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Tony's Tales

A Sad Anniversary

It's been a year since I have been here at the Rainbow Bridge. I still miss my family a little bit and they miss me too. Mom says that time has healed a lot of the pain, but there will always be a little hole in her heart that used to be filled by me. I am so glad that even if my life was a bit shorter than I'd hoped, that it was a good life and that I was so loved - especially those two years with mom and the pups. I hear that there are more pups in that house now - wonder how I would have liked those little girls? I sure did love Sparky - so maybe the girls would have been OK.
I spend my time here laying in the sun and have made a lot of great friends. We are all doing great here, so if you are reading this and have a kitty here at Rainbow Bridge, please know that we are happy here. And we are watching over you, our beloved families.
Tony

Saying Goodbye

It's taken me a week to be able to write this entry for Tony. We said goodbye on February 8, 2007. He seemed to be doing so much better, as I talk about in his last entry. The evening of Feb. 7 it was getting apparent that he was not doing as well as we had thought. His breathing was beginning to be labored again and he wasn't interested in his food. We tried to tempt him with chicken and he would eat a little bit. He walked very slowly and it appeared that he was not comfortable. On the morning of Feb. 8, he went outside to potty and couldn't. I picked him up to give him a head scratch, and he cried like it had hurt to be touched. My husband and I decided that he was no longer enjoying life and that we had to prevent him from suffering needlessly. Saying goodbye was very hard. Tony had lived with us for about 2 years and had completely stolen our hearts. We loved the way he drooled and talked to us. He really enjoyed playing with Sparky when we first brought him home and I have some wonderful pictures of them together. There are lots of great memories and photos and we will cherish them forever. Tony was a special guy and we think he was put into our home for a reason. The part that is hard is why it was such a short time.
Tony - we hope you are having a wonderful time playing with your new kitty friends at Rainbow Bridge. We know you no longer hurt and you can run and jump like a kitten again and we are thankful for that knowledge. Although I write this with tears running down my face, I am happy for you. Please know that we loved you and you will remain in our hearts forever. Until we meet again . . . Mom & Dad, Sparky & Tucker

Hanging in there!

I am still hanging in there! Mom says I am getting way too thin, and that I don't eat enough lately. But I'm just not real hungry. However, I did really enjoy the chicken that dad cooked for me last night. I ate all of that and left the "cat" food! Mom got me some Natural Balance chicken and turkey canned food, and it's pretty good, but just doesn't stimulate my appetite very much. And to make it worse, she always makes me swallow pills before I can have my dinner. She says that eating after the pills will make them go down better. Not so sure about that - I would prefer that they just go away! Me and mom got on the scale last week and I weighed 11.5 lbs. Then we got on again on Monday night and I weighed 11 lbs. Mom is worried, I can see it, but I just don't feel much like eating. I am still breathing a lot better though. And I talk to her just like before I got real sick. I can lay down and roll over comfortably, so those are good signs that the fluid isn't back in force. I take a lot of naps usually in corners or behind something. That worries mom too, but they are such cozy spots! And I like the bed in front of the fireplace even if it is a little small for me. I may not weigh much, but I am still a big guy! And I am telling mom that life is still pretty darned good. She says that's good enough for her! More chicken please!!
Tony