Letter to my furwife Shadow on the one year anniversary of- my being an angel

Oh Sweetie,
I had no idea when I was roaming around in the alleys before I met my Mom how important or loved I would be. There I was, just a little orphan kitty seeking a friend and a warm place to sleep at night. Did I ever tell you that before I met my Mom that I used to sleep in an abandoned bank? It was lonesome. I had a lot of friends and yes I had some fun climbing trees and stuff, but when I found my Mom, I saw she was so sweet and generous. She never minded if I brought EVERY stray kitty over to eat. I will tell you that I was always fed first. Gee, that made me feel so special. My life was too short on earth, but I think that God needed me as an angel to watch over all the kitties who get sick and those who never find a forever home. It just does not seem fair, but my Mom always said that we are only lent to people and then we need to return to God. Mom is really missing me. My sis Baby Girl misses me, my brofur Guy is not the same and Coale seems to feel like he lost his best friend. I am so sorry I am no longer there like I was, but please know my love for all of you will never die. I will always be there. You just need to listen to the singing birds and the peaceful sounds of a cool evening and you will hear me there loving you. A year has passed so fast. My Mom is really trying hard to get through this time. She has decided to plant flowers in memory of me. I am hoping she will again plant some sunflowers. Please do not feel sad. Life is short, but love is long. I will always be there...just purr and call my name and I will soon be right by your side. I love you, Shadow.
Please do not be sad on March 20. Be happy that my Mom let me go to the Bridge with dignity. I was also blessed as I got the chance to say goodbye to my furmaly. Life is not always what we see it as. Let's rejoice that we met and that I found my Mom and had so much fun while on earth.
I love you, my sweetness,
Your Sweet Norman



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I have been gone one year now

My life was short, but I had a wonderful life. I found a loving home and a wonderful human Mom. I had 2 brothers and a sister who I hated to leave. I was blessed as I was able to say goodbye to my family before I left for the Bridge. Mom made sure I left with dignity as I was her Sweet Norman.
I had the chance to meet a beautiful girl cat named Shadow, who I visit everyday with my golden wings leading the way. What more could a sweet boy ask for?
I ask all my friends and family to remember me on March 20, 2009 as it marks one year I have been an angel at the Rainbow Bridge.
Mom never takes my photos down and never forgets me. Please remember me this day and show some extra love to your kitties or perhaps a stray kitty who may come your way.
Thank you all my cat friends.
Norman

My love, Sweet Shadow

I have to take time to write about a young kitty lady that I love. Her name is Shadow and before I crossed the Rainbow Bridge, she vowed to always love me. She has been true to her purr. She writes to me and I visit her everynight and sprinkle her with angel dust. I call her my Sweet Sunflower because she is beautiful and bright and sunny just like a sunflower.
I often wonder why it is so hard for humans to find true love like this and I have discovered an answer. See, I have always been just a country boy- just a little kitty born in the country and I was lucky enough to find my Mom who loved me so much and continues to love me from afar. I had nothing to offer Miss Shadow but the love in my heart and I had plenty of that. I have no money, no fancy car (well, I cannot drive), and I never worked. It seems like all us cats ever want is love. We do not think of material things and we never lie to each other or to our owners. We are constant with our love and never falter. True, there are some humans who have been lucky and found that in another human, but not too many. I wish humans could learn how to love like us and welcome each other home every night the way we welcome our Moms and Dads home. We have no time for arguing and just love to snuggle and be loved. So, I feel very lucky to have this fantastic girlcat, Miss Shadow, as my true love. I may be at the Bridge now sipping cream from the Cream Stream and frolicking in the catnip fields, but I never forget those who love me. I am going to purr for all humans to find someone as special as the lady cat I found!!! It is a wonderful feeling!!!! I just wanted all of you to know...
Always,
Normyboy

A letter to my Guardian Angel Tigger's Mommy

I want to share this letter with you all...
My Mommy wrote this to Togger's Mommy.
Dear Amy,
Thanks for writing back. This has been a really bad loss for all of us. It was a shock as Norman was seeming to do well on the daily medication. It was the last 3 days of his young life, that he began to hide and not eat. I could see he was no longer able to fight the lymphoma. It had overcome him.
I have cried a river of tears for my Sweet Norman. I will probably cry many more, but for now, I am celebrating his short life and the extra time we were able to share with him. Norman was a truly wonderful cat and he never once complained about anything. He was a wonderful soul. His impact on my life will last forever. When I think of him, as I do on a daily basis, I stop and look at his photo which hangs above my bed. In the photo, he was bright-eyed and strong...ever eager to play. He weighed 9 and 1/2 pounds in the photo. It reminds me of how he was and how happy he was as well as how happy he made all of us.
When I took Norman to the vet, he weighed only 6 pounds, both his kidneys were 3x the normal size, the mass had returned, and the vet said he appeared anemic. I had to be strong and let him go which was really hard for me. He was my baby boy. I held him and spoke to him and I sang to him. He went very peacefully and the vet was very wonderful and gentle with him. He suffers no more. I knew the very moment he was gone because our connection was very deep. The vet was surprised how I knew.
Baby, Guy, & Coale (my poodle) really miss him. It is a terribly empty space that he has left. Guy has gotten rather aggressive towards Coale and Baby Girl would not come out of the closet. I need to be strong for them and help them understand that our home is filled with love and the memories of Norman. They are doing much better with each day that passes.
Before we left for the vet that day, Norman came out and spent time with Guy and Baby individually sitting in the window. Guy rested his heavy head on his brother. I was able to get a photo of that precious scene.
Amy, please know that I consider you a dear friend and Tigger was a wonderful Guardian Angel. I am sure they are frolicking and enjoying a life with no sickness and pain. I want you to keep in touch with me if you will. I need all the support I can get during this difficult time. My family is my pets. I do not have a human family. It feels like I have lost a young son. Thank you for all the joy you brought into my life during the final month of Normyboy's life.
I appreciate you and need your friendship.
Your friend,
Mary

