no personality.  Those people haven't spent anytime near a cat.  Or only met some very strange cats...  Those people never spent a second with our little peanut Saphie! 

Saphie was such an amazing light.  She ruled a home with two men, two 100 pound black labs, and Wally, a tom cat twice her size.  Yet she was the most gentle and graceful member of the house.

There is so much, basically everything, that will never be the same, because she was a part of everything here.  The loss is so deep, because the joy she brought was so intense and complete.

In a strange way, we are glad to grieve and feel such pain, it meant we knew her and had the privilege to live with her.  Those who don't feel the loss never had the honor of knowing her.  That is a far greater loss than we are going through.

Goodbye peanut, we love you and will miss you till we meet again.

Carl and I join all the others here who have lost a friend, a member of their family.  I hope we can all find some peace and turn this sorrow we share into fond memories and let the pain go -- the love is immortal.

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