One minute he was begging for breakfast and the next time I looked for him, he was gone, out a door accidently left ajar. ... If you are a pet owner, you know in your head that your pet’s life will probably be shorter than yours and still the magnitude of their loss can be overwhelming. If your heart is filled with sadness from such a loss, here are some ways to find comfort and give you back some peace of mind.
...In my case, Max was a wild, orange rebel given to biting at will and leaping onto my indoor hanging baskets to flatten the flowers and swing for the hell of it. The only way I could brush him was to feed him the tail of his catnip mouse as a distraction and brush fast.
...I didn’t mean to let him out and maybe he would have used better judgment if he knew the dangers waiting for him.
...On one of those spur-of-moment drives, I happened to turn north on Interstate-5 and ended up on Whidbey Island, one of Washington’s beautiful Gulf Islands. ... The Max Cat Rhody has beautiful flowers and my heart is happy every time I see those wonderful blooms because, of course, one came home that day with me.
...Your heart knows that it will take some time to mend so don’t feel in a hurry. ... Again, some eager friends wanted me to rush right out and get another cat but I needed to wait a while.
