Please don't take my cat away

Pepper said:
I continue to be amazed at the love and support this thread is receiving, So far, Buffy seems her usual loving self. I have a lump in my throat that won't go away; a sadness in my heart that is all too familiar.
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I am glad that you could put this into words. For yourself and for us. Your entire post, speaks for you, and for all of us, who know the sense, and can't figure how to express it.

Thank you for your sharing.

We are all continuing to think of you, and of Buffy, and your son, too.
 

Pepper said:
I'm devastated. Yesterday the vet told us our beautiful girl has cancer in both lungs and will not live much longer. This is the hardest thing, outliving those I love. I never got the knack. Now it hurts, it hurts so bad. Spending most seconds of the day with my precious cat.
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As a 50 year cat owner I have more than once been forced to share your sadness. It’s always very hard. Perhaps you can rescue a cat in need and give him or her a good home?
 
Yesterday morning, while I was gabbing with you people, the phone rang. It was my son, wanting to know how Buffy was. She had been sitting under the microwave near the kitchen. She wasn't there. While looking for her I noticed she had peed in her box. I was proud of her as the night before she had an accident. Then, I found her in my room, meaning she had jumped up to my bed. I was proud of that. When I went over to her, she was dead.

Our hearts are broken. Her brother died at home last year, and Buffy was never the same. In fact, she stopped most grooming at his death. Now she is gone. So ends the saga of Buffy and Max; Max and Buffy.

I got my first cat 56 years ago. For the first time in my life, I am actually alone. I lit a candle for her last night. I think I'll miss her for a long time.
 

My heart goes out to you @Pepper ... we endure these heartaches too many times in life.

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I had 2 cats when I moved into my apartment in 2016. Buddy was a 9yr-old black cat with lots of grey and white freckles, given to me when he was a kitten, and Finn was 3yrs-old. I was told that he was a breed called white-faced ragdoll. He was born in my yard in Yuba City, and when his 5 siblings started disappearing one at a time, I knew they were probably dying, so I took him in.

Buddy died in 2021, and Finn took to my closet in grief. After about 2 weeks trying to coax him out, I finally just put his litter box and bed in there, and delivered his meals to him. When a lady friend offered to give him a home on her ranch up north, up by Yuba City, I let her take him.

Last time I talked to the friend she said Finn was doing really well. Loved the ranch and basically fell in with her chickens, especially this big black hen with grey and white freckles. The lady said he sleeps with her in her nest out in the coop.

I don't judge.

Anyway, Pixel is a short-haired tuxedo cat with a black spot on his chin that looks like a pixel. He just walked into the apartment one day last year, and made himself at home. Me & Meesh brought him with us to the new house. He's got FIV. His vet said it's pretty advanced and he might live only 3 to 6 more months.

We also trapped and brought a big orange cat who Paxton named Daniel Tiger; Danny for short. Danny let me pet him sometimes, but he was still quite feral after 6 or 7yrs of coming to the apartment to eat, and preferred to stay outside. I made him a little house, which I brought here, and I put food out for him twice a day. He came to eat and sleep every single day, but I haven't seen Danny for a few weeks.

I had to tell Paxton that Danny probably died, and that Pixel is very sick and might not live much longer himself. It hit him kind of hard, but his foster parents, Mel & Tony, told him all about God and Heaven and stuff, and they took him and the twins to church with them, so he believes Danny went to The Good Place.

I don't know about that. Could be. Sure, why not? And after Pixel's gone, homeless cats will still come here to eat and use the shelters me & Paxton built and put out in the yard, but I don't plan on taking in anymore cats.

I have Meesh...and Bonnie, too, for a while anyway....so I won't be alone after Pixel's gone. But, Pepper, if you ever get to feeling too lonely or lost or bored, or you need a laugh at my expense, you can always get a-hold of your brother here.
 
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So sorry @ Pepper, losing a beloved pet tears at ones heartstrings,
and I know today is such a sad day for you. If I may send you a hug..
from having read your posts over my time here, I know that your dear
Buffy was well loved, she loved you and you loved her..
 

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