My first and only love...My Shadow

Hi to all my friends on Catster,
I know everyone has bee purring fro me and I appreciate all your love. I need to tell you about my new love.
I have been blessed to meet my one and only true love on Catster. Her name is Shadow and she is smart, pretty, kind, genuine, humble, and I am proud to say my Valentine!
During my life of so far 2 years, I have been very fortunate. I have experienced many kinds of love. The love I have from my family has been and is superb. The love I have experienced from friends on Catster has been really wonderful. The love I have found in Miss Shadow has been a surprise. I never think of myself as a handsome kitty although I have been given that compliment many times. I am just a country kind of cat. I was born in a small town and still reside in a small rural town. I am such a simple little man cat, I never thought I would be so blessed to find such a wonderful love in My Shadow. I realize my life will not be long, but I cannot complain as it is and has been simply wonderul.
My Mom has the gift of knowing me from the time I was a kitten wandering the streets. She knew my Mom, Cleo, & my Dad, Wally. She knew my brothers and sisters as well as my half brothers and sisters. She has seen me climb trees and chase birds. I used to help her when she gardened. We had such fun pulling out the weeds! How could one cat be so lucky?
I am concentrating now on the wonders of love that have been given to me. I will live each day to the fullest and want all of you to know about my kitty girlfriend, Mis Shadow.
I hope all of you can enjoy the kinds of love I do. Life may be short, but it is beautiful.
I love you all,
Normyboy

Sweet Norman

We are very saddened to let our friends on catster know that Norman will not recieve chemotherapy. He has now been given 3-6 months to live. It came as a surprise as the vet had told me his prognosis was excellent with Chemotherapy.
Norman is a very sweet cat and the loss will be more than difficult for our entire family... Guy, Baby Girl, Coale, and myself.
His life will be short, but he has touched many and especially made my life very happy. He is a wonderul cat.
Thanks to all.
Norman's Mom, Mary

Baby Girl and I won the cutest pet conteswt on Sugarloot!!!!

Hi to all my furry feline friends! Life has been tough this past month. Our Mommy's friend died of cancer and Mommy was trying to get her poodle a home. Well, Mommy did get Coale a home, but they mistreated the poor guy, so Mom went and picked him up. Then, the mean manager told Mommy that we all had to move from our home. The manager renewed our lease and purposely left out that Mom had us cats!!!! Well, our Mommy would never give us away in 24 hours or at all, so we moved in the 24 hours Mommy was given. We were lucky to have such a good Mom. So, it cost our Mom a lot of money and all, but she got all of her deposit back. Those mean people searched and searched for damages and our home was spotless! They also put another lady out about 2 weeks later for the same reason and dirty trick! So, Anyway, Baby Girl & I knew that our new brother, Coale needed a new winter sweater and Mom entered us in a contest! Guess what? We won as the cutest pets!!!! That made us feel like we had helped. Mom can get Coale a new sweater and a new litter box for us since someone stole ours in the move. (We have 2, so we have just been sharing the 1). Mommy is so proud of us and we made her smile again!!!! Well, I just wanted to let you all know how things have been and about our winning a $100. gift card to Petco!!! See? We do help out!!!
Purrs to all!
Normyboy

Catnip...The most delightful treat!

Hi to all my feline friends!
I am here today to write about something that we all enjoy! Catnip! When our Mom feels like we deserve an extra special treat, she gets the CATNIP out! We can hear her getting it out and smell the delightful scent of it! We all come running!
We all live in a rural part of Illinois and have come across natural catnip which can be grown in a garden. Wow! This is the real stuff! When Mom first treated me to some ,( I had never had any catnip before), I think I scared her because I wanted it all! Then, after awhile, I mellowed out. Boy! I sure did have a surge of energy and we all got really playful! We were rolling in it and having the best time!
So, if you get the chance, try some real catnip! It is far better than store bought and I guarantee you will absolutely love it!
Normyboy

Our outside friend 'TT'

Well, our Mom is gaining the trust of 'TT', the feral kitty who lives outside. He is getting closer to her each time she feeds him or gives him water. Mom was pretty sad last night because she got close enough to "TT" to see that he only has one eye. She told us how rough it is living outside. It seems like "TT" cannot see at all. Mom said he smells his way to the food. He is a beautiful orange and white kitty and Mom said he reminds her of her first cat, Friskey who went to the Rainbow Bridge in November of 1998. Mom is hoping to get close enough to "TT" to give him a hand and, hopefully, find someone he can trust and he can have a home. This has been a long process...Mom has been his friend for a little over a year. It is great to look out the window and see him come to her when she calls for him. He runs to her!!!! To all our feline friends who are not as lucky as all of us on Catster, let's all put our paws together and say a kitty prayer. I say it all the time and I mean it....We are lucky cats!!!!
Normyboy

My brother isn't feeling well

I am a worried little fella. My brother, Guy Guy, has not been feeling well. He has been sneezing like crazy and won't play with us. I feel bad because I had a case of the sneezes and now I am okay, but I think I may have made my bro sick. Can everyone say a little prayer for him? I don't think it is serious, but it is to us. Thanks to all our kitty friends.
Normyboy