When we first got Kazi she was a little crazy. After a couple of months we decided we should try and get her a friend so that she might calm down a bit. I saw your picture on the "Meow Foundation" website and you seemed like the perfect companion. Your profile said you were about 6 months old and that you had been found as a feral cat living in a barn with your siblings. Jamie and I arranged to meet you at the foster home you were staying at. You were painfully shy but you had beautiful large green eyes that caught my attention. We agreed to try a trial period in our home and your foster mom dropped you off the next day.
You were so scared in our house at Rocky Ridge. You never did like change and so you hid in a corner and cried for a few days. Kazi was intrigued by you and your first meeting went well. It was Kazi who slowly brought you out of your shell and soon after you began to adjust to the cozy life. You absolutely loved to lie on comfy beds and comfy couches. You adored Kazi and you loved me. You were a very vocal cat and you would talk to me on a regular basis. You would welcome me first thing in the morning - as if you had missed me in the night. When I came home from work in the evenings you would rush to the door and demand a quick pet. You never missed an opportunity to jump up onto the bed or the couch whenever I found my way there to relax. You loved rolling in fresh laundry and you always greeted people when they came to the house (mostly because you were nosey I think). At night you would join me on Brandon's bed whenever we read a bedtime story. You liked to sleep with Brandon but he kicked you out of his room when he discovered you had vomited on his bed one night. He couldn't quite forgive you for doing that ;-) You enjoyed going outside to catch a breath of fresh air and give the neighbourhood a quick patrol. You were always very street smart and you were never gone very long. You loved your family and your comfy beds to be away from either for too long.
So it was on the evening of Feb 17th when I knew something was very wrong. You didn't come scratching on the door after having been outside for about an hour. I had Jamie go looking for you around 9:00pm but he couldn't find you. It was very dark. We listened all night for your return but there was nothing. In the morning Jamie looked for you again and when I got home from work I walked the neighbourhood, calling for you. My best guess was that you had been hit by a car and were hiding under someone's front porch or deck. I figured you were probably injured and I put out an ad asking people to watch for you.
On the morning of Feb 19th Jamie found you in the bushes in our front yard. He brought you inside and it seemed your back was broken. You couldn't stand up so you must have crawled your way back home. You cried from time to time but you were comforted by my pets and my voice.
We took you immediately to the emergency vet clinic. They ran x-rays to confirm your back was indeed broken. They guessed that perhaps you had fallen from a tree or a fence and the break was at your lower back, close to your tail. Your injuries were too severe to suggest a successfully recovery and so we filled the paperwork to have you euthanized.
Jamie and Brandon said their good-byes and then I carried you to a quiet, lovely room and placed you on a soft table. You were scared because you hated being at a vet's office but I told you how much we loved you and gave you kisses. I asked you if you wanted to see Kazi again because I knew how much you missed her. I told you to tell her we loved her too. You calmed down and the vet came in. She was very kind and told me how you would fall asleep and then she would give you a final injection to stop your heart. She let me know it would happen quickly. I knew you were ready so I told her to proceed. I stroked you and wished you sweet dreams. My last last words to you were "I'll see you again buddy. I love you".
I'm so grateful you made your way home to us. I'm so thankful I could say good-bye to you. I'm so blessed that I got to spend more than 11 years with you. I'll miss you always my friend. xo
Finch Fontaine June 2004 - Feb 2016
